Local farms awarded Hoosier Homestead Award

(INDIANAPOLIS) -- Several local farms have been awarded the Hoosier Homestead Award from the State of Indiana. 

To be named a Hoosier Homestead, farms must be owned by the same family for more than 100 consecutive years and consist of more than 20 acres. 

If less than 20 acres, the farm must produce more than $1,000 of agricultural products per year. 

Indiana farms may qualify for three honors: Centennial Award for 100 years of ownership, Sesquicentennial Award for 150 years of ownership and the Bicentennial Award for 200 years of ownership.

Here are some local families that were awarded the designation this week:

Decatur

Carl Geis (1924) - Centennial 

Menkedick (1924) - Centennial 

Volk (1864) - Centennial & Sesquicentennial 

Williams (1826) – Centennial & Bicentennial

Franklin

Orschell (1923) - Centennial 

Scheele (1876) –  Centennial & Sesquicentennial 

Ripley

Chandler (1913) - Centennial

Peetz (1876) – Sesquicentennial

Welch (1897) – Centennial 

Rush

Fisher (1924) -  Centennial

KenBack (1837)- Sesquicentennial 

Fayette

Brichford-Elliott (1849) – Sesquicentennial

Elliott-Hamilto-Birchford (1868) – Centennial & Sesquicentennial 

Martin Pflum (1925) – Centennial