The Homestead Farm Center

December 22, 2020

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Mission: The Homestead Farm Center Project, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization founded in 2014, is dedicated to opening opportunities to adults with disabilities to work, learn, live, and thrive in a rural farm setting.

Description: Located on 100 acres of the historic Thomas Steele farm in beautiful Taylor County, West Virginia, the farm center offers training and experience in agricultural industries to adults with developmental disabilities, with an emphasis on those with autism spectrum disorders.  In addition to working on the farm and learning to market farm products and create urban garden spaces through the “SowNGrow” Urban Gardening project, participants will have access to recreational activities including fishing, hiking, weaving, and wood