Farm Life in Williamsburg All pictures in this slideshow are my own, and were taken in Colonial Williamsburg’s Great Hopes plantation on September 29th, 2013.

This is an example of a farm garden, where some of the plants (most likely produce and herbs) would be grown.

The farm well, with the slave quarters in the background.

Inside the slave quarters; the slaves’ house would have actually been the farmer’s original house until a bigger one was built.

Livestock, for pets and eventually for comsumption. The Dominique Chicken Livestock, for pets and eventually for comsumption.

Fields for planting in the foreground, with areas in which to hunt in the background.

Inside the farm kitchen Inside the farm kitchen. The kitchen was a building of its own, with a full fireplace and worktable.

Inside the smokehouse (L to R): Curing meats; the smokehouse building itself; the smoke pit form which the smoke was created. The smoke would cure the raw meat, so it could be saved for later consumption.

Horses were the popular type of transportation (besides on foot) and were often raised on farms or in fields.