My new phenology place, formerly my touchstone landscape, is just one small plot of land within the very historically rich town of Charlotte, Vermont. Charlotte has been a farming town since at least the 1830s because of its rich and fertile soil. Many of the local farms were taking part in sheep and wool farming during the better part of the nineteenth century. As the popularity of sheep farming waned, the dairy industry quickly took its place. The significance of dairy farming in Charlotte persists today. Many Charlotte farmers also focus on agricultural practices which include crops of potatoes, oats, corn, honey, and organic produce. It is evident that Charlotte’s history has been filled with agricultural practices of all kinds. The legacy of farming in this town has continued for nearly two hundred years, as agriculture is still the primary land use in this small Vermont town. 

Resources:

Vermont Barn Census. (2010) An Agricultural History of Charlotte, Vermont. Chittenden County Student Research Project. Retrieved from http://www.uvm.edu/~hp206/2010/Charlotte/historicalnarrative.html

Burnham, E. (Photographer). (2020). “The overstory in my phenology place in Charlotte, Vermont.”