Allen County
Farm Profiles
Cherry Farms
Mark and Tonya Cherry operate Cherry Farm, where they milk about 100 cows, grow feed crops and tobacco and raise beef cattle. Two years ago, Tonya started growing lavender.
Source: Eunice Schlappi, Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Red Hill Farms
Bart, Sarah, & Ty Jones operate Red Hill Farms, a 7th-generation family farm on the rolling hills of northern middle Tennessee and south central Kentucky. With the original farm purchased by Bart’s great-great-great-grandmother in the late 1860s, the family has tilled the land with pride and raised quality livestock for several generations.
Willow-Bee Dairy
Willow-Bee Farm started in 1961 when Everett & Fay Willoughby married. Everett started milking about ten cows by hand and selling milk in cans. Everett & Fay had three daughters: Linda, Brenda, and Patricia. They raised their family on the farm, went to many dairy shows, and continued to milk. During the 100 anniversary of the Kentucky State Fair, Everett and Fay were honored for showing for more than 50 years. Last year, 2019 made 60 years at the Kentucky State Fair for the farm without missing a year. In 2011, Brenda married Curtis Strange. He and his son, Lee, became a big part of the family. Curtis and Everett continue to milk about 45-50 cows in their parlor.
River Bend Blooms
River Bend Blooms is a family farm growing specialty cut flowers to add beauty and joy to their customers' lives. They offer a bouquet subscription service, on-farm events, AirBNBs, and the opportunity to build your own bouquet at their flower truck. Every stem they sell is grown locally on their farm. River Bend Blooms offers five-, ten-, and twenty-week bouquet subscriptions in addition to their one-bouquet-a-month subscription.
Customers have the opportunity to enjoy moving through the flower year with their fresh, locally-grown blooms. Pick-up locations are available at Beet Box Produce in Bowling Green or Bluegrass Winery in Smiths Grove. To learn more or to purchase a CSA share, please visit http://www.riverbendblooms.com/
Credit: Kentucky Proud
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