New England Farms in 2011-2022 新英格兰农场 （2021-2022年）

New England farms have a long history. Before European settlers arrived in the region, native Indians already had quite sophisticated agriculture system. Due to poor soil and rocky lands, farming in New England has been difficult. Because of this, easily growing Corn has been the major crop, but currently the farms can produce everything from milk and meats to berries and vegetables – 50 percent of the dairy products and 40 percent of the vegetables consumed in the region.

Currently, there are about 33000 farms in entire New England area, and in Massachusetts alone, it is about 7200.   Driving on Highway 84, RTEs 22, 41 and 46, one can easily see all kinds of farms scattering in the hills and slop, but rarely in flat land. The scenes around the farms are beautiful, irrespective of seasons, spring, summer, fall or winter.  A notable scenario is that one may not see farmers in the farm land, but you can always see horses, cattle, cows, chicken, maybe sheep.

新英格兰农场历史悠久。 在欧洲定居者抵达该地区之前，土著印第安人已经拥有相当完善的农业系统。但是由于贫瘠的土壤和多岩石的土地，新英格兰的农业一直很困难。因为这个原因，容易种植的地玉米一直是主要作物，但现在农场可以生产从牛奶和肉类到浆果和蔬菜的各种产品——占该地区消费的 50% 的乳制品和 40% 的蔬菜。

目前，整个新英格兰地区大约有 33000 个农场，仅马萨诸塞州就有大约 7200 个。行驶在 84 号高速公路，RTE 22、41 和 46 号公路上，人们可以很容易地看到散布在山丘和坡地上的各种农场， 但很少在平坦的土地上见到。 无论春夏秋冬，农场周围的景色都很美。 值得一提的是，人们可能在农场上看不到农民，但你总能看到马、牛、牛、鸡，也许还有羊。