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Farming and Food

Gifts to the Prairie (Prestele Family), Come & Get It by Robert Dirks

Come And Get It: McDonaldization and the Disappearance of Local Food from a Central Illinois Community

At one time the residents of McLean County produced and processed most of their own food and drink. Nowadays the vast majority have little idea about where their food and drink come from or who produced it. How did this come to pass, not only in McLean County, but throughout the United States?

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“Come And Get It: McDonaldization and the Disappearance of Local Food from a Central Illinois Community.” McLean County Museum of History, 2011, https://archive.org/details/come-and-get-it. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024. APA:
Come And Get It: McDonaldization and the Disappearance of Local Food from a Central Illinois Community (2011). McLean County Museum of History, https://archive.org/details/come-and-get-it Chicago:
“Come And Get It: McDonaldization and the Disappearance of Local Food from a Central Illinois Community.” McLean County Museum of History. 2011. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/come-and-get-it

Funk Farms, Birthplace of Commercial Hybrid Corn: A History of Hybrid Corn
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“Funk Farms, Birthplace of Commercial Hybrid Corn: A History of Hybrid Corn.” McLean County Museum of History, 1940, https://archive.org/details/funkfarmsbirthpl00funk/. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024. APA:
Funk Farms, Birthplace of Commercial Hybrid Corn: A History of Hybrid Corn (1940). McLean County Museum of History, https://archive.org/details/funkfarmsbirthpl00funk/ Chicago:
“Funk Farms, Birthplace of Commercial Hybrid Corn: A History of Hybrid Corn.” McLean County Museum of History. 1940. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/funkfarmsbirthpl00funk/

Gifts to the Prairie: The Work of Pioneer Nurserymen and the Art of the Prestele Family

The Bloomington Nursery was owned and operated by Franklin Kelsey Phoenix. In 1867, it was known as the largest nursery west of the Appalachians and the second largest in the nation. Mr. Phoenix hired William Henry Prestele (and later, his brother, Joseph, Jr.) to create the vividly colored and detailed lithographs used by the nursery's traveling sales agents to market new varieties of fruit, trees, shrubs and flowers. These practical, yet elegant, works of art contributed greatly to the success of the local nursery and helped alter the face of the prairie landscape.

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“Gifts to the Prairie: The Work of Pioneer Nurserymen and the Art of the Prestele Family.” McLean County Museum of History, 2008, https://archive.org/details/gifts-to-prairie. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024. APA:
Gifts to the Prairie: The Work of Pioneer Nurserymen and the Art of the Prestele Family (2008). McLean County Museum of History, https://archive.org/details/gifts-to-prairie Chicago:
“Gifts to the Prairie: The Work of Pioneer Nurserymen and the Art of the Prestele Family.” McLean County Museum of History. 2008. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/gifts-to-prairie

Phoenix's Plant Catalogue including Plant Novelties

Greenhouse & bedding plants in eight classes, each alphabetically arranged.

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“Phoenix's Plant Catalogue including Plant Novelties.” McLean County Museum of History, 1875, https://archive.org/details/phoenixsplantcat1875bloo. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024. APA:
Phoenix's Plant Catalogue including Plant Novelties (1875). McLean County Museum of History, https://archive.org/details/phoenixsplantcat1875bloo Chicago:
“Phoenix's Plant Catalogue including Plant Novelties.” McLean County Museum of History. 1875. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/phoenixsplantcat1875bloo

The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County

An illustrated history of corn farming in McLean County.

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“The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County.” McLean County Museum of History, 1997, https://archive.org/details/heartofthecornbelt. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024. APA:
The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County (1997). McLean County Museum of History, https://archive.org/details/heartofthecornbelt Chicago:
“The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County.” McLean County Museum of History. 1997. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/heartofthecornbelt