PERRY (October 22, 2025) – Georgia honored fourteen family farms as the state’s newest Centennial Farms during the state’s annual Centennial Farm Awards Ceremony held at the Georgia National Fair on October 8, 2025.  

Qualified farm owners and their historic properties from the 2023 application year were recognized during this ceremony, hosted by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs’ Historic Preservation Division; cohosted by the Georgia Farm Bureau, Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia EMC, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, and Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter.

Centennial Farms hold a central role in the heritage of our state, having formed the economic, cultural, and family foundation for generations of Georgians. All farms earning this recognition have continuously operated for 100 years or more.  

More than 630 farms have been recognized through the Georgia Centennial Farm Program since its inception in 1993. Recognition is given through one of three distinguished awards:  

The Centennial Heritage Farm Award honors farms owned by members of the same family for a century or more, and that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.  

The Centennial Farm Award only requires the farm candidate be at least 100 years old and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The Centennial Family Farm Award recognizes farms owned by members of the same family for a century or more that are not listed in the National Register of Historic Places.  

Below are the 2025 Centennial Farm award recipients.

 

2025 Centennial Heritage Farm Awards  

  • Ash Farms, Effingham County

 

2025 Centennial Family Farm Awards  

  • Stanford Farm at the Martin Homeplace, Coweta County
  • Lil' Slice o' Paradise, Dade and Walker Counties
  • HD Bailey Family Partnership, Dawson County
  • Striplin Lands LLC, Gordon County
  • Pendergast Hay Farm, Grady County
  • Home Place Farms, Hancock County
  • Hays Farm, Jackson County
  • P.K. Moore Farm, Lowndes County
  • Beck Farm, Madison County
  • Jenkins Family Historic Farm, Talbot County
  • Fielding Tall Pines, Thomas County
  • Carl J. Ray Farm, Tift County
  • Jordan Farm, Washington County

 

Anyone interested in nominating a farm for recognition should visit https://dca.georgia.gov/community-assistance/historic-preservation/cent… to download an application or contact [email protected]. The postmark deadline for applications is May 1 of each year.

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About the Historic Preservation Division

The Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) serves as Georgia’s state historic preservation office. Their mission is to promote the preservation and use of historic places for a better Georgia. HPD’s programs include archaeology protection and education, environmental review, grants, historic resource surveys, tax incentives, the National Register of Historic Places, community planning, and technical assistance.  

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About the Department of Community Affairs  

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) partners with communities to build strong and vibrant neighborhoods, commercial and industrial areas through community and economic development, local government assistance, and safe and affordable housing. Using state and federal resources, DCA helps communities spur private job creation, implement planning, develop downtowns, generate affordable housing solutions, and promote volunteerism. DCA also helps qualified Georgians with low and moderate incomes buy homes, rental housing and prevent foreclosure and homelessness. For more information, visit dca.georgia.gov.