August 11, 2026

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How Well Do You Know Lancaster County Crops?

The Lancaster Crop Quiz

Lancaster is some of the best farmland in the country, but not every crop in these fields started here. Can you guess which crops are native to Lancaster? The stories behind the answers appear at the end.

Native Americans in this region grew all of these crops before Europeans arrived, except one. Which is an Old World transplant?(Required)
Three of these Lancaster County crops came from the Old World. Which one is a true American native?(Required)
Which of these fruits grows wild in Pennsylvania woods and is truly native to the region?(Required)
Which of these crops was domesticated by Native Americans in what is now the eastern United States, making it a rare homegrown American crop?(Required)
Tomatoes and potatoes are New World natives, but they did not start in Pennsylvania. Where are they originally from?(Required)
Which of these field crops is native to the Americas rather than the Old World?(Required)
The pumpkins on Lancaster porches every fall belong to a family of plants first grown where?(Required)