Living on a Farm During the Great Depression and More

Reader Contribution by The Mother Earth News Editors
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These stories are from our Facebook fans and submitted as part of our Wisdom From Our Elders collection of self-sufficient tales from yesteryear. 

Both my parents grew up on self-sufficient farms. Both born in 1919, they grew up during the Great Depression and stayed in Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl days. They have both passed away, but I’ve heard so many many stories of those years. My dad planted two orchards during my lifetime with all kinds of fruit trees and had huge vegetable gardens. He also loved roses and what we called Iris. When he died, his three acres where their home was had so many beautiful flowers.

Ella Foster Renfro

My mother-in-law and her hubby went on a cowboy trip complete with a mule-pulled wagon. It took a week to go 30 miles! 

Renee Covalt

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