The American Center for Farming Heritage is dedicated to sharing the stories of the American Farm Family, educating the next generation on where our food comes from, and, through a combination of living and learning, shaping the next generation of farming.
Our Mission
Founded in 2025 by the fifth generation of the Hopkins family, the American Center for Farming Heritage builds on more than 150 years of farming in Lewes, Delaware. What began as a working dairy farm has evolved into a mission-driven nonprofit devoted to education, preservation, and community engagement.
For five generations, the Hopkins family has cared for the land, the animals, and the people of Sussex County. From a thriving dairy herd producing over 12 million pounds of milk annually to the launch of the beloved Hopkins Farm Creamery, each generation has added to the story of Green Acres Farm.
Today, ACFH carries that legacy forward by bridging Delaware’s two most powerful industries, agriculture and tourism. Through programs that highlight animal husbandry, regenerative farming, and interactive learning experiences, we are creating a space where heritage, innovation, and community come together to inspire the next generation.
WHO WE ARE
The American Center for Farming Heritage envisions a future where farming is seen not as a disappearing tradition but as a vital, evolving part of our shared future. Through hands-on education, authentic experiences, and partnerships with farmers, educators, and conservation leaders, we will build agricultural literacy, inspire the next generation of producers, and strengthen the link between people and the land that feeds them.
OUR VISION
Hopkins
Alongside our nonprofit mission, the Hopkins Farm family is also home to several community-loved businesses.
Part of the Hopkins Farm Family
A place where education and innovation never stop.
Endless Discovery
A family and community working side by side.
Community Partnership
WHAT OUR FARM REPRESENTS
Preserving farmland and food traditions for generations.
Heritage
Sustainability
"Our predecessors worked with dedication and determination to preserve land, provide for their families, and educate the next generation about how to carry on this cherished way of life. We are now faced with the opportunity to plant the seed of farming in an immeasurable amount of people. While making our father proud is a big motivating factor, we want to honor not only his life’s work, but his father's, and his father’s father, and so on. We do this for every single farmer and agriculturist that has worked, sacrificed, and educated others in attempt to slow the progress of the vanishing family farm. We want to inspire and invite other transition generation farmers like us to join us in our calling to create the American Center for Farming Heritage. "
- Amy & Ingrid Hopkins, Co-Founders and Board Members
