Category Archives: vegetables

Horn Farm Center–Good Example of History and Future of York County Agriculture

Posted on May 8, 2012 by june lloyd

Thanks to June Evans for sharing the history of the Horn Farm Center for Educational Agriculture with me, as well as these old photographs of the site. See the captions for more identification and attribution. A portion of the eastern … Continue reading →

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York County Pumpkins

Posted on September 23, 2011 by june lloyd

Fall brings big pumpkins, beautiful chrysanthemums and colorful changing leaves. Folk artist Lewis Miller didn’t say much about York County flowers, but he did show local strawberries, cabbages, corn, potatoes and pumpkins. “The caption on the champion pumpkin above reads: … Continue reading →

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York Presbyterian Minister Cathcart Was an Avid Gardener

Posted on May 5, 2010 by june lloyd

From Gibson’s 1886 History of York County Robert Cathcart, long-time Presbyterian minister of York County, recorded notable occurrences in his diary, as did many others. He noted the flood that devastated much of York in 1817 and mentioned the deaths … Continue reading →

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York County Green Tomatoes Shipped to Florida

Posted on November 20, 2009 by june lloyd

A friend and I were discussing my recent York Sunday News column on York County canning houses. I remember my father growing tomatoes in Chanceford Township for the canneries when I a small child. My friend’s father had a much … Continue reading →

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York County Vegetables Tempt with Colorful Labels

Posted on November 14, 2009 by june lloyd

Tomatoes and Shakespeare and York County? I recently wrote my York Sunday News column on the canning houses of York County, going back to the 1920s through the 1950s when the canneries dotted the county. Local farmers could easily haul … Continue reading →

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York County Canneries Go Back a Long Way

Posted on October 29, 2009 by june lloyd

Lucky canning house, probably 1930s My 96-year-old mother-in-law remembers picking string beans at farms in Chanceford Township when she was 10 or so in the 1920s. She says she picked beans during the day and then helped snip them at … Continue reading →

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