We have eagerly awaited the 2017 Census of Agriculture to see whether the Eastern Broccoli Project is having an effect. Today, the results were released, allowing us to compare our early effect (2017) with the pre-project baseline. We are happy to see so many more Eastern farms finding a place for broccoli in their crop mix.
State |
2012 |
2017 |
Gain |
| Maine | 145 | 273 | 88% |
| Vermont | 87 | 111 | 28% |
| New Hampshire | 61 | 116 | 90% |
| Massachusetts | 135 | 243 | 80% |
| Rhode Island | 25 | 27 | 8% |
| Connecticut | 51 | 132 | 159% |
| New York | 290 | 535 | 84% |
| Michigan | 158 | 443 | 180% |
| Pennsylvania | 245 | 522 | 113% |
| New Jersey | 64 | 136 | 113% |
| Delaware | 5 | 19 | 280% |
| West Virginia | 23 | 95 | 313% |
| Maryland | 44 | 76 | 73% |
| Virginia | 105 | 221 | 110% |
| North Carolina | 140 | 317 | 126% |
| Tennessee | 28 | 142 | 407% |
| South Carolina | 34 | 100 | 194% |
| Georgia | 44 | 138 | 214% |
| Florida | 76 | 168 | 121% |