The Plantations, Farms, and Gardens
Make your way from the wharf to the Pioneer Farm. One of the crops we are familiar with in Calvert County is tobacco. What did George Washington learn about the problems with planting and selling tobacco? How did he solve those problems?
George Washington's Gardens
Head over to the Lower Garden. What are some of the vegetables grown here? Click on the "Necessary." What is the purpose of the structures known as "Necessaries"? Next head to the Upper Garden. Watch the first half of the video. What type of garden was the Upper Garden at first (1763), but then why and how did George Washington change it?