Longstanding Hoosier Farms Honored
Pictured above are the three Hoosier Homestead award signs
Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowMore than four dozen Indiana farm families have been honored for living and farming at the same location for 100 years or longer. The Indiana State Department of Agriculture has presented 51 Hoosier Homestead Awards to families in recognition of their commitment to Indiana agriculture.
To receive the honor, farms must be owned by the same family for more than 100 consecutive years, and consist of 20 acres or more, or produce more than $1,000 in agricultural products per year.
“The Hoosier Homestead program is a testament to the resiliency of our Indiana agriculture industry,” said ISDA Director Bruce Kettler. “Each of these families have played a significant role in the heritage of our state and I am certain their legacy will continue for years to come.”
The farms can receive the Centennial Award for 100 years, Sesquicentennial Award for 150 years or Bicentennial Award for 200 years of ownership.
Two families achieved the bicentennial status; the Weinantz farm from Bartholomew County was established in 1820 and the Hall farm from Orange County was established in 1818.
Below is a list of the 2021 Hoosier Homestead Award recipients, by county, farm name, award year, and type of award:
- Adams: Lehman – 1900, Centennial
- Adams: Nussbaum – 1919, Centennial
- Adams: Theodore W. Buuck – 1870, Sesquicentennial
- Bartholomew: Weinantz – 1820, Bicentennial
- Brown: Pittman – 1867, Sesquicentennial
- Clark: Dickey – 1911, Centennial
- Clay: Bucklin – 1917, Centennial
- Clay: Paul W. Reberger – 1864, Sesquicentennial
- Clay: William E. Reberger – 1864, Cent & Sesq
- DeKalb: George Homer Abel Homestead – 1836, Cent & Sesq
- DeKalb: Mary C. Wilder – 1920, Centennial
- DeKalb: Wilder – 1920, Centennial
- Dubois: Jochem – 1860, Cent & Sesq
- Elkhart: Goss – 1911, Centennial
- Elkhart: Goss – 1911, Centennial
- Franklin: Coffey – 1918, Centennial
- Franklin : Laker – 1856, Cent & Sesq
- Fulton: Richter – 1920, Centennial
- Harrison: Billy J. Curts & Sharon Curts Martin – 1917, Centennial
- Harrison: Fravel – 1918, Centennial
- Hendricks: Aaron C. Hill – 1881, Centennial
- Howard: Salmons – 1918, Centennial
- Huntington: Johnson – 1843, Sesquicentennial
- Jay: Rockwell – 1910, Centennial
- LaGrange: Light – 1909, Centennial
- LaGrange: Swihart – 1859, Cent & Sesq
- LaPorte: Hiigli – 1920, Centennial
- LaPorte: Metzinger-Dittrich – 1921, Centennial
- LaPorte: Werner – 1919, Centennial
- Lawrence: Evans – 1905, Centennial
- Madison: Ralph H. Hinds – 1918, Centennial
- Martin: Beasley – 1902, Centennial
- Martin: Turpin – 1921, Centennial
- Montgomery: Davidson – 1837, Sesquicentennial
- Montgomery: Schoen – 1870, Cent & Sesq
- Newton: Guard/Gordon – 1866, Sesquicentennial
- Noble: Norris – 1869, Sesquicentennial
- Orange: Hall – 1818, Bicentennial
- Parke: Hartman – 1822, Sesquicentennial
- Parke: Jeffries – 1871, Cent & Sesq
- Pulaski: Arndt – 1871, Sesquicentennial
- Randolph: Moore – 1903, Centennial
- Randolph: Stocksdale – Moore – 1859, Cent & Sesq
- Rush: Kehl – 1845, Sesquicentennial
- Scott: Steve and Carrie Peacock – 1906, Centennial
- Shelby: Shelton – 1864, Sesquicentennial
- Tipton: Guy Kirby – 1875, Centennial
- Tipton: Guy Kirby – 1905, Centennial
- Vermillion: Sheets – 1921, Centennial
- Wabash: Schilling – 1854, Sesquicentennial
- White: Mattix – 1921, Centennial