Presents a timeline of the history of farming in the U.S. between 1850 and 1933. Highlights include the Homestead Act of 1862, the Agricultural Act of May 1933, Emergency Farm Mortgage Act, and The Federal Surplus Relief Corporation.

A large collection of barns and other rural photos. Teachers and students of all ages will find this to be a handy reference. Simply click on an image to enlarge it, and learn a bit more about it.

Photos and brief descriptions of farm tools used in farming the plains in the 19th century.

Amish man moving farming equipment.

A great overview of chocolate production. Learn about the plant, how chocolate is processed and what's being done by the Rainforest Alliance to make chocolate farming sustainable.

Students will be able to discuss the changes in agriculture throughout history and its effect on foods and food production of today. Additionally, students will be able to discuss the effect of commercial farming on the environment.

Take a closer look at some of the earliest farming civilizations and the plants and animals they domesticated. This quick exercise using the Agriculture and Civilization Infographic has you consider the regional differences in...

Early Settlers farming

Created in 1886 by Dr. William Seward Webb and Eliza Vanderbilt Webb as a model agricultural estate.

A farm and school for the Arts and Crafts movement, founded by Gustav Stickley.

Site of crop-improvement experiments that "played a great role in the agricultural revolution of the South".

A collection of American prints and drawings from 1912-1948 indicating a sympathy for the condition of working people.

In some part of the world there is not enough fresh water for every use. If things are done differently water re-use can be very effective. Learn here about ways we can change the world. Wastewater, if properly treated can be a resource...

Over the course of many years, humans evolved to abandon foraging and took up farming for their food needs. Scientists are still not sure why humans abandoned foraging and took up farming in several places around the world at about the...

A collection of photographs highlighting alternative energy sources from fields of wind farms to towers of solar panels.

Photographs of the Ramesseum are on this interesting website. Look at the site at a distance with Egyptian farms in the forefront. Click on the pictures on the left side of the site to see the expanse of this temple complex. There is...

An infographic about how human civilization changed as they moved away from forging for food to farming.

An Amish wagon wheel.

Captioned slideshow depicting what everyday life is like for a family on a farm in Iowa.

This BBC obituary of Julius Nyerere takes a look at his life and his political accomplishments.

Discover and understand the quality and health of the soil in Australia in an effort to optimize sustainable agriculture. Several calculators are offered to measure various aspects of the soil, such as lime benefit, gravel and bulk...

Click on the farm animals to learn what each animal baby is called. Includes animal sounds, and photos of mothers with their babies. Requires QuickTime Player for audio feature.

Check out this cartoon on various types of energy and energy conservation.

The Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana located on a sheer-sided mountain range parallel to the north-western coast of the island of Mallorca. Millennia of agriculture in an environment with scarce resources has transformed the...