Arts & Entertainment
Home Grown: A History of Farming in Rockland County
The 2025 exhibition uses text, photos, maps, and objects to explore key eras of our county's agricultural history, from prehistory to today.
The Historical Society of Rockland County (HSRC) Invites You to
Home Grown: A History of Farming in Rockland County
When: Opening on Sunday, May 4, 2025
Where: HSRC History Center Galleries, 20 Zukor Road, New City
Price: $FREE on Opening Day
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,” uses text, photographs, maps, and objects to explore 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.
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The exhibition will run from May 4 through October 26, 2025. Admission is $7 per adult; $3 per child ($FREE for HSRC Members) and includes tours of the historic Jacob Blauvelt Farmhouse on most Sundays afternoons (depending on special programming). Hours are Wednesdays–Fridays & Sundays, 12–4 pm.
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For information about the exhibition or to schedule a group visit, contact Jennifer Rothschild, Director of Programming, at educator@rocklandhistory.org.
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“Home Grown: A History of Farming in Rockland County” was curated and installed by HSRC staff by Jennifer Rothschild, Director of Programming; Ashleigh Malone, Museum Services Manager; Susan Deeks, Executive Director, with assistance from Senior Historian Marianne Leese and Caretaker Bob Carroll. 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!
