Posts Tagged ‘farming history’
Plowing New Ground: The Legacy of Harry Ferguson
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 4, 1884 Today we celebrate Harry Ferguson [FUR-guh-sun], born on this day near Dromara [droh-MAR-ah] in County Down, Ireland. While we often think of gardening in terms of hand tools and intimate…
Read MoreLaura Ingalls Wilder: Pioneer Gardener and Writer of the Prairie
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. February 7, 1867 Dearest Gardeners, On this day, we celebrate the birth of Laura Ingalls Wilder (books by this author), the beloved American author whose vivid tales of frontier life have charmed generations. But…
Read MoreThomas Jefferson: A Young Gardener at Heart
Letter to the Monticello Naturalist On this day Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to the painter and naturalist Charles Willson Peale about his farming and gardening at Monticello (“MontiCHELLo”). Here’s an excerpt: “I have heard that you have retired from the city to a farm, and that you give your whole time to that. Does…
Read MoreThe American Farmer: America’s First Successful Agricultural Journal of 1819
The First Successful Agricultural Journal 1819 Today the first successful agricultural journal, American Farmer, was published in Baltimore. This post was featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: helping gardeners find their roots, one story at a time The American Farmer, 1867
Read MorePlough Monday: The End of Christmas and the Start of the Agricultural Year
Starting the Agricultural Year Well, it’s official, the holidays are over – today is Plough Monday. Plough Monday is regarded as the traditional start to the agricultural year and the official end to the holiday season. Plough Monday is always the first Monday after the 12th night of Christmas, and it represented “men’s work”. For…
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