Cheers to 20 Years & Many More to Come
What a year to commemorate our 20th anniversary!
From our grassroots beginnings, the Horn Farm Center has grown into a special space for learning, connection, and dreaming into a regenerative future.
Reflecting on 2024, we can’t help but feel gratitude for the people who have made and continue to make our work possible. All of this year’s accomplishments are the culmination of 20 years of community perseverance, love for the land, and boundless imagination.
There are many highlights to recount this year, but these are some of our favorites:
WINTER: In the beginning of 2024, we hosted over 40 farmers, restorationists, and community members for our first-ever Agroforestry Work & Learn, with a focus on locally-sourced willow basketry, live stakes, and ecological agriculture.
SPRING: We brought new and diversified classes to our community, including carpentry workshops, a variety of kitchen and fermentation sessions, and our first annual Forager Training Program.
SUMMER: We celebrated the peak of the growing season with friends and supporters during our special anniversary Summer Solstice Celebration, complete with a potluck meal, live music, and beautiful pollinator gardens to explore thanks to our Ecological Gardener Training Program.
FALL: For the first time ever, we introduced Wild & Uncommon Weekend–our new expansion of the York County Pawpaw Festival. With the help of local partners and businesses, we celebrated our region’s diverse ecosystem of food, art, and natural wonders, including the pawpaw fruit that inspired the Pawpaw Festival 20 years ago!
Our mission to regenerate the land, restore connection, and provide transformative learning experiences continues in 2025. We hope you can join us in love for our community and the earth that brings us all together.
Coming in 2025: Horn Farm’s New Education Center
From donations to sponsorships to collective support efforts, there are many ways to help us achieve our goal to Rebuild Horn Farm.
Your support means more than just a building. With an accessible, versatile, energy-efficient classroom to serve our community, the new education center will be a gathering space for more transformative programming than ever before.
We still have several months and $184,000 to go to break ground on the new education center.
If you didn’t have a chance to donate, there still time give a tax-deductible contribution this year. If you can’t contribute financially there are other ways to support our efforts to build a new learning center and better serve our community.
Brick by brick, help us make a bigger impact than ever before – starting next year!
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Get Outside & Learn with Us Next Year!
Winter Willow Harvest: Kick-off the new year with a day of service and learning at the Horn Farm Center!
- Monday, January 20th : 1pm- 4pm (MLK Day of Service)
- Wednesday, January 22nd : 1pm-4pm
Learn about producing willow for basketry by coppicing, sorting, and bundling willow branches as part of our annual winter harvest. Discover the unique attributes of this regenerative agroforestry crop that helps to cycle carbon and protect our waterways.
Sign up to learn, grow, and steward the land with us in January.