Living History Farms

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Every visit to Living History Farms is unique because the activities change not only season to season, but day to day and even hour to hour.

In the spring, the interpreters will prepare the fields and gardens for planting seed that is authentic to the time period being depicted. At the 1700 Iowa Indian Farm, for example, blue corn, Omaha melons and Black Turtle beans are grown in the gardens behind the tcakiduthans, or bark lodges. Also near the lodges, deer hides will be tanned in the sun, food will be prepared on an open fire, and pottery will be made using red clay and shells.

On a mid-summer visit to the 1850 Pioneer Farm, the men might be in the fields cultivating red corn and potatoes, or harvesting wheat, the three main crops on the Iowa frontier. Inside the log cabin, the women work on domestic projects and prepare the midday meal. The meal, usually consisting of meat, bread and potatoes, is served at noon and called dinner.

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