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OUR CENTENNIAL FARMS

THERE ARE MORE THAN 35,000 FARMS IN WASHINGTON STATE, BUT CLOSER TO 500 OF THEM HAVE BEEN ACTIVE SINCE THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

We still have families actively farming the original land of their pioneer ancestors dating back as far as 1869. Many of them have been raising wheat and barley since the beginning. We honor those unique families who still farm their ancestors’ original homestead of 100+ years ago.

Nonnemacher Farms

The Florin family had come a long way from Switzerland to Minnesota before finally settling in Washington. In 1882, Lorenz Florin, at the age of 61, and his son David, 31, homesteaded adjacent quarter sections of land in the Washington Territory. They built a house and barn and began farming 320 acres with wheat as their original crop. Lorenz and his wife Mary had three children, and the farm eventually passed on to their daughter Mary in 1904, who would become the first of many daughters in the family to inherit the farm. Throughout the years, the farm has been passed down from generation to generation.

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Poe Farms

Katie Utt moved from Wisconsin to Hartline in 1888 with her parents and four sisters. In May 1889 Katie purchased a deed containing 172 acres. On this land, Katie and her family were able to build several small shacks. During these times, her father would haul water by horse and wagon daily.

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OUR CENTENNIAL FARMS

THERE ARE MORE THAN 35,000 FARMS IN WASHINGTON STATE, BUT CLOSER TO 500 OF THEM HAVE BEEN ACTIVE SINCE THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

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