Florida Grows

Beyond the beaches, theme parks, and condo enclaves are the farms, ranches, and greenhouses. Florida is more famous for tourism, but its number-two industry is agriculture. It is the nation's top producer of oranges, sugar cane, sweet corn, and watermelons - and a major producer of tomatoes and other vegetables, strawberries, peanuts, and variety of other crops. (Forum, Spring 2014)

 

Photographer: Ida Tomshinsky