Massachusetts has long been on the cutting edge of enterprises ranging from education and biotech to changes in our health care system. But there’s another home-grown enterprise that the state is cultivating that is more down to earth – farming.
Massachusetts is fifth nationally when it comes to direct farm-to-consumer sales, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2015 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey. There were $136 million in sales in 2015 from farmers markets, farm stands, community-supported agriculture (CSA) farm-share operations, and other farmer-run retail outlets. Read more of this editorial about farming in Massachusetts >>
