https://padlet.com/bury_d1/v4m9qsnp8ptk Made with farms en-us 2018-10-16 18:07:44 UTC 2024-12-16 17:26:54 UTC hello@padlet.com pasko_m https://padlet.com/bury_d1/v4m9qsnp8ptk/wish/293524711 The Garden Strip is a semicircle of very fertile land around the north and west edges of the Pine Barrens. It is made mostly of farmland, open fields, and some forests including county parks. There are also cattle farms and apple orochards.]]> 2018-10-16 18:10:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bury_d1/v4m9qsnp8ptk/wish/293524711 bury_d1 https://padlet.com/bury_d1/v4m9qsnp8ptk/wish/293525338 The Garden Strip gets most of its economic value from the farming industry that is very present throughout the region. The different crops and vegetables that the farmers grew included tomatoes, peppers, and asparagus. They also farmed different livestock such as chickens and cows. The ways that they sold most of these products to the general consumers was through canned goods and frozen fruits and vegetables]]> 2018-10-16 18:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bury_d1/v4m9qsnp8ptk/wish/293525338 lee_k1 https://padlet.com/bury_d1/v4m9qsnp8ptk/wish/293527696 Farming started in the Garden Strip along the Delaware river in the 1640's by Swedish settlers. English settlers found the land and called it "a land of milk and honey." Tales were told of 1,000 pound hogs and 2,000 pound cattle.  The Garden Strip became a tomato growing place in the 1900's. As the years went by fewer crops were planted and prices rose, so farming started to end.  ]]> 2018-10-16 18:15:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bury_d1/v4m9qsnp8ptk/wish/293527696 pasko_m https://padlet.com/bury_d1/v4m9qsnp8ptk/wish/293528327 The industry of the garden strip, and all of New Jersey, has been pushing against the farming. The industrial, urban areas have moved into farmland territory, making it harder for farmers to grow their crops. Some industries have even merged with the farms, using the crops to mass produce canned goods.]]> 2018-10-16 18:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bury_d1/v4m9qsnp8ptk/wish/293528327 bury_d1 https://padlet.com/bury_d1/v4m9qsnp8ptk/wish/293531663 As soon as the NJ turnpike was built straight through the garden strip, farmers have wondered weather to sell their farms to corporate industries, or to continue their hard labor as farmers. Many of the farmers sold their farms to the companies, wanting a bunch of money super fast. However, there are still lots of farmers that still sell their products, but we should still appreciate it while it lasts.]]> 2018-10-16 18:21:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bury_d1/v4m9qsnp8ptk/wish/293531663 pasko_m https://padlet.com/bury_d1/v4m9qsnp8ptk/wish/293539164 2018-10-16 18:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bury_d1/v4m9qsnp8ptk/wish/293539164