Now farmers are battling with reopened sporting venues, movie theaters and other event centers. Far more popular in the massive agricultural swaths of central and southern New Jersey, farm excursions in the dense north nonetheless thrived amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Jason DeGise, co-owner of Hillsdale's Demarest Farms. "Open land is diminishing, and the farms are going with it."įewer than a dozen farms in North Jersey promote pick-your-own options. "The opportunities around New Jersey to do this sort of thing are few and far between," said Kyle Holman, the brand manager at Alstede Farms, near Route 206 in Chester. But the pick-your-own programs have a latent agenda: to form a lasting connection among residents and their few remaining local farms. The farmers admit the goal is to sell their goods. Small farms off highways in the dense communities of North Jersey are making money by inviting the public to assist with harvesting, distribution and sales. It doesn't have the convenience of Whole Foods, but picking produce off the tree at whole farms has its fans. Watch Video: Sussex family owns and operates a dairy farm that brings milk to local markets.
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