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Home Grown: A History of Farming in Rockland County

May - October 2025

The Historical Society of Rockland County Presents

Home Grown

A History of Farming in Rockland County

When:

May 2025 (date TBA)

Where:

HSRC History Center Galleries, 20 Zukor Road, New City

Price:

$7 per adult; $3 per child


Agriculture has been an inextricable part of Rockland County’s life since the first humans inhabited the lower Hudson Valley thousands of years ago.


The 2025 exhibition, “Home Grown: A History of Farming in Rockland County,” explores key eras of our region’s agricultural history, from Native American “Three Sisters” cultivation through early Dutch settlement and  sustenance farming, the rise of commercial and mechanized techniques in the 19th and 20th centuries, and today’s rebirth of sustainable farming to promote community engagement in suburban Rockland County.


The exhibition will run from May through October 2025. Admission is $7 per adult; $3 per child ($FREE for HSRC Members) and includes tours of the historic Jacob Blauvelt Farmhouse and Barn. Hours are Wednesdays–Fridays & Sundays, 12–4 pm.


For information about the exhibition or to schedule a group visit, contact Jennifer Rothschild, Director of Programming, at educator@rocklandhistory.org.

“Home Grown: A History of Farming in Rockland County” was curated by the Historical Society of Rockland County staff: Susan Deeks, Executive Director; Jennifer Rothschild, Director of  Programming; Ashleigh Malone, Museum Services Manager; and Marianne Leese, Senior  Historian.


We thank the Orangetown Historical Museum & Archives for objects on loan to the exhibition. In addition, we’re grateful to HSRC Exhibition Committee volunteers Fr. Richard Baker, Veronica Boesch, Diane Buell, Sue Ferreri, Jimmy Higgins, Elijah Reichlin-Melnick, and John Resanovich. This exhibition was underwritten in part by the Office of the Rockland County Executive, Department of Economic Development & Tourism. We’re grateful for the support!

 

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