Farmer
Engage with our farmers as they work throughout the year to grow food for the community and to prepare the grounds as needed for the seasons to come. The wellbeing of the entire colonial economy is dependent on these crops. This involves the growing and harvesting of tobacco, corn, wheat, flax, and cotton.
FAQs
Read below to find the answers to some of our most commonly asked questions about the Farmer trade. Visit us onsite to learn more and discuss further.
Learn More
How to Plant an Eighteenth-Century Farm
How to Kill Weeds like an Eighteenth-Century Farmer
How to Grow Tobacco
Learn About Ewing Field
Journeyman Historic Farmer Ed Schultz introduces the new farming site at Ewing Field and explains the remarkable impact of agriculture in Virginia.
Robertson's Windmill
Robertson's Windmill
Preserving the Windmill: A Conversation with Steve Chabra
Moving the Windmill: August 2022
Explore Historic Trades & Skills
The Historic Trades and Skills community at Colonial Williamsburg uses 18th-century tools and techniques to apprentice in and eventually master more than 20 historic trades and skills. These world-renowned experts not only make goods and provide services to the Historic Area, they also consult and produce for other cultural institutions around the world.
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