The ‘terroir’ behind Northern Harvest Farm’s carrots

The ‘terroir’ behind Northern Harvest Farm’s carrots

WRENSHALL — “Terroir” is a French term referring to environmental factors that affect a crop’s unique traits. Though it is often used to describe the wines for which the country is famous, for Rick Dalen, a farmer and co-owner of Northern Harvest Farm, it is the only word that describes the carrots grown in the silty loam soil surrounding Wrenshall. “I think we have ... that going on here in Wrenshall in our area with the carrots because there's…