Marquette University's Peppermint Farm
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Marquette University's Peppermint Farm

3:12 Jul 23, 2024
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With a limited growing season and colder temperatures, Michigan's Upper Peninsula can be a challenge for agricultural development. In the mid 1920s, Marquette University developed an experimental farm to see what crops (including peppermint) would grow well in the U.P.Produced by Michigan History Magazine
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