Our story
The land came with a promise.
Hendricks Family Farm is a family place before it is a business. Its story stretches across generations—and every new idea begins with the same question: how do we leave this land stronger than we found it?
A legacy entrusted
A family story shaped by work, resilience, and care.
Family records connect the farm’s story to a 1935 will and to William J. Hendricks and James Hendricks, who acquired 46 acres. Earlier tobacco agriculture gave way, by the 1940s, to cattle and pigs.
After Reverend Hendricks died in 1983, Mary Hendricks’ resilience helped carry the property forward. Practical stewardship—including leasing portions of the land—kept it active through changing circumstances.
Responsibility moved to another generation in 2007. Since 2022, restoration of the property and family house has continued alongside agricultural leasing and careful planning for what comes next.
Three pursuits. One legacy.
Work the land. Welcome people. Steward what lasts.
Agriculture
Keep the land productive through leasing, partnerships, and future small-scale farming.
Hospitality
Create calm, memorable gatherings that feel generous, grounded, and true to the place.
Stewardship
Let soil health, safety, and long-term care shape every decision—visible or not.
Family led
A small team, a long horizon.
Owner Kathy Ward is guiding the farm's next chapter with a focus on useful land stewardship, clear partnerships, and experiences that are ready before they are announced. Local partners—including Wolf Farm—help keep portions of the property in active agricultural use.
Additional team and partner profiles will be added after the people and roles are reviewed together.
A stewardship principle
We care for this land as something entrusted to us—meant to serve the next generation better than we found it.
A guiding idea for Hendricks Family Farm
Then and now
The work changes. The responsibility endures.
1935
A legacy recorded
A family will documents an important chapter in the land’s story.
1940s
Livestock years
Cattle and pigs follow the farm’s earlier tobacco agriculture.
1983
Mary’s stewardship
Mary Hendricks helps carry the property forward after Reverend Hendricks’ passing.
2007
A new generation
Responsibility for managing the land transitions within the family.
Today
Restoration and leasing
Agricultural leasing continues while the property and family house are restored.
Looking toward 2027
Experiences in development
Micro-farming, orchards, and small gatherings remain aspirations—not public bookings.
The family record, still being gathered.
These reserved frames mark the family photographs that will deepen this history after Kathy’s review and archival confirmation. No substitute portraits have been used.
What guides us
Care, usefulness, hospitality, patience.
Care
Protect the character, health, and working value of the land.
Usefulness
Build programs around real needs, not appearances.
Hospitality
Welcome people warmly and with clear expectations.
The next chapter
See how the farm is opening—carefully.
See current land opportunities first, then learn what HFF is developing for the future.
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