Today’s photo comes from guest photographer Trish, who was also kind enough to tell us a little bit about the farm. Boyer farm has some interesting history to it. It’s been growing peaches and pumpkins and wartermelons and other wonderful stuff since the late 1800s.
The peach trees and the verdant acres, located right in the middle of housing subdivisions, have always been a refreshing staple to the town of Severn, Maryland.
You could always pull over the side of the road or walk there when you watched to check out the produce and the farm has always supplied the local community with a fresh crop of pumpkins every fall. Unfortunately, the 52-acre farm has been sold to developers to make way for townhouses. Mr. Boyer, who still lives in a house on the outskirts of the farm with family, says he’s getting old and just can’t maintain it (Although I think the age of 54 is still rather young). Either way, something like this was bound to happen, as the opening of the mega-mall Arundel Mills has shot up the property value of the surrounding area (Boyer’s farm is just a five minute drive away).
For some more information about the sale, you can go here.
3 responses so far ↓
1 trish // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:49 AM
Hey! Where’s the guest photographer credit, mister?!
2 Jeff // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:19 AM
Sorry, didn’t mean to cheat you. You have now been given full credit.
3 Brenda // Feb 7, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Trish—have you done any research to see how many farmers do not make it to 60? Today the age of 54 does seem young, especially when the vast majority of people spend their working years sitting at desks and computers. The only physical exertion most people get today would possibly be a few sweeps of the yard as they mow on the riding mower. Did you have the opportunity to take pictures of the beautiful land that was replaced by the mega mall, Arundel Mills? Also, when reporting…get it right. There’s mis information in the opening paragraph.
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