Category Archives: Agriculture

Our Fall Meeting: November 12 in Buena Park

Posted on October 1, 2016 by The Editor

Our 2016 Fall Meeting will be held on Saturday, November 12 at Knott’s Berry Farm Hotel, La Palma Room, First Floor, 7675 Crescent Avenue, Buena Park, CA 90620. We will convene at 11:30 AM to give you an opportunity to renew old and … Continue reading →

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Sweet Virginia Tobacco

Posted on August 25, 2016 by The Editor

By Jim Shepherd When the first settlers came to Virginia in 1607, their main problem was food; the 1609-10 winter was known as the Starving Times. They had trouble trading with the local Indian tribes for food. It is not … Continue reading →

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Found: America’s First English Garden…or Was It a Farm?

Posted on August 28, 2013 by The Editor

Perhaps those first settlers weren’t so “lazy,” after all, belying what some historians have been telling us for many decades. In exploring the first extension to James Fort, Jamestown Rediscovery has recently uncovered evidence of their first attempts at agriculture … Continue reading →

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