Carter Family Vegetable Garden

The Carter family’s vegetable garden, provided fresh food for their meals.

NPS

Quick Facts

Location:

Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm

Significance:

Boyhood Home of the 39th President of the United States

Designation:

National Historic Site

Amenities

4 listed

Benches/Seating, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Pets Allowed, Trash/Litter Receptacles

The Carter family maintained a vegetable garden to provide fresh food for their meals. Though primarily for the family, they often shared extra crops with neighbors. Farm supervisor Jack Clark oversaw planting and tending the garden, ensuring a steady supply of produce. Nearby, the community came together to cultivate a shared sweet potato garden, where everyone contributed to the work and enjoyed the harvest.

“Common food crops were okra, peas, and greens, particularly collards, turnips, and cabbage. Some more ambitious tenant farmers grew watermelons.” 
- Jimmy Carter, An Hour Before Daylight

Learn more about the vegetables grown in these gardens.