How Women Lived And Worked In The Plymouth Colony

2. Gardening and Food Production

In Plymouth Colony, tending gardens was essential for supplementing the colony’s food supply. Women grew herbs, vegetables, and sometimes cared for small livestock. They utilized both English crops and learned new methods from Indigenous peoples. For more information, see Plimoth Patuxet Museums’ coverage of women’s roles in the colony at Plimoth Patuxet Museums.