Around Roanoke, VA (A Daily Photo Blog)

In the heart of tobacco country, little attention was paid to the science of raising livestock. Planters kept animals that provided food fo...

Still taking you around the farm at the Booker T Washington park. There were 2 pigs, they both looked the same. They were very friendly and ...

There were several chickens, roosters, a goose and turkeys at the Booker T Washington park. The boys had fun trying to catch them but the ch...

The herb garden behind the slave cabin at Booker T Washington National Park I tried to find out which herbs were commonly used then to no av...

Female slaves tended the gardens. Enclosed by a picket fence, the vegetable garden took up about an acre, space sufficient to supply a larg...

In the Virginia Piedmont, tobacco ruled the economy from colonial times well into the 20th century. Tobacco plants were harvested whole. In ...

On Sunday, we drove out to the Booker T. Washington National Park and spent a few hours walking around. This is a very nice park with trail...