Village Acres Farm is a multi-generational family farm committed to growing food and building relationships that are sustaining, restorative, and transformative for our customers, our employees, and ourselves. Celebrating nearly 40 years of farming and 30 years of Organic certification, as well as nearly 25 years of serving the community through a CSA model, Village Acres operates as a diversified system, integrating organic vegetables, berries, and flowers and pastured livestock (laying hens and sheep).

History: In 1982, Roy and Hope Brubaker began caring for the land that would become Village Acres Farm. As head farmer, Roy focused on growing crops for the Tuscarora Organic Growers Cooperative, when he wasn’t involved in CSA production. Hope’s involvement has included greenhouse work and flower production and today she cares for her nursery crop of trees and plants, as well as cleaning and packing more than her fair share of the eggs! All of the Brubaker children have been involved in the work of the farm over the years. Angela established the farm’s CSA in 1998. Phoebe and Deb expanded the farm crew during college breaks. Roy Dale introduced livestock to the farm over the years . He and his wife Julie Hurst raise lamb, beef and pork for the CSA at Blue Rooster Farm nearby. In 2015, Roy and Hope transitioned the land that made up Village Acres Farm to their children, and it continues to be owned collectively under the name Hope Fields. At the same time, the farm business was transitioned to Deb and her then spouse Hannah Smith-Brubaker. Together they, along with children Chandler and Owen, continued to operate the farm business. Today, Hope, Angela, Phoebe and Deb all live and work on the farm. Deb continues to operate Village Acres Farm and FoodShed focusing primarily on growing wholesale vegetable for regional restaurants and small retailers. Phoebe and Angie established Wilding Hope LLC which is a cut flower business that shares the same land and infrastructure. Hope keeps the place trimmed up with her mower, assists her daughter as able, and uses her green thumb to propagate many trees, shrubs, and other plants that are diversifying hedgerows and riparian buffers near and far.