The term Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has been given to represent
a new way of looking at farms, food and local economies. A direct association
developed between consumers and farmers sees to it that the food dollars
are going directly to the farm in exchange for a weekly share of the harvest
throughout the growing season. CSA bridges the gap between urban and rural,
and reconnects people with the source of their food. Below you will
find descriptions and contact information for many active CSA farms in
Kentucky.
Edmonson County
Au Naturel Farm
Paul and Alison Wiediger
3298 Fairview Church Road, Smiths Grove, KY 42171
270-749-4600
wiediger@msn.com
Serving Bowling Green, Glasgow and surrounding areas.
Paul and Alison Wiediger of Au Naturel
Farm have been growing produce using organic methods
from the early 1970's. Our 84-acre farm is located in South
Central Kentucky, just off I-65 in Edmonson County.
It has been managed organically since 1989. On our farm we
raise grass-finished beef using rotational grazing
methods and we market the beef directly to consumers. We also have
a flock of free-range layers for eggs and
raise pastured broilers for meat that we direct market
to our customer list. We grow
vegetables and cut flowers on about two acres during
the spring, summer and fall. We also utilize 8400 square feet
of unheated high tunnels for the production of gourmet
salad greens all winter long, selling to customers
via an email distribution list. top
Au
Naturel Farm's Website
Meade County
Barr Farms
Adam Barr
2440 Popham Rd
Rhodelia, KY 40161
859-608-6458
adambarr@gmail.com
Serving Louisville and surrounding area.
Barr Farms is a seventh generation family farm owned and operated by myself (Adam), my Uncle Mike and father Gary. Dad and Mike have raised Polled Hereford X Angus Beef for 20+ years. Next spring we will offer grass-finished beef for the first time. 2007 is the first year of CSA production. We will grow a wide variety of herbs and vegetables (see listing at www.localharvest.org/farms/M15623), as well as gourmet and medicinal mushrooms. The garden is small-scale in intensive production using double-dug raised beds. We grow healthy food on remineralized soil. We inspire forest and soil life cycles to build a happy, microbially rich soil. top
Madison County
Berea College CSA Program
Sean Clark
Berea College Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Berea, KY 40404
859-985-3402
sean_clark@berea.edu
Serving Berea, Richmond, and surrounding Madison County
 Berea College’s current market-gardening efforts include production of vegetables, fruits, herbs, and garden plants using ecologically-based methods for sale in the fall and spring. We specialize in greens and sell to customers in Berea through direct delivery, farmers markets, seasonal on-farm plant sales, and a local health food store. We provide free delivery to customers on the Berea College campus. The operation is run by students working in the Berea College Labor Program. top
Berea College's Website
Monroe County
Bugtussle Organic Farm
Cher and Eric Smith
950 Rack Creek Road, Gamaliel, KY 42140
270-427-8315
bugtussleorganicfarm@hotmail.com
Serving Monroe and Allen Co.'s Nashville, TN and Macon Co., TN
 We are
blessed with great neighbors and a dynamic landscape of pasture, woodland,
water and wildlife. Bugtussle is a small community whose name comes from
the elusive dung beetle that 'tussles' balls of manure and buries them in
the soil. Consequently they enhance fertility. We think
of them as little farmers. We've adopted them as our
farm mascot. We, too, are here to build soil. We raise 1 1/2
acres of vegetables, have honey bees, and raise a large
flock of laying hens rotated on pasture with goats. We
are building good friendship with our shareholders.
Nothing could be more satisfying than laboring to produce good
food and directly getting to see the smile on some
one's face as they receive it. Getting to know them commits
us to produce the purest, tastiest, and healthiest
food. It is deeply satisfying to know we are directly involved
in their health and well being. top
Field Day Family Farm
Carol Gundersen
cagundersen@yahoo.com
Field Day Family Farm is a commercial organic (though we have opted against
N.O.P. certification, at this point) produce operation entering its tenth
year. Over a 9-10 month season, the farm runs a forty family CSA, 3 farmer's
markets, and serves 10-15 stores and restaurants in the Louisville, KY area.
