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Hammonton is a town in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that has been referred to as the "Blueberry Capital of the World".As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 14,711, [11] [12] a decrease of 80 (−0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 14,791, [21] [22] which in turn reflected an increase of 2,187 (+17.4%) from the 12,604 counted in the 2000 census. [23]
The first cultivated blueberries were developed in the Pine Barrens in 1916 through the work of Elizabeth White of Whitesbog, and blueberry farms are nearly as common as cranberry bogs in the area. Most blueberry farms are found in and around the town of Hammonton .
The U-pick blueberry fields will officially open Saturday, June 29. Admission costs $5 per person, cash only; kids 1 and under are free. Eight different varieties of blueberries will be available ...
In 1910, a controversy arose when an agent of the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) issued a report of child labor in the cranberry industry. As one third of the cranberry farms was harvested by J.J. White Inc., Elizabeth White wrote letters and spoke out against the report, defending her father's company and industry.
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Pinelands map. Pinelands National Reserve is a national reserve that encompasses much of the New Jersey Pine Barrens.The Pinelands is a unique location of historic villages and berry farms amid the vast oak-pine forests (pine barrens), extensive wetlands, and diverse species of plants and animals of the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecoregion.
The following is a list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in New Jersey, including the town and county where the establishment is located, the year when the business first sold to the public wine, beer, or liquor that it produces, the type of ABC license that the business has, and the number of cases or barrels produced annually.