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Small farms in Otavalo, Ecuador: A series of small farms fill the foreground as mountains loom in the background. The farmhouses are small, white-washed structures with tiled roofs. Ecuador is an ecologically-diverse nation, and its products reflect the area where they were produced. In the...; Format: image/photograph

Produce from Wild Onion Farms in Nash County, NC: This is produce from Wild Onion Farms in Nash County, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Off to market: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 21; Small livestock raised on nearby farms are delivered to market this way so that customers can buy them alive. The buyers can choose the healthiest birds, keep the animals alive until they are needed for food, and be assured of purchasing fresh meat. These...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Sharecropped farms, 1890: Map of North Carolina, 1890, shows the percent of total farms in each county that were sharecropped.; Format: image/map

Rural electrification: A lineman at work: Original caption: "Portrait of America. No. 36. Rural electrification in the U.S. Far out on the western plains of America a lineman adjusts the top wire of a rural electrification project which will bring power and light to remote U.S. farms and communities...; Format: image/photograph

Aw Shucks Farms: Learn about animals and agriculture and take in the corn maze and pumpkin patch at this farm near Monroe, North Carolina.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Antebellum homes and plantations: A tour of some of North Carolina's historic houses and farms — big and small, rich and poor — from before the Civil War.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Biltmore in the community: The hospitality of the Biltmore Dairy and the quality of its ice cream products were legendary in the Asheville community. O.L. Merchant was a partner in the Merchant Construction company. The building contractor for the Frith, Edith’s house in Biltmore...; Format: article; By Sue Clark McKendree.

Postal polynomials: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 2.6; In this lesson, students use polynomials to solve problems, and discuss how polynomials are relevant in some careers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Mathematics); By Debbie Brooks, Peggy Dickey, and Jan Sullivan.

Screech Owl Farm School: Students will learn about farm ecology when they participate in one of the tailor-made field trips at one of the local partner farms.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Oats: These oats at a New Zealand farm have been bundled together to dry in preparation for being threshed.; Format: image/photograph

Excerpt from William H. Robinson slave narrative: William H. Robinson was born into slavery in Wilmington, North Carolina, one of 12 siblings. After slavery ended in 1865, he worked for many years as a traveling singer and banjo player, then attended Central Tennessee College and became a minister. In this excerpt, he writes about the secret meanings of many spirituals.; Format: book

The growth of slavery in North Carolina: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 2.6; Slavery came to North Carolina with the first European settlement, though it grew slowly at first. The institution developed in a unique way in North Carolina, and by the early national period it was fully integrated into the state's society and economy.; Format: article

Introduction: George Vanderbilt established the first agricultural operations at Biltmore to produce dairy products, meat, poultry, fruits, and vegetables for use in Biltmore House. However, it was his hope that the estate would be self supporting, and by the mid-1890s,...; Format: article; By Sue Clark McKendree.

Mrs. Flossie Clary, North Wilkesboro, N.C.: Mrs. Flossie Clary is pictured standing in front of an empty field.; Format: image/photograph

Learning in colonial Carolina: In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.8; During the late 1600s and early 1700s, education in Carolina was largely informal. Most children learned by watching and imitating parents and older community members. The sons of the wealthy were sent away to schools in other colonies or in England. The first efforts to provide formal education in Carolina were made by religious groups — the Quakers, the Baptists, and the Presbyterians.; Format: article; By Betty Dishong Renfer.

Agriculture and Farming: Kids of all ages love farms and farm animals. These resources provide virtual tours, fun facts, interesting information, and a variety of multimedia activities.; Format: bibliography/help

Farmland near Otavalo, Ecuador: Tile-roofed huts sit among lush green farmland. Mountains loom in the background. Ecuador is a ecologically-diverse nation, and its products reflect the area where they were produced. In the east, tropical fruits and rainforest products abound. In the west,...; Format: image/photograph

Corn hung to dry in Otavalo, Ecuador: Yellow corn, or maize, hangs high on a wall, drying. Ecuador is a ecologically-diverse nation, and its products reflect the area where they were produced. In the east, tropical fruits and rainforest products abound. In the west, the coastal plantations produce...; Format: image/photograph

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