For nearly a decade, Johnson County’s Historic Poor Farm has focused on upgrades to make their site a reliable source of food production, agriculture education, and history education. Now, the ...

On Thursday, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $24,671 change order for the ongoing Historic Poor Farm Kitchen renovation project. The Historic Poor Farm opened its doors ...

It was a quiet afternoon with gray skies that threatened rain when I stepped into the Jackson County Poor Farm Cemetery. Located just outside of Black River Falls along County Highway P are the ...

Last month’s “In Retrospect” column reflected on the Iris Fields ballpark at 16th Street and Iris Avenue in Boulder. Located on a parcel of land owned for more than a century by Boulder County, the ...

A local cabinet shop donated this wooden box for the remains. It was inscribed with, “Here lies remains known only to God, Brentwood Poor Farm, circa 1841 – 1868”. Photo by Robbin Ray/University of ...

Listen and subscribe to our Curious Minnesota podcast: Apple Podcasts | Spotify A century ago, before the federal government provided social services, most of Minnesota’s counties ran poor farms to ...

Farming industry analysts say last year’s disappointing yields compounded by weaker returns have left many well-run Yorkshire ...

Clark County established its Poor Farm in 1873 on a portion of the former Anderson Donation Land Claim (along present-day Northeast 78th Street). Its goal was to help reintegrate its residents into ...