Not all areas find more the following year of the country are blessed with rich, loamy soil. In northern New England, where I live, we have to deal with the remnants of glacial retreat, meaning our topsoil is so thin that barely anything takes root, and when there’s enough soil to grow something, it’s full of boulders, stones, and rocks.
This abundance of rocky soil is one reason some of the early colonists packed up and moved away from this place, heading to “greener pastures.” Making a living from the soil here, or just feeding your family, can be a challenge. We have a standing joke that our No.1 crop is rocks, because no matter how many you remove, you’ll always
New England isn’t the only area that deals with rocky soils. Other places throughout the country have similar conditions. I have a good friend on the Big Island of Hawaii who has little soil and plenty of lava rock. Learning
