CHARLESTON, W.Va. — To celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, the West Virginia Century Farm Program wants to celebrate farmers by collecting photos of our participants’ Century Farm signs across the state.
The “Here’s Your (Farm) Sign” coordinators ask that you email, no later than June 22, a photo of your already posted Century Farm, Sesquicentennial Farm, Bicentennial Farm, or Sestercentennial Farm signs to Ken Brown at retiredtch20023@yahoo.com and/or Davin White at dwhite@wvca.us. Please write in the email subject line: “Century Farm sign photo.”
Submitted photos will be used to make a photo collage of the farm signs around the state, as well as a video celebrating the farms. The video will be shared widely on social media to celebrate July 4th and the 250th anniversary.
Photos can include family members gathered around the sign, or the sign alone. Brown also welcomes a scenic photo or two of the farm to accompany the primary Century Farm sign photo. Please limit submissions to no more than four photos. Historical photos contrasted with current (before and after) photos of the farm are welcome, too.
“Just as we are celebrating our nation’s 250th birthday, we also want to celebrate the birthdays of our West Virginia family farms across the state,” Brown, a Guyan Conservation District supervisor who oversees the Century Farm Program, said. “Farmers, we want to see pictures of your sign and your farm.”
Brown, of Cabell County, also said that interest in the Century Farm program and in obtaining farm signs has increased tremendously this year.
The West Virginia Century Farm Program is designed to recognize those families who have been farming the same tract of land for at least 100 years. Century Farms, Sesquicentennial Farms, Bicentennial Farms and Sestercentennial Farms are recognized annually.
A Century Farm is one that has been in continuous operation by the same family for at least 100 years. A Sesquicentennial Farm (at least 150 years), a Bicentennial Farm (200 years) and a Sestercentennial Farm (250 years) has been in continuous operation by the same family for at least its minimum number of years.
For more about the Century Farm program, visit: https://www.wvca.us/education/century_farms.cfm.
