Kitchen Garden & Yender Outhouse

Kitchen Garden and Yender Outhouse. . Four square gardens were planted with fruits, vegetables and herbs near homes to provide produce for the farmers' family meals. The garden beds are raised because it allows for better drainage of rainwater. The Netzley's, a family that lived in this farmhouse, would have brought seeds with them from Pennsylvania. This garden continues to be planted with seeds from Pennsylvania that the Netzley family may have used. The plants inside the fence are vegetables and fruits. Outside the fence are herbs that would have been used for medicinal purposes and for cooking. , , Turn around to take a look at the Yender Family Outhouse. This outhouse was used by the Yender family when they lived in this farmhouse. The outhouse contains three seats two are adult-sized and one is child-sized. When the Yenders' built it, they included a small cavity behind the seats which drew air out of the building, increasing ventilation. In addition, Mrs. Yender always kept flowers in the window, which helped the space to smell better in spite of its purpose. Andy Yender, who lived in the house before it was donated, had memorized that the outhouse was exactly 40 steps from the back porch of the farmhouse. Please note that the Yender Outhouse is no longer operational.