{"id":7739,"date":"2022-12-01T11:57:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T11:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/?p=7739"},"modified":"2022-12-14T14:05:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T14:05:59","slug":"homefields-care-farm-locally-grown-vegetables-with-a-side-of-integrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectgreenlancaster.millersville.edu\/index.php\/2022\/12\/01\/homefields-care-farm-locally-grown-vegetables-with-a-side-of-integrity\/","title":{"rendered":"Homefields Care Farm: Locally Grown Vegetables with a Side of Integrity"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Ruby Mundok<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the core values of Homefields Care Farm is integrity.<\/a> They share on their website that they \u2018opt for goodness in our actions and legacy, toward our constituents and the land\u2019 \u2013 and they succeed at it. <\/em><\/p>\n

The History of Homefields: A Place for All<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>In 1991, a group of parents gathered in Lancaster County, eager to make a difference. Each of these adults had one unique thing in common: they were the parents of an adult with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and they wanted to make sure that Lancaster was a place where their children could get a job, support themselves, and learn.<\/p>\n

The next year, five of these families put their resources together and bought an 8-acre farm in Millersville, right down the street from Millersville University. The team got together and restored a ranch house, a stone house, a barn, and the farm itself. These buildings house individuals with disabilities who may not be able to live on their own as adults. Three adults moved into the stone house, and once the ranch house was complete, three more moved in there.<\/p>\n

The goal for these individuals was to provide an environment where they could be financially stable and semi-independent, but still supported with assisted living. The founding five families aimed to open the farm so it was functioning, where the disabled residents could work and have a feeling of success and productivity and serve the community at the same time.<\/p>\n