Harford Legacy Farm Commemorative Book

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PREFACE

This modest history of Harford Legacy Farms has been prepared as a tribute to our agricultural community as we observe Harford County’s sestercentennial. The Farmers & Community Partnership of Harford County and its members, especially the Harford Community College, Harford County Farm Bureau, Harford Soil Conservation District, Harford Land Trust, and Harford County Government, have worked to identify, recognize, and celebrate Harford Legacy Farms in 2022 and early 2023. Farm families were asked to self-nominate their properties as 1) having been continuously owned by the same family for 100 years or more, 2) maintaining at least 10 acres of the original purchase, and 3) continuing to be actively farmed. Each farm will receive a certificate, this commemorative booklet, and a Harford Legacy Farm sign. We proudly announce that 61 of Harford County’s Legacy Farms will be recognized at a celebration on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the Harford County Equestrian Center. The keynote speaker will be Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Kevin Atticks. This project has been educational and inspirational as we have gathered and heard the farm stories shared by Harford County’s farmers and farm families. It is obvious that they are very proud of their agricultural heritage and how their family over the generations has adapted to continue farming in Harford County. We ask for readers’ indulgence in errors or omissions. The Partnership did not endeavor to verify submissions. Efforts to include some information were unsuccessful due to time and resource constraints. All information gathered during this project will be retained as part of the permanent record of Harford 250. It has been our pleasure to honor Harford Legacy Farms as part of Harford County’s 250th-anniversary celebration. Dr. Sharon Stowers & Theresa Lilienthal – Harford Community College

Alice Archer – Harford County Farm Bureau Leslie Byrd – Harford Soil Conservation District Kristin Kirkwood & Nina Depkin – Harford Land Trust Jennifer Wilson – Harford County Government