“When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
Our Mission
Reimagining historic sites …
Our History
Site of the oldest home in St. Catharines …
Our Stories
As our green thumbs are tested this summer, we revisit an episode from Season 2 digging into the story Victory Gardens. With urban farming trending and home gardens becoming popular again, we remember a time when almost everyone had their own vegetable patch at home. Join domestic historian Meg Grimsmo to explore the World War II era Victory Garden and why they may be the perfect cure for what ails us today.
Our Journey
Our site is steeped in hundreds of years of rich, layered, agricultural tradition. This article unites the past with the present, showcasing The Brown Homestead’s modern gardening practices while tying them into stories of past life here on this historic farmstead.