@bolwerk – That is not true of the entire state, only the part around Newark Liberty Airport and the Port of Elizabeth – one of the busiest transit areas for people and goods of the entire country – if not THE busiest. From Wikipedia: “the Port of New York and New Jersey [is] the busiest on the East Coast. The Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal was the world’s first container port and is one of the world’s largest container ports. ”
There are still many farms around, and I purchase all of my meats and most of my produce from local farmers. From Wikipedia: “New Jersey’s agricultural outputs are nursery stock, horses, vegetables, fruits and nuts, seafood, and dairy products. New Jersey ranks second among [the 50] states in blueberry production, third in cranberries and spinach, and fourth in bell peppers, peaches, and head lettuce. New Jersey harvests the fourth-largest number of acres planted with asparagus.”