An Indiana County farm was one of 11 farms honored for their longevity at the PA Farm Show yesterday.
Lt. Governor Austin Davis and Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding designated 11 bicentennial and centennial farms, honoring farms that had been in the same family for 200 or 100 years respectively. The goal of the program is to highlight the importance of the state’s economic and rural heritage along with traditions. Farms owned by the same family for at least 100 consecutive years are eligible to be named a Pennsylvania Century Farm. A family member must live on the farm, and the property must include at least 10 acres of the original farm or earn more than $1,000 annually from sales of farm products.
In Indiana County, the Kinter Family farm from Smicksburg was honored with the Centennial Farm honor. Purchased in 1867 by I.R. Kinter, the 90-acre farm is currently owned by Scott and Cheryl Kinter. It joins a group of 56 century farms and three bicentennial farms in the county.
