CD History of New York Agriculture:

Table of Contents of Screens:
Screen 1:	Introduction
Screen 2:	Native American Agriculture
Screen 3:	The New Netherlands
Screen 4:	Becoming New York
Screen 5:	The Revolutionary War
Screen 6:	Building a New Nation
Screen 7:	The Civil War and Aftermath
Screen 8:	Entering a Modern Era
Screen 9:	The Great Depression and World War II
Screen 10:	The Postwar Boom
Screen 11:	A Scientific Revolution in Agriculture
Screen 12:	A Technological Revolution
Screen 13:	The Future of New York Agriculture: 2000 and Beyond

Stories:
You can select a farm site to learn more about its history and view pictures of 19 New York Farms. In addition, you can visit another part of the CD through Explorer on your computer and see the actual word documents submitted plus a tremendous collection of personal photographs that portray the history and communities of New York. The word documents give teachers the opportunity for lesson plans that can "cut and paste" these histories and pictures to create special learning projects.

Activity:
Suggested activities associated with each screen

Also internet "links" to explore a more in depth history and questions that promote critical thinking.

Listing of "featured" New York farms

These farms were selected through an application process with consideration of commodity and location diversity. Final selections were made by an independent panel of judges.

There are thousands of farms with outstanding stories of their history...why not explore you own community and learn about the History of New York Agriculture!

The main screen allows the viewer to visit any one of the featured historical footpaths and pictures of 19 New York Farms. You can visit another part of the CD through Explorer on your computer and see the actual word documents submitted plus a tremendous collection of personal photographs that portray the history and communities of New York. The word documents give teachers the opportunity for lesson plans that can "cut and paste" these histories and pictures to create special learning projects.

Farm Established:	Farm Name:	County:
1863	Fessenden Dairy, LLC	Cayuga
1866	Summer-Villa Stock Farms	Oswego
1852	Root Farm	Orleans
1828	Stuart's Farm	Westchester
1870	Childstock Farms	Franklin
1804	Brown's Berry Patch Orchard Dale Fruit Farms, Inc.	Orleans
1774	La Rue Farms	Saratoga
1891	Dr. Davies Farm	Rockland
1811	Mason Farms	Wayne
1852	Sawmill Creek Vineyards, Inc.	Schuyler
1831	Brandy-View Farms, LLC	St. Lawrence
1803	Torrey Farms, Inc.	Genesee
1680	Saunderskill Farms	Ulster
1798	Gates Homestead Farms	Madison
1894	Callan Farms	Livingston
1893	Youngs Farm	Nassau
1902	Corwith Farms, Inc.	Suffolk
10 Generations	Willow Bend Farm, LLC	Ontario
1870	Suffolk County Farm	Long Island