Title
The Old House at Fruitlands
Subject
Fruitlands
Description
This is the old house at Fruitlands which was established by Bronson Alcott in June 1843 in Harvard, Massachusetts. Charles Lane purchased 90 acres of land for $1800.
Here you can see where members of the Alcott and Lane families lived. Residents each did their share of labor around the old house.
Lane, a student at Alcott House in London, shared the views of his Fruitlands co-founder Alcott, and did not allow oxen to plow the fields on the farm. Instead, Lane advocated for labor with spades. Manure was not allowed to plant any herbs or roots, or maize, potatoes, rye, barley, oats, vegetables, and melons were planted on the farm. Commodities made by slaves were boycotted.
Here you can see where members of the Alcott and Lane families lived. Residents each did their share of labor around the old house.
Lane, a student at Alcott House in London, shared the views of his Fruitlands co-founder Alcott, and did not allow oxen to plow the fields on the farm. Instead, Lane advocated for labor with spades. Manure was not allowed to plant any herbs or roots, or maize, potatoes, rye, barley, oats, vegetables, and melons were planted on the farm. Commodities made by slaves were boycotted.
Creator
Sears, Clara Endicott
Source
The Library of Congress
Publisher
Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin Company
Date
1915