History of Farming



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Farming began in the Fertile Crescent. The people before this time lived by hunting animals and gathering plants. Then people began to grow wheat and other crops that they found growing wild. After a while, farming began to spread even more throughout Europe. People in Europe used oxen to pull ploughs for their farms.

The Nile River was a gift of Egypt. It provided water for the crops to grow. It also deposited silt on the land which made it very fertile. During the Neolithic Revolution, many people discovered how to fully domesticate animals. This was the most single significant development in history. Farms have changed the way people live. Many people today don’t have farms. Instead of growing their own food, they buy their food at the grocery store.

 Farming today is different than farming back then. Today we have more advanced machinery that helps us grow our crops than the people back then did. Back then people had to grow their crops by hand and it took a long time for their crops to grow. Today it doesn’t take long to grow our crops. It is a good idea to learn how to start a farm because soon our economy is going to break down and we won’t have any money to buy anything like food. So having a farm you will be able to grow your own food. Most people won’t survive when this happens because they never have had any experience with having a farm. I hope you have learned a little bit about the history of farming.