Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
If the electricity at your house went out, how would that affect you? Your Internet and desktop computer would probably stop working. The air conditioner would stop. If you get water from a well, the pump might not work – Continue reading The Night the Lights Came On (7/10/2020)
To celebrate the 4th of July and our American heritage, this Footnote launches a month-long series of postings that look at the federal government and some of the policies and agencies created by the federal government that have impacted rural Continue reading The Sanitary Privy (07/03/2020)
We are privileged to have Lori Shaller and Judith Rosenbaum as our guest authors today. This essay about “Jews and Farming in America” originally appeared as part of a series of lessons (Unit 1, Lesson 6) in the Living the Continue reading Jews and Farming in America (06/26/2020)
No. There was not an organization known as the Future Jewish Farmers of America. However, there was an Agricultural Club at the Baron de Hirsch Agricultural School in Woodbine, New Jersey. A probable reason why the club was not called Continue reading The Future Jewish Farmers of America ??? (06/19/2020)
Agricultural Societies have existed in America since the 1700s. These societies promoted advancements in agriculture and advocated for agricultural and extension education. In the future, several Friday Footnotes will focus on some of the more notable agricultural societies. We will Continue reading The Jewish Agricultural Society (06/12/2020)