Newfoundland and Labrador's climate and soil have not been conducive to agriculture, but outport isolation and poor fishery incomes have made farming crucial.

Newfoundland and Labrador's physical environment greatly influenced the ways settlers made a living during the 19th century. The richness of marine resources encouraged a pattern of coastal settlement and made the cod and seal fisheries central to local economies. In contrast, the relative scarcity of good soils and other terrestrial resources made large-scale farming operations impractical and discouraged year-round habitation of interior spaces.

The majority of women in Newfoundland by the early 1800s were residents who prosecuted the family-based fishery.

The events surrounding the Lundrigan-Butler affair, perhaps the most celeberated legal case in Newfoundland and Labrador history, where two fisherman were publically whipped for outstanding debts to a local merchant.

This article is about the agricultural communities found in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Information about the structures and environments that were built by the people of Newfoundland.

People were first drawn to Stephenville because of the excellent fishing grounds and fertile soils.

About Peach's Farm, a Registered Heritage Structure in Carbonear, NL that has been an institution in the area since the early 1830s.