Jumping Through Hoops:
Farmers Take It Indoors To Offer Fresh Greens All Winter
by Cynthia Graber
At Natick’s Community Farm, breath hangs in the air in crystalline clouds. Snow paints the quiescent fields and piles up in soft pillows against the sides of a domed structure, covered in plastic. But inside the small, sun-heated building-called a hoop-house-the air is temperate, almost warm. Out of the earth sprout brilliant leaves of greens such as kale and chard, adding a splash of color to the pale winter scene.
For generations, New Englanders devised methods for feeding themselves throughout the frost-bitten months. In
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