Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
We are wrapping up our month-long celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with one additional posting that has roots in Spain (and France). Most people are vaguely aware of the Basque ethnic group but really don’t know much about them. Since Continue reading Basque Sheepherders in the American West (10/22/2021)
This is the fifth Friday Footnote celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. Our guest columnist is Elizabeth Espino. Here is her story. Figure 1. Elizabeth Espino I am a first-generation Mexican American. I am from La Grange, North Carolina. My parents are Continue reading My Story – Elizabeth Espino (10/15/2021)
Nothing is more American than a cowboy, right? So, buckaroos, let’s go on a roundup. Grab your lariat and chaps, cinch the saddle tight on your palomino, pull down your 10-gallon hat, open the corral gate, and let’s go stampede Continue reading Spanglish in the Old West (10/1/2021)
This is the second Footnote celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15). Today we will learn more about our Hispanic Farm Producers. The USDA identifies a Hispanic Farm Producer as one who produces agricultural commodities on land he/she Continue reading What is Your Hispanic Farmer IQ? (9/24/2021)
Many of the books about the history of agriculture in North America start with a focus on the northeastern part of the United States. For example, Cochrane’s The Development of American Agriculture (1984) starts out describing settlements in Virginia, Massachusetts, Maryland, the Carolinas, Continue reading Our Hispanic Agricultural Heritage (09/17/2021)