Cranberry “wet” harvest operations of the variety “Early Black” at Haines & Haines Farm, Chatsworth, NJ.
The New Jersey Pine Barrens – the backwoods of New Jersey, is contrary to all we consider standard “Jerseyness”. It’s the most unpopulated part of the most populated state. It is untouched wilderness on the urban fringe. The people that dwell there are known as “Pineys” – simple folk living off the land. It’s the part of Jersey with ghost towns, lore and legends. It’s the birthplace of the Jersey Devil. It is one of a few barren forests emerging from sandy, acidic soil that hosts mostly pitch pine and scrub oak and cedar swamps. Read more about what’s high tech in the lowlands…
