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Farm Profiles

High Five Farm

High Five Farm is a two-person team growing vegetables and herbs on two leased acres in Woodford County. Farmers Chelsea and Alex are guided by their beliefs in simplicity, community, service, and ecological stewardship. High Five produce is grown using non-certified organic methods, low-impact machinery, and hand tools, locally sourced composts, and never sprayed with synthetic pesticides or amended with petrochemical fertilizers.

High Five Farm offers a 20-week sliding-scale community-supported agriculture program where members can expect to receive a wide selection of 6-10 freshly harvested items weekly. CSA members are encouraged to try new things and are equipped with a weekly recipe booklet created by Chef Toby Olsen.

For more information on High Five's offerings + pick up locations:
https://highfivefarmky.square.site/2022-season-csa

Credit: Bluegrass Farm to Table

Dove’s Landing Farm LLC

Dove's Landing Farm LLC in Woodford County delivers fresh seasonal farm products right to your door. Dove's Landing offered vegetable, egg, chicken, or fruit-based CSA options. You can opt for a 4-week or a 3-month subscription with the option to add on nutrition coaching to aid in your fresh whole food journey.

Credit: Bluegrass Farm to Table

Bellaire Blooms

Aaron Stancombe and Anna Bynum love to watch things grow. Their first flower beds were in downtown Lexington, where they can still be seen. Aaron ran drip irrigation off of rain barrels and managed to grow beautiful armfuls of vibrant stems on our city plot.  As of 2015, they have expanded onto several acres near the Kentucky River in Woodford County, where they continue to grow their blooms without harmful chemicals. Future plans include organic certification, veggies, chickens, and some fat and happy hogs. Bellaire Blooms

Airdrie Stud

The Airdrie Stud of Governor and Mrs. Brereton C. Jones consists of more than 2,500 acres, primarily on Old Frankfort Pike, near Midway, Kentucky. Much of this land is part of the famed Woodburn Stud, home of the immortal Lexington during his 16-year tenure as America’s leading sire in the 19th century. Woodburn, also the home of five 19th-century Kentucky Derby winners, is, in fact, the birthplace of Kentucky’s Thoroughbred industry.

This gently rolling, mineral-rich land in the heart of North America’s richest limestone/bluegrass region provides a perfect natural base on which to raise young runners of exceptional quality.

From the turn of the century through the fall of 1972, when Brereton and Libby founded Airdrie Stud, no Thoroughbreds had been raised on this prime land. Since then, well over 150 stakes winners and earners of in excess of $100,000,000 have been bred and raised at Airdrie -- an honor roll that includes more than 20 Grade 1 winners.

Airdrie’s proven stallions, exciting young sire prospects, a top band of broodmares, excellent land, and a staff of dedicated, experienced horsemen combine to assure a bright future indeed.