The Tennessee Century Farms program honors family farmers who have kept continuously-owned family land in agricultural production for at least the last 100 years. Established by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture in 1975-1976 as a special bicentennial project, the program initially identified approximately 600 farm families. This group received a colorful metal sign to place by the roadside, identifying for travelers and neighbors their distinctive place in the state's history. Many of these signs remain in place today.



Taken from the website of:

http://www.tn-humanities.org/century.htm

by: Carroll Van West, Ph.D.