What? No gardens?

One of the reasons we were looking for a large lot in the country was so that I would have plenty of room to garden. Our new yard was 2.5 acres of blank canvas, which was great for me! But I got to thinking ... this house has been here since at least 1935 and there was only 1 (really sad!) garden ... what on earth have people been DOING here for that last 70 years?