Jennifer Ebeling · @GardenerPodcast
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#December 17, 1901
#OTD Rachel Peden, #Indiana #Writer, is born.
Her #Father was a #Fruit #Farmer, & she called him "the #Orchardist" in her #Writing.
A self-described #Hoosier #Farmwife, Rachel's #Byline was "Mrs. RFD" (for "Rural Free Delivery"). Her columns in The #Indianapolis Star & The #Muncie Evening News charmed readers with stories about #Nature & #Farm #Life.
She wrote:
"[I #Love] the #Therapy of working in [the #Garden] & my #Neighbors from the #Natural #World that I meet there."
#December #otd #indiana #writer #father #fruit #farmer #orchardist #writing #hoosier #farmwife #Byline #indianapolis #muncie #nature #farm #life #love #therapy #garden #neighbors #natural #world