MILLIS, Mass. — The extreme drought in eastern Massachusetts is having effects for many people across various businesses.
Tangerini’s farm in Millis relies on a pond instead of the public water supply, but even that is low enough that it’s causing problems.
"These tomatoes would probably be 2-4 times the size that you're seeing,” Laura Tangerini said. "Nobody likes a dry summer. We have lost a few crops."
Tangerini told FOX25 this is the driest summer in 31 years of farming, but an investment is drip irrigation is paying off.
"We can actually drip water right on them so they're really getting it in the root zone,” she said.