I work at Virginia's Explore Park in Roanoke in the 1850 farmhouse. I grow heirloom varieties of vegetables that were from the time period. I get most of my seeds from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange and Shumway's. If you do a search on the Internet for these companies, their addresses will come up. An excellent book that you might want to look at would be American Gardeners Calendar by Bernard McMahon. It was published in 1806 and discusses many of the old varieties. Also check out, Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book and Thomas Jefferson's Garden Book. A couple more that I use as references are Taylor's Guide to Heirloom Vegetables by Benjamin Watson and American Gardens of the Nineteenth Century by Ann Leighton. If I can assist you further, please let me know. Kimberly Burnette-Dean Lead Historical Interpreter Virginia's Explore Park [log in to unmask] Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 08:34:57 -0500 From: Harriet Welch <[log in to unmask]> Subject: 19th Century Crops An 1850s Court Days Festival is being planned for Harrisonburg for next June. Our local Farmers Market will be participating and is interested in growing vegetables that would have been available back then to sell at the festival. I'm looking for any information or resources that would tell us what was popular back then and would probably have been sold/bartered during Court Day. Any help would be appreciated. Harriet Welch To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html - To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html