{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_scxbjlxfq3uxcsd4dzvq","title":"The Fruit Ridge: West Michigan’s perfect plots for farming","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/the-fruit-ridge-west-michigans-perfect-plots-for-farming-scxbjlxfq3","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_scxbjlxfq3uxcsd4dzvq","seq":1646886,"kind":"article","title":"The Fruit Ridge: West Michigan’s perfect plots for farming","url":"https://www.woodtv.com/news/news-8-digital-series/the-fruit-ridge-west-michigans-perfect-plots-for-farming","summary":"It’s no surprise that large parts of West Michigan are dedicated to fruit-growing. What may be a surprise is that a particular stretch of West Michigan is practically the scientific ideal for it. It’s called the Fruit Ridge.","published":"2026-10-04T09:00:00Z","seen":"2026-10-04T09:31:24Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-woodtv-com-901f92","name":"woodtv.com","domain":"woodtv.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q7953925","name":"WOOD-TV","type":"broadcaster","country":"US","designations":["television station"]}},"via":"kite-woodtv-com-901f92","topics":["michigan","news 8 digital series","home","kent county","local news","muskegon county","newaygo county","news"],"authors":["Matt Jaworowski"],"entities":[{"id":"Q3358100","name":"West Michigan","type":"place"}],"image":"https://www.woodtv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2024/08/early-apple-crop-1-1.jpg?w=900","story":"st_scxbjlxfq3uxcsd4dzvq","category":"lifestyle-leisure","category_p":0.3199999928474426,"category2":"economy-business","sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.4099999964237213,"political":0.009999999776482582}]}