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abruptly to a small creek and a wide meadow.
ridge slopes gradually to a valley through which the Tar Branch
glows.
by the Old Salem bypass.
On the west, the
Sections of this creek have been paved over and diverted
2. Salem's Purpose
It is important to stress that Salem was not planned as an
agricultural community, but as a center of trade and skilled
craftsmen. However, this does not diminish the importance of
interpreting agriculture and horticulture in Salem.
The Moravians did have to eat to survive in the sparsely
populated wilderness in North Carolina.
To provide food for their
families, Moravians cultivated small vegetable gardens behind
\ their homes in -Salem, and possibly tended an outlot (field or
meadow) where they could raise field crops and perhaps livestock.
Several farms and "plantatiors" surrounded the comunity, but
these were not extremely successful operations.
Interpretative Highliqhts
Moravians tended individual household gardens in
Salem; they relied more on their own abilities as
gardeners to feed their families.
The communal gardening system at Bethabara shifted
to a self-sufficient system in Salem.
3. Garden Design
The layout of house, yard, outbuilding, and gardens in
Salem reflected Medieval European and German gardens, as previously
discussed.
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