American farming has a dark and often forgotten history, one shaped by slavery, land theft, and systemic racism. Black farmers, once more than 14% of all U.S. farmers, were pushed off their land ...

Elmhurst History Museum’s newest exhibit, Acre by Acre: Our Farming Heritage, examines the roots put down by pioneering families in the west suburbs between about 1850 and 1950. Over those hundred ...

The Ivy Creek Foundation will host its Farm Day event on Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm. The event is designed to celebrate and experience ...

SURRY, Va. — I recently visited the Farm and Forestry Museum at Chippokes State Park to learn more about the history of farming in Virginia. I got a museum tour from Shannon Carlin, the Chief Ranger ...