Episode Description:
It is thought that the rocky New England landscape is a hard place to farm, but to the New England farmer, he see’s richness, vitality and profits. Join us as Along the Blackstone Episode #43 looks at New England farming traditions. Why was a team of oxen an important family asset? What the heck was a stone boat? The New England farmer was a real optimist for planting grain, corn and vegetables in the rocky New England soil takes a great deal of patience. It also requires sound traditions: traditions of hard work, story-telling, family get-togethers and a tradition of caring for the farm animals and for your farm neighbors.
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File Name of SD Episode: Along the Blackstone - New England Farm Traditions.mpg
Total SD Episode Video Runtime (hh:mm:ss): 00:30:32
File Size of SD Episode Video: 983,465,988 Bytes
Resolution of SD Episode Video: 720x480
Date SD Episode Video Uploaded: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 09:51
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