The farm's 6-8 acres of ground are a part of one of Louisville's and Jefferson
County's oldest farms and could, perhaps, best be described as a kind of
rural oasis in what is otherwise an increasingly commercial and highly suburban
environment. top
Metcalfe County
Hill and Hollow CSA
Paul Bela and Robin Verson
8707 Breeding Road Edmonton, KY 42129
270-432-0567
hhcsa@scrtc.com
Serving Wednesday: Glasgow, KY( we deliver to a private resident at 3 pm)
Saturday: Nashville, TN (we deliver to the Farmers Market from 8 until noon)
 Hill and
Hollow CSA is an 87-acre certified organic farm located in Metcalfe County.
We are committed to non-mechanized
"human-powered" gardening on our 3-acre mixed vegetable,
herb, cut flower operation. Our private valley, surrounded
by woods, offers many lovely trails that we enjoy
year round. A growing herd of milk goats and 60 chickens
in a variety of movable "chicken tractors" provide
our farm with fertility and our family and friends
with an abundance of fresh eggs. A collection of shiitake
mushroom logs, strawberry plants and young blueberry
bushes complete the picture. We are entering our 6th
year of deliveries to Nashville, TN and our 5th year
serving Glasgow, KY. We invite you to share in our
bountiful harvests, explore our creeks and woodlands
and learn sustainable agricultural practices in our
fields! top
Hill
and Hollow's website
Meade County
Misty Meadows Farm
Ralph and Kathy Packard
215 Blevins Road, Payneville, KY 40157
270-496-4218
mmfarm@bbtel.com
Serving Louisville and Brandenburg
We are going into our 6th year of successful CSA operations. We plan to add shares for the upcoming season. We average 22 weeks of delivery per year. Delivery generally starts mid-May and goes through mid-October, this past year we were able to deliver into November. If you want more information about our CSA please email or call us with your mailing address and phone number and information will be sent to you. Share prices range from $330(1/2 share) to $550 (full share) per year. Payment can be spread out if need be. Free-range eggs may be purchased each distribution day at a reduced price for CSA members. Also, we will be offering free-range pork, lamb, beef, chicken, turkey in 2005 at an additional cost. Please let us know, as soon as you can, if you are interested in joining, as we will have a limited number of shares to sell. top
Misty Meadow Farm's Website
Cumberland County
Sylvanus Farm
Todd Elliott and Sarah Paulson
5980 Salt Lick road, Burkesville, KY 42717
270-433-6068
sylvanusfarm@hotmail.com
Serving Nashville and Bowling Green
We are a small organic farm located in a curve of the Cumberland
River called Salt Lick Bend. We grow about 3-4 acres of
vegetables, herbs and flowers. We specialize in growing
European, Asian, Traditional and Heirloom varieties. We
have a young fruit and nut orchard and perennial plantings
of blueberries, raspberries and asparagus as well as perennial
herbs. We hope to make asparagus and raspberries available
this year.
We have a flock of assorted laying hens and will make
eggs available to CSA members this year. It is our goal
to add beef cows and dairy goats to our farm eco-system
in the near future. We also have plans to begin growing
gormet shiitake mushrooms to supply CSA members.
We are committed to growing food that is healthful and
doing so in a way that is sustainable for the land and
its inhabitants. top
Sylvanus
Farm's Website
Henry County
Tenacity Farm
Bob, Kathleen and Kory Brocious
Hwy 55, Campbellsburg, Ky 40011
(502) 532-6324
Tenacity Farm's email
Nature's Best, certified naturally grown, wholesome food for your family is available to folks in the Louisville Metro area through 134 acre Tenacity Farm. Farm tours are available to see our vegetables, pigs, calves, egg laying chickens, broilers, meat goats and ducks. We participate in Community Supported Agriculture with partners in the Louisville area. We also provide a variety of pork products as they are available as well as the tastiest pastured broilers (chicken) processed in a Kentucky USDA facility. Give us a call to place your order and get on our mailing list. top
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