Century Farms celebrate the family tradition

Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com The old timers around Madison County easily recall the vast number of farms that dotted the area’s landscape for generations. Time, technology and a changing economy have greatly diminished the idea of the “family farm.” Florida officials have implemented a program to recognize and celebrate long-running farms that have stayed within family bloodlines for 100 years or longer. The Century Pioneer Family Farm Program was initiated in 1985 b