Since colonial times, agriculture has been deeply woven into the fabric of Pennsylvania’s history and culture. Pennsylvania Farming presents the first history of Pennsylvania agriculture in more sixty years, and offers a completely new perspective. Sally McMurry goes beyond a strictly economic approach and examines the factors of gender, labor, and environmental history to enlighten the role of women, children, tenants, migrants, and multi-varied cultures on the ever-evolving landscapes and distinctive regions of the commonwealth. In doing so, she reveals the extraordinary diversity of Pennsylvania's agriculture and its changing role over the years. Complimented by more than 150 photographs of barns, buildings, pastures, fields, and woodlots, McMurry offers a sweeping look at the evolution of Pennsylvania’s physical landscape over time.