Could your Farm be a Century Farm?

The Tennessee Century Farms program honors family farmers who have kept continuously-owned family land in agricultural production for at least the last 100 years. Established by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture in 1975-1976 as a special bicentennial project, the program initially identified approximately 600 farm families. This group received a colorful metal sign to place by the roadside, identifying for travelers and neighbors their distinctive place in the state’s history. Many of these signs remain in place today.

Houston County currently has eleven certified Century Farms

Bateman Farm, 1915

Bateman-Sullivan Farm, 1841

Beard’s Triple H Farm, 1851

Felts Hill Farm, 1867

Harvey Family Farm, 1855

Moore Parchman Farm 1901

Parchman Farm 1813

Twin Cedars Farm, 1833

Valley View Farm, 1803

Welker Farm, 1850

Windy Ridge Farm, 1910

If you think your farm could qualify for this program and would like help please contact our office at 931-289-3242, email – Robin Freeman, rvfreeman@utk.edu or visit tncenturyfarms.org.