Lisa Carpenter is the historical farming program supervisor at Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago. She grew up on a Michigan sesquicentennial farm and enjoys educating the public about the agricultural past through hands-on experiences. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English and history from Michigan State University and master’s in American Studies from the College of William and Mary in Virginia.
Kline Creek Farm maintains a heritage livestock breeding program to display the types of breeds commonly seen on an 1890s DuPage County farmwhile preservingheritage livestock...