Tending the Garden State

Charles H. Harrison is a journalist and author of Salem County: A Story of People and Growing a Global Village: Making History at Seabrook Farms .

• Prologue1. "A Pleasant and Profitable Country"2. "The Biggest Vegetable Factory on Earth"3. "A Decent Home for Every American Family"4. "Keep Farmers Farming"5. "We Sure Hope It Works"6. "Always a Call to the Land"7. "Either Change and Keep Up or Get Out of the Way"Epilogue NotesIndex

This is a highly engaging account of New Jersey's agricultural history. From community-based farms to industrial agriculture, Harrison brings fresh insight and perspective to agricultural preservation initiatives in New Jersey. - Robert Mason (Director of Environmental Studies, Temple University) This is a highly engaging account of New Jersey's agricultural history. From community-based farms to industrial agriculture, Harrison brings fresh insight and perspective to agricultural preservation initiatives in New Jersey. - Robert Mason (Director of Environmental Studies, Temple University) Charles Harrison eloquently explores the rich agricultural history of the Garden State, spotlighting the innovative efforts and dedicated work of generations of farmers and other leaders who shaped and continued to transform our farming and food processing industries. - Charles M. Kuperus (Secretary of Agriculture New Jersey Department of Agriculture) Charles Harrison eloquently explores the rich agricultural history of the Garden State, spotlighting the innovative efforts and dedicated work of generations of farmers and other leaders who shaped and continued to transform our farming and food processing industries. - Charles M. Kuperus (Secretary of Agriculture New Jersey Department of Agriculture) Harrison has written an informative book on the agriculture of New Jersey, an industry with a long, distinguished history and an intriguing future. - Peter Furey (Executive Director, NJ Farm Bureau) Harrison has written an informative book on the agriculture of New Jersey, an industry with a long, distinguished history and an intriguing future. - Peter Furey (Executive Director, NJ Farm Bureau)