Some local farmers are reaping a surprising product from the soil— high-end tableware. Turns out a bumper crop of rocks can be made into desirable objects for folks who live far from the stone walls that crisscross New England.
For Gerald Croteau III, artist and founder of American Stonecraft,that realization came at a relative’s stoneworks yard. Croteau grew up around rocks, spending summers moving fieldstones at his grandfather’s masonry business, but it wasn’t until he was home visiting family that he realized his training in economics could cast dull, dirty stones in a new light. He saw a boulder cut open at his
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