Certified Organic Operations in Kentucky

The following information was graciously supplied by the agents who certify in Kentucky. All certified operations were contacted for verification of the information. Only operations that were certified prior to June 1, 2005 and provided their approval for inclusion are listed in this resource manual.

Operations are listed in alphabetical order by name of the operation. No attempt was made to sort by certifying agent, location, or size of the operation. Numbers assigned to operations correspond to numbering on the Kentucky maps.

  1. Buffalo Trace Distillery
    Drew Mayville
    1001 Wilkinson Blvd.
    Frankfort, KY 40601
    502-696-5912
    Organic Rain Vodka
    Indiana Certified Organic, certifying agent

  2. Jack Byrd
    59 Swafford Branch Rd
    Manchester, KY 40962
    606-596-0280
    Wild crops: black walnuts, mushrooms, wild herbs
    Indiana Certified Organic, certifying agent

  3. Colcord Farms
    Leo Keene
    Marketing manager
    Box 1000
    Paris, KY 4037-1000
    859-328-2401
    859-328-2540 FAX
    bluemoon@iclub.org
    Asparagus, grass-finished beef, non-certified but hormone and chemical free
    Indiana Certified Organic, certifying agent

  4. Conner/Fairchild
    John Conner
    21 Conner Rd.
    Hebrom, KY 41048
    859-689-0924
    Produce, tomatoes
    Indiana Certified Organic, certifying agent

  5. Elmwood Stock Farm
    Mac Stone
    3520 Paris Rd.
    Georgetown, KY 40324
    859-621-0756
    502-863-0086
    236 acres organic grassfed
    beef, organic pastured poultry products and eggs, market vegetables, berries, herbs, and flowers
    Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association, certifying agent

  6. Heine Brothers’ Coffee
    Mike Mays and Gary Heine
    2714 Frankfort Ave.
    Louisville, KY 40206
    502-899-5551
    888-273-9528
    Five stores, coffee roasting and retail, organic fair trade coffees
    Indiana Certified Organic, certifying agent

  7. Infinity Farms
    Edward Schumann
    5600 Cutler Trace
    Melbourne, KY 41059
    859-635-8682
    859-635-8683
    Field crops, tobacco
    Indiana Certified Organic, certifying agent

  8. Lake Botanicals
    Charles Lake
    2920 Poindexter Rd.
    Cynthiana, KY 41031
    859-234-6884
    lakefarm@kyk.net
    1.25 acres herbs, passion flower, yellow dock, and calamus
    Indiana Certified Organic, certifying agent

  9. Organic Ridge Farm
    Roger Smith
    835 AA Highway South
    Brookville, KY 41004
    606-756-2406
    16 acres mixed vegetables, flowers, seed saver of Burley tobacco
    Indiana Certified Organic, certifying agent

  10. Organic Oven Breads
    Florentino Morlote
    2780 Louisville Rd.
    Harrodsburg, KY 40330
    859-733-9070
    Five types of organic bread
    Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA), certifying agent

  11. Otter Valley Farms
    Suzanne Doerrfeld
    1342 Enterprize Rd.
    Lawrenceburg, KY 40342
    502-859-1028
    Mixed vegetables, garlic, non-certified honey
    Indiana Certified Organic, certifying agent

  12. Perry Botanicals
    Charles Perry
    324 Saterfield Ln.
    Owingsville, KY 40360
    606-674-2819
    Woodland medicinal herbs: black and blue cohosh, wild yam, black haw, wild cherry, goldenseal, Solomon’s seal, and cranes bill
    Indiana Certified Organic, certifying agent

  13. Sheltowee Farm, Inc.
    Bill and Rebecca Webb
    4793 Firebrook Blvd.
    Lexington, KY 40513
    859-219-3400
    859-230-0780 (cell)
    billy@sheltoweefarm.com
    Year-round specialty fresh mushrooms
    Indiana Certified Organic, certifying agent

  14. Swackhamer Farms
    Jeff Swackhamer
    1690 Goodluck Beaumont Rd.
    Edmonton, KY 42129
    270-428-2329
    200 acres wild crops, herbs, ginseng, yellow root, black cohosh
    Indiana Certified Organic, certifying agent

  15. Sylvanus Farm
    Edward E. Elliott and Sarah A. Paulson
    5980 Salt Lick Rd.
    Burkesville, KY 42717
    270-433-6068
    sylvanusfarm@hotmail.com
    www.geocities.com/sylvanusfarm
    23 acres; 5 acres in seasonal produce, seed garlic
    Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association, certifying agent

  16. T&J Farm
    Tom Crogan
    645 Dog Creek Rd.
    Cub Run, KY 42729
    270-534-9665
    Field crops, tobacco
    Indiana Certified Organic, certifying agent

  17. Tom’s Farm
    Thomas Byrd and Thomas
    Lawhon, Jr.
    755 Towles Rd.
    Owenton, KY 40359
    502-484-5016
    324 acres of hay, 45 A. of field crops
    Indiana Certified Organic, certifying agent

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