Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
Some of you may be reading this Footnote in Indianapolis at the National FFA Convention. One of the aspects of the national convention that I always found fascinating was looking at the backs of the FFA jackets and wondering what Continue reading If This Jacket Could Talk…(10/25/2024)
In last week’s Friday Footnote we learned that Japanese Americans who were placed in internment camps during World War II were released for “seasonal leave” to work on farms and in other agricultural pursuits because of the labor shortage. While farmers and Continue reading Reaction to Japanese American Farm Workers (10/18/2024)
A “get out of jail free” card is an informal expression that refers to something that allows someone to avoid punishment or an undesirable outcome. The term originated from the board game Monopoly, where it’s a card that allows a Continue reading The “Get Out Of Jail Free” Card (10/11/2024)
In the previous Friday Footnote we examined the beginnings of the Victory Farm Volunteers (VFV) program during World War II. At the end of that Footnote the following questions were asked: Was there a relationship between the VFV and the FFA? Did Continue reading The Victory Farm Volunteers – Part II (10/4/2024)
In the previous Friday Footnote we learned about Dorothy Johnson and her 1942 summer Volunteer Land Corp (VLC) program in Vermont. In the fall of 1942 Dorothy met with high ranking USDA officials to educate them about the VLC. These conversations were Continue reading The Victory Farm Volunteers – Part 1 (9/27/2024)