| South Jersey Farming Contributor(s): Baisden, Cheryl L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738544973 ISBN-13: 9780738544977 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: By 1876, the year Abraham Browning christened New Jersey the Garden State, South Jersey was already renowned as a leader in the farming industry, supplying the region with everything from apples to zucchini. It was here that Dr. T. B. Welch produced the grape juice that remains a favorite today, Elizabeth White first cultivated the blueberry, Seabrook Farms became the birthplace of frozen vegetables, Campbell Soup and others canned vegetable-fueled foods, and a colonel transformed the tomato's reputation from deadly to delectable. South Jersey Farming pays tribute to this rich agricultural past. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| LCCN: 2006939054 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.56" W x 9.22" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New Jersey - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
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| Publisher Description: By 1876, the year Abraham Browning christened New Jersey the Garden State, South Jersey was already renowned as a leader in the farming industry, supplying the region with everything from apples to zucchini. It was here that Dr. T. B. Welch produced the grape juice that remains a favorite today, Elizabeth White first cultivated the blueberry, Seabrook Farms became the birthplace of frozen vegetables, Campbell Soup and others canned vegetable-fueled foods, and a colonel transformed the tomato s reputation from deadly to delectable. South Jersey Farming pays tribute to this rich agricultural past." |
Contributor Bio(s): Baisden, Cheryl L.: - A member of the Gloucester and Camden County Historical Societies, Cheryl L. Baisden is a lifelong resident of South Jersey, where the farming way of life continues giving way to development. She is a former newspaper reporter and editor, and the author of numerous magazine and newspaper articles on New Jersey s history, environment, and personalities. For South Jersey Farming, she has assembled a powerful collection of historical images of the farmers, laborers, innovators, and machinery that worked the land from Burlington to Cape May Counties. |