RURAL PROGRAM 2025

April 4 – Spring session for returning RURAL trainees, Fridays only, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.  

April 30 – New RURAL trainees applications due. Available at the DAC.

June 4 – Summer session, Wednesdays – Fridays, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

We are excited to begin our 2025 RURAL season!  Our trainees will help with planting, maintaining and eventually harvesting the garden.  We will be experimenting with some new fruits and vegetables this year including asparagus, rhubarb, bok choy, and more.  New farm skills we will be exploring this year include working with wool, silk screen printing and candle making.  It will be another fun summer with lots of activities to keep us busy… hope to see you at the farm!

 

RURAL Workshop Construction Underway

We are well underway with construction on our new RURAL Workshop building which will provide us with a dedicated space for arts and crafts classes for our trainees and farm visitors.  We would like to thank donors to Homestead Farm Center who have made this addition to our facility possible: Dr. Jacob and Janaya Conjeski, Antero Foundation, Bernard McDonough Foundation, Freedom Kia of Morgantown, First Energy Foundation, Truist Foundation, LEER Mining Corporation, and our many individual contributors.  We have sufficient funds to complete the outside of the building and utilities, and are currently raising money to complete and furnish the interior of the workshop.  Thank you to all our supporters that are making this project possible!

 

Upcoming Events at Homestead Farm Center

RURAL Farm Program

Volunteer to work alongside our RURAL farm trainees this summer.  Great garden experience and a host of interesting activities. 

Contact HFC to register

Lambfest 2025

August 16, 2025 Our Annual BBQ dinner at the farm will be held on the 3rd Satursday of August this year.  Tickets available now at the DAC and from HFC staff.     

Fall Festival at the Farm

November 2, 2024

from 10-12:30

Come out to the farm and enjoy some kid’s activities, shop our Christmas crafts, eat some pork barbecue and hot dogs, sip on some apple cider or hot chocolate and visit our sheep in their winter coats. FREE ADMISSION!

Phone

304-366-3213

Email

homesteadfarmcenter@gmail.com

Address

1039 Burns Farm Road, Grafton, WV 26354