The clambake is a way New Englanders savor the last days of summer. At Allen’s Neck, a corner of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, where farmland meets the coast of Buzzards Bay, a Quaker meeting has hosted an annual clambake since the 1880s. This year, the clambake carried on as a hurricane blew past offshore. Members say the […]
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As Farm Bill Expires, ‘Inadequate’ Crop Insurance For NE Shellfish Farmers Remains In Place
Shellfish farmers in New England are stuck for now with crop insurance options that some senators call “inadequate.” Congress failed to reauthorize the federal Farm Bill before it expired on Sunday, and the Senate’s version of the bill would have expanded crop protections for shellfish farmers. The idea is that shellfish like oysters and clams […]
