As we celebrate National Farmers Market Week, Greenup County Farmers Market shines as an example of how a small gathering of growers in 2004 has grown into a thriving market under a new pavilion—building community, supporting small businesses, and expanding food access with KCARD’s support.
Community Farmers Market: Growing Access to Local Food
In honor of National Farmers Market Week, we’re sharing how Community Farmers Market in Bowling Green grew from six vendors in a parking lot to a thriving, year-round local food hub. Read how their partnership with KCARD has helped fuel their success and helped make fresh, local food more accessible for everyone.
Celebrating Dairy Month with Rowlett’s Milkhouse Creamery
This Dairy Month, we’re celebrating more than just milk—we’re honoring the hardworking families who bring it to our tables. Just outside Campbellsburg, Kentucky, siblings Sharon and Terry Rowlett turned a family farm challenge into a thriving creamery business. With grit, creativity, and support from KCARD, they transformed their dairy operation into Rowlett’s Milkhouse Creamery—proving that with the right support, rural dreams can grow strong.
Central Kentucky Grower's Association: Feeding Eastern Kentucky through the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program
Central Kentucky Grower's Assocation, which began as a vegetable marketing cooperative in 1999, has been looking ahead to new projects, including participating in the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Program through the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Through this program, CKGA are using their producer connections in the area to source and build food boxes that are then distributed to underserved communities across the state with a focus on Eastern Kentucky.
Sustainable Harvest Farm: Feeding the Community and Environment
Sustainable Harvest Farm is a produce farm in London, KY owned and operated by Ford and Amanda Waterstrat. Sustainable Harvest Farm is focused on providing sustainably grown organic produce across the state and a fully customizable CSA program.
Celebrating National Farmers Market Week with Franklin County Farmers Market
Happy National Farmers Market Week! This week, we’re celebrating with farmers markets across the state, like Franklin County Farmers Market, and highlighting how KCARD can work with markets on various projects.
Celebrating Kentucky Cut Flower Month with the Kentucky Flower Market
July is Kentucky Cut Flower Month, so we’re celebrating with a spotlight on the Kentucky Flower Market! Owned by Sarah Torgerson and Kayla Carey, the Kentucky Flower Market, based in Simpsonville, KY, is a collaborative market of flower farmers who sell and market together, primarily through an online platform.
Celebrating Dairy Month with Legacy Dairy
June is Dairy Month in Kentucky! To celebrate, we’re spotlighting Legacy Dairy, a fourth-generation family farm operated by the Jones family in Barren County, KY. Legacy Dairy offers whole, non-homogenized milk that comes strictly from cows raised and cared for on the farm, where it’s also bottled and processed.
Roaring Shoals Farm: Providing Local Beef from Pasture to Plate
For Beef Month in Kentucky, we’re highlighting Roaring Shoals Farm! Roaring Shoals Farm is a small Black Angus beef farm in Breathitt County, owned and operated by Erik and Amy Holbrook. Both raised on farms in Breathitt County, Erik and Amy take pride in raising grain-finished, dry-aged beef that is born and raised on the farm.
Cherry Farms: Beefing up the Family Farm Business
Cherry Farms, located in the small community of Fountain Run, KY, has been the home and workplace of three generations of the Cherry family – but that doesn’t mean the farm has looked the same for all of these years. The farm started as a small dairy, beef cattle and tobacco operation, but owners Mark and Tonya Cherry shifted the focus to USDA-inspected beef and pork as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.