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Quarles Farm
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Raggard Creekside Farm
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Vegetable farm of 4 acres. Early and late tomatoes are grower’s main crop. Several other vegetables
are grown including beets, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, radishes, cucumbers, okra, kale, collards, peas, turnips, and sometimes peppers and mustard.
Red Barn Farm
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Red Barn Farm is a small farm operation in Grant County specializing in production of sweet corn,
tomatoes, green beans and strawberries. I strive to make my customers happy by providing fresh timely
picked produce that I grow myself. I pride myself on this, and am honest to customers on how I grow
my produce and when it was picked.
River Hill Ranch
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A small family farm raising alpacas in Northern Madison county. We produce locally grown, natural and
sustainable luxury alpaca fiber garments and accessories. We also welcome visitors to the farm to meet the alpacas who grew our clothes!
Rolling Blue Farm
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Rolling Blue Farm is a small family farm located in Lexington, KY along Town Branch Creek. We strive
to provide farm fresh produce and most recently KY raised Saltwater Shrimp.
Rough Draft Farmstead
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People to Know: Hannah. Jesse. Further. Ellis.
CSA sold out, waitlist only!
Will we be at @lexfarmmkt with a $15 PRE-BAGGED, ready-to-go selection of organic vegetables. This week it is:
+Radishes
+Spring Lettuce Mix
+Spinach
+Pea Shoots
+Green Garlic
+Microgreens OR Arugula
Further’s eggs available as an add-on for $5/dozen.
Farm Info:
Welcome to Rough Draft Farmstead…a certified organic small farm in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, Transitioning to no-till and (BACK) off-grid. We raise mixed vegetables for restaurants, for our CSA in the central Kentucky area, and for the Lexington Farmers’ Market. We dabble in permaculture, biodynamics, Korean Natural Farming, and Fukuoka-style agriculture.
We are Hannah and Jesse. Several years ago, we left our respective big cities to return to our home state of Kentucky where we met interning on a small organic farm in Bugtussle, Kentucky. We ended up falling in love with farming and with each other – and we stayed in Bugtussle to build a cabin and live off-grid and grow vegetables. After our first son was born, we decided to move our farm closer to family and closer to a city we could be a part of.
We invite you to follow along with our story, raising food and family with the seasons, homesteading, farming and parenting. There will be animals. Definitely some vegetables. Maybe even minerals––who knows. But, no matter what, there will be lots of stories. They seem to grow on trees around here, or at least in gardens.
We are a bio-intensive farm striving to be as sustainable as possible—in the way we grow food, the way we raise animals, the way we consume, and the way we waste. Our farm is certified ORGANIC, Kentucky Proud, and we are committed to never using chemicals of any kind in our gardens, to employing biodynamic principles to encourage diversity, to using non-GMO and local grains for our poultry and livestock, to using organically grown seeds, and to always focusing first on the health and biology of our soil by transitioning to a no-till farming style.
Sailor Smoke
Salad Days Farm
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WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program participant.
Owners Maggie and Jarrod Dungan began the farm in 2015. Maggie is a first generation farmer and works full time running the farm. Jarrod grew up farming conventionally and works full time in Lexington, farming in his time off.
Maggie’s interest in growing food resulted from an education in nutrition and the family’s desire to be self sustaining. They had always liked the idea of one day living in the country and farming. So after a couple of years and a couple of kids, they made the move to Versailles to do just that.
What’s in a name? Yes, they do grow lots of lettuce, but that wasn’t the concept for the farm name. The “salad days” is actually a term coined by Shakespeare and first appeared in his 1606 Antony and Cleopatra. It originally indicated a distant time of youthful naïveté, but has been adapted to mean a time in one’s life when things are vibrant, full of vim, vigor and at the peak of one’s abilities. Farming encompasses both of these meanings, so Maggie and Jarrod can happily say they’re always living the salad days.
Our Practices
The property is 30 acres, only 2-4 acres is used for production. Using intensive, sustainable practices, the farm is allowed to concentrate on quality, rather than quantity. Mechanization is kept to a minimum to allow the farmers to maintain a connection to the plants and soil. Conservation practices such as minimal tillage, cover cropping, and the encouragement of a beneficial and healthy ecosystem of insects, microbial life, and wildlife (outside the fence of course) are used. The goal is to have healthy soil, to have healthy plants, to have healthy customers.
Certified Organic – Most people know the term, and have their own definition of what it means. Some believe the certification is losing value. From big farms that use excessive chemicals (although they may be “organic”), to the government meddling in small farm’s business and adding cost. While this may be true, Salad Days has always grown using organic methods, but has opted to be certified. Why? It defines them in a recognizable way to someone who doesn’t know the farm/farmer, helping them to make a decision about their choice of purchase. Being certified also adds to the statistics. Support for the program, means more effort, research, money, and importance is given to a healthy food and farming system. A small farm working to make a big difference
GAP Certified – Unless you are in the industry of growing food or buying at a wholesale level this term may mean nothing. So what is it? GAP stands for “Good Agriculture Practices”. Salad Days farm has elected to go through this process and expense of being audited and certified for a number of reasons. The farm has always taken food safety seriously, but like organic, how is one to really know without external certification? GAP certification has historically been for large farms seeking sales to large chain grocers and distributors. Proving that small scale farms using intense, sustainable growing practices can be vital to our food system is important to the farm and being GAP certified is another way to show that there is a place for small farms in all markets.
Lean Principles – While this isn’t a certification or even exclusive to farming, it is another approach the farm takes to ensure a quality product. It begins with identifying customer value and building a system of management and production that eliminates waste, inefficiencies, and ensures constant improvements to all aspects of the business and team. Work smarter, not harder.
San’s Healthy Choices
Smith Family Farm
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WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program participant.
The Smith Family Farm has been at LFM since the beginning of the market in 1972. We have the fresh,
in-season veggies at a reasonable price for our patrons. Gourd art by Jefferson.
Spurlocks Seasonings
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We are a spice and chili peppers company.We currently have 3 different types of Seasonings and plan
on having 10 different types of plants available this year.
Steve’s Plants
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WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program participant.
Working hard to bring you the freshest veggies, berries, herbs, and other plants April til October, 5 days a week.
Stonehedge Farm Produce
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People to Know: Adrienne. Victoria.
WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program participant.
Stonehedge Farm specializes in gourmet and traditional vegetables, quail eggs and quail (processed
and live), and pastured beef. Located in beautiful southern Woodford County.
Stuarto’s Olive Oil Company
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Sweetgrass Granola
Tara’s Petals
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Tara’s Plants and Petals is a greenhouse grower in Jessamine County with a wide variety of plants available. I take pride in the fact that I only sell what I grow.
The Void
THRIVE Kombucha
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THRIVE Kombucha is a local Lexington company dedicated to crafting beverages that help to nourish
your adventure, whatever that may be.
Triple J Farm
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CSA sold out, waitlist available!
Family operated diversified farm in Scott Co.We raise all types of fruit & vegetables on our farm, as well as ASH free beef & free range eggs. Plus we make baked goods & ready to eat veggies out of our commercial kitchen!
Tyler Family (The Peach Lady)
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To preorder: message us on Facebook or Instagram.
Currently have our customer favorite red deuce tomatoes.