Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
In 1971, two years after the National Future Farmers of America (FFA), voted to allow females to be members, Helen Reddy sang the song “I am Woman”. The title of this Footnote contains the first two lines of the song. Continue reading I Am Woman! Hear Me Roar, In Numbers Too Big to Ignore (6/2/2023)
Two weeks ago we learned about the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women. It was located near Philadelphia. Since we are in the area, this week we will drop in on The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture. MeeCee Baker, past Continue reading The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture (5/26/2023)
At this time of the year many FFA chapters have just finished having their FFA banquet. How did it go? Having a great banquet requires a lot of work and some teachers find it to be challenging. But it doesn’t Continue reading Joe Scatterscrew and the FFA Banquet (5/19/2023)
In last week’s Friday Footnote we learned The Farmer’s Digest was established in 1937 and was published by “The Horticulture School” in Ambler. Pennsylvania. However, research reveals the only horticulture school located in Ambler was the “Pennsylvania School of Horticulture Continue reading The Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women (5/12/2023)
Some of you are old enough to remember when the Reader’s Digest was a common fixture in American households. The Reader’s Digest was published monthly and mailed to its subscribers. The publication still exists but because of the Internet, social Continue reading The Farmer’s Digest (5/5/2023)