This is a story from Bay Heritage 2026, a full-color supplemental publication included free to subscribers with the September 24th edition.
Click here to read Bay Heritage 2026 in its entirety as a pdf, or through the supplements section in your e-Edition.
America celebrates its 250th birthday this year and we would be remiss if we didn’t honor and acknowledge the generations of family farms and individuals that have fed the nation since its founding.
Around 97% of U.S. farms are family-owned and passed down through multiple generations. That is especially true in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula where there are many century farms, a working farm that has been owned and operated by the same family for 100 years or more.
Innovation and technological growth have changed the way modern producers grow and harvest our foods but one thing will hopefully never change and that’s the expansive fields of green and gold that line our roadways.
We are happy to share the many reader-submitted photos documenting the vibrant landscapes and portraits of life on the farm.
