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As Saltwater Encroaches on Farms, Solutions Emerge from the Marshes
In the mid-Atlantic, sea level rise due to climate change is already changing what farmers can grow
LISA HELD / CIVIL EATS and NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS – John Zander’s family has owned a stretch of land along New Jersey’s southern coast for 30 years, but he only recently dubbed the farm “Cohansey Meadows.” Cohansey for the river that runs through it. Meadows for the term that residents of the region use to refer to the vast marshes that create a fluid transition between solid ground and the water of the Delaware Bay …
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