2018-02-24 - Hometown Histories (Stories Worth Remembering) - Farm Life in Wayside - Wayne and Sheila Jackson
At one time, most of New
Jersey was farmed (that is where the name the “Garden State” comes
from). As late as the 1960's if you lived west of Route 35 in Ocean
Township, your family was involved in farming.
Wayne and Sheila Jackson
are both from local farming families. Wayne's family has farmed in
Wayside since the early 1800s. Sheila grew up on a farm in Colts
Neck, before marrying Wayne and moving to the Jackson family farm on
Bowne Road. The Jacksons were dairy farmers, who used other
properties in town to grow feed for their cattle. They also helped
deliver milk to the houses they served.
Wayne and Sheila sit down
with our Hometown Histories crew to discuss farming in Ocean Township
and the many families who once worked the land to make a living.
Marge Edelson, Museum
Trustee is the host of this episode. Dallas Grove is Executive
Producer; Produced by Ted Dellinger and Joe Bove; Music is by Bill
Madden.
Funding for Hometown
Histories was provided by the New Jersey Cultural Trust.
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