Hope Springs Farm

10/22/2026

Come grab a bite to eat with us at Funck's Restaurant next Wednesday from 3pm-close!

🍽️🌿 DINE OUT & GIVE BACK!

Join us at Funck’s Palmyra on Wednesday, October 28, from 3 PM–close for a Give Back Night benefiting Hope Springs Farm!

We’ll be donating 10% of food sales throughout the evening to support the organization and the work they do in our community.

Bring your family and friends, enjoy a meal with us, and help us support Hope Springs Farm! 🌱

10/16/2026

It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our founder, Nina Rovner, who passed away in the early morning hours of October 2nd after battling an illness for quite some time.

Nina and her husband founded Hope Springs Farm for their daughter, “Mimi,” with a dream of creating a place where adults of all abilities could find purpose, connection, and opportunities to grow. What began with just four Growers and a flock of turkeys has blossomed into the incredible program we know today.

Nina’s presence can still be felt in every corner of the Farm. From her beloved dahlias and seasonal decorations to the monthly “Nina Days” when she brought staff a smorgasbord of snacks, she had a special way of making people feel appreciated and making the Farm feel beautiful. She could often be found sitting on her favorite bench, watching our Growers and staff work, thanking them for their hard work, and sharing how beautiful the Farm looked. She took pride in every detail and, most importantly, in the people who brought her vision to life.

Our recent Fall Harvest Celebration was a reminder of just how much this Farm meant to Nina. It was her favorite event of the year—a chance for families to come together and celebrate how much their children had grown. Although she was not physically with us, her presence was deeply felt.

Nina’s dream is our dream. We are forever grateful for her vision, her dedication, and the foundation she built. We will continue working to create meaningful opportunities for our Growers and to nurture a farm full of endless possibilities.

We invite you to join us at Hope Springs Farm on Tuesday, November 3rd, as we celebrate Nina’s life and honor her lasting legacy. We will plant a magnolia tree in her memory and invite everyone whose life has been touched by Nina and her vision to add a little soil to the tree. We will also dedicate a bench engraved with her mission, honoring the moments she spent sitting and watching her dream come to life.

Nina’s legacy lives on in our Growers, our staff, our families, and every person who has been touched by Hope Springs Farm. We hope you will join us in remembering a woman whose dream continues to grow.

If you have a special memory or story about Nina, we would love for you to share it with us.

With love and gratitude,
The Hope Springs Farm Family

10/13/2026

We are still walking on sunshine after an incredible day at our Fall Harvest Barbecue Celebration! Thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s event bigger and better than ever!

A special thank you to our amazing food and activity vendors who joined us: Blazing Swine BBQ, Cubby's Ice Cream Café, Button Loni, Erica's Facepainting, and Stephanie Lahnstein Massage Therapy. We appreciate you being part of our celebration!

We are also incredibly grateful to WoodmenLife Chapter #364 and Hartman Home Improvements, LLC for their generous sponsorship, along with all the businesses, families, and community members who donated toward the event and our basket raffle. Your generosity helped make this day possible!

And finally, thank you to everyone in our community who came out to enjoy the food, activities, animals, shopping, and fun. Your continued support means so much to our Growers, staff, and entire Farm family.

Each year, we strive to make our Fall Harvest Barbecue bigger and better than the last, and we couldn’t do it without all of you. Because of your support, we can continue growing our program, creating meaningful opportunities for our Growers, and expanding our impact in the community.

Thank you for growing with us. We can’t wait to see what next year brings!

10/12/2026

Get ready for a spooktacular night at our Halloween Dance on October 30th! Come dressed in your Halloween best and get ready for a night of music, dancing, and frightfully good fun. We can’t wait to see everyone on the dance floor!

10/05/2026

Come on out to Cubby's Ice Cream Café to get a taste of the Pumpkin Cheesecake Ice Cream. We had it at the our Fall Harvest Barbecue and boy was it delicious! Made with pumpkins from our garden, the growers cooked and pureed the pumpkin themselves!

YES! We've have PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE made with pumpkins from the wonderful growers Hope Springs Farm who planted, tended and harvested these fall favorites.

09/26/2026

We are at the Hershey Volunteer Fire Company for the 20th Annual Soup Cookoff from 11am to 2pm! Come check out the tasty soups our Growers have created. We have a Potato Leek Saffron and Carrot Ginger Coconut soup you won't want to miss out tasting!! 🤤🥣🥕🥔

09/18/2026

💚 Celebrating Our Amazing DSPs! 💚

This week, we celebrated the incredible Direct Support Professionals who make Hope Springs Farm what it is.

Our DSPs do so much more than support our Growers through their day. They encourage, teach, listen, laugh, problem-solve, get their hands dirty, care for animals, work through the heat and cold, and show up day after day with patience and compassion.

They help create a place where our Growers feel valued, capable, connected, and proud of the work they do. And their care extends to every animal who calls the farm home. ❤️

Our farm family has grown so much, and each member of that family brings something uniquely special. Different personalities, talents, humor, strengths, and perspectives come together to make our farm the special place it is.

The farm truly calls to a special kind of person — and these are those people.

To our DSPs: thank you for the countless little things you do that often go unnoticed, the big things that make a lasting difference, and most importantly, for the heart you bring to the farm every day.

You are appreciated every single day, but we hope this week reminded you just how special you are to all of us.

We are so grateful for our amazing staff and proud to call you part of the Hope Springs Farm family. 💚🌻

Happy DSP Appreciation Week!

06/17/2026

Soaking up the sunshine and spreading joy all summer long! 🌞