Our Vision
A self-sustaining farm which involves and benefits the Mattocks beneficiaries and local surrounding communities.
Our Mission
To be good stewards of the land, promote culturally and environmentally sensitive, and financially sustainable practices, to serve and educate family and community members, while honoring the cultural and historical wisdom of our ancestors.
Education
Mattocks Riverview Farms serves as a living classroom - teaching younger generations about sustainable agriculture, forestry, and stewardship of the land. The family is committed to incorporating younger generations in preserving African American farming history, and educating them on farmland management, water ecosystems, and forest stewardship protocols.
The farm's unique landscape - spanning pine timberlands, wetland marsh, and working agricultural fields - offers hands-on learning opportunities found nowhere else in Onslow County.
Our Education Goals
- Preserve African American Farming Heritage Connect younger family members and community participants with the deep history of Black land ownership and stewardship in Onslow County.
- Teach Land & Water Stewardship Hands-on education covering farmland management, wetland conservation, and forest management protocols on 615 acres of varied terrain.
- Inspire Future Generations Engage young people in the farm's working operations - from pine management to agricultural leasing - so that the legacy is understood and owned by those who will carry it forward.
Educational program details and partnership opportunities coming soon.