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Scenes from the New England Farm Coast in Summer

Our favorite outtakes from Yankee’s July/August 2018 travel feature on the hidden coastal gem that is the New England Farm Coast.

Scenes from the New England Farm Coast in Summer

A working roadside farm in Little Compton, Rhode Island.

Photo Credit: Mark Fleming

Despite having crisscrossed New England for decades, Yankee’s home editor and frequent travel contributor, Annie Graves, found the New England Farm Coast to be a revelation. “Beautiful beaches, atmospheric farm stands, sunlit fields running down to the water … it’s like a postcard of favorite things,” she reported after visiting the region last summer on assignment for Yankee.

The Farm Coast stretches from Tiverton down to Little Compton in Rhode Island, then east into Massachusetts, to include Westport and Dartmouth. In her explorations, Annie found a beautiful agricultural preserve, thriving art and shopping scenes, and terrific farm stands and restaurants making the most of the land-and-sea bounty. These and other finds were captured by Yankee senior photographer Mark Fleming, who made his own visit to the Farm Coast. Below are some of our favorite images from Mark’s trip; to see the rest and read Annie’s full story, check out “A Hidden Beauty” from the July/August 2018 issue of Yankee.

New England Farm Coast | Photographs

Scenes from the New England Farm Coast in Summer
An aerial view of Tiverton, Rhode Island, shows how the rich farmland rolls all the way to the Sakonnet River.
Photo Credit : Mark Fleming
Scenes from the New England Farm Coast in Summer
Freshly picked corn at Orr’s Family Farm Stand in Westport, Massachusetts.
Photo Credit : Mark Fleming
Scenes from the New England Farm Coast in Summer
Bunches of herbs and baskets of veggies at Orr’s Family Farm Stand.
Photo Credit : Mark Fleming
Scenes from the New England Farm Coast in Summer
Hay bales, loaded and ready to go, at Pardon Gray Preserve in Tiverton.
Photo Credit : Mark Fleming
Scenes from the New England Farm Coast in Summer
A copper weathervane atop the barn on the former Betty Alden estate. Alden was the first-born daughter of the Pilgrims. The property is now owned by Bill Middendorf, former secretary of the navy.
Photo Credit : Mark Fleming
Scenes from the New England Farm Coast in Summer
Cattle at Pardon Gray Preserve.
Photo Credit : Mark Fleming
Scenes from the New England Farm Coast in Summer
A former grain silo that has been converted into living quarters in Little Compton.
Photo Credit : Mark Fleming
Scenes from the New England Farm Coast in Summer
A working roadside farm in Little Compton.
Photo Credit : Mark Fleming
Scenes from the New England Farm Coast in Summer
A Rhode Island Red rooster at Alderbrook Farm in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
Photo Credit : Mark Fleming
Scenes from the New England Farm Coast in Summer
A sandy path to Gooseberry Island, part of Horseneck Beach State Reservation in Westport, Massachusetts.
Photo Credit : Mark Fleming
An aerial view of Sakonnet Light, built in 1884 near Sakonnet Point in Little Compton.
Photo Credit : Mark Fleming
A bird’s-eye view of a tractor harvesting potatoes at a seaside farm in Little Compton.
Photo Credit : Mark Fleming

Learn and see more in “A Hidden Beauty” from the July/August 2018 issue of Yankee.

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  1. just received the July August issue and read the article on The Farm Coast. All the pictures and places are like going home. It was a second home for me for the last 50 years but my wife’s family for about 100 years.Up until last year we had owned a home at Westport Point on Main Rd. Baker’s beach at Horseneck, Orr’s,Little Compton,Tiverton, what used to be Lee’s wharf for fresh sea food, quiet, no traffic, heaven. We even got engaged there and spent all summer vacations there, including this year.

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