April Was A Busy Month For KBFA!

We want to recap what we have been up to!!

Central Appalachia Network (CAN Convening)

April 3-4, 2024

Tatum and Tiffany went to West Virginia to learn more about ways to connect KBFA members to other growers in the Ohio River Valley and Appalachian region.

Ohio Urban Homesteaders Group

Apr 6, 2024

Director Tiffany Bellfield El-Amin traveled to Columbus, Ohio to meet with new and beginner urban and rural farmers. The conversation of cooperatives and organizing were discussed.

Working in regional solidarity is a mission!

State of Black Food Summit

April 13, 2024 Louisville, Ky

Board Pres. Tatum Lewis went on behalf of KBFA. Building community across the state

Woman of the Land at Action Jackson Farms

Apr 18, 2024

Herd Queen Fatima Jackson hosted the Spring American Farmland Trust Women of the Land Gathering on her family farm in Salvisa, Ky. Risk Management via diversifying your farm operations and how to fund that expansion were topics of interest.

2024 National Farm Viability Conference

Apr 29, 2024

KBFA is a current grantee of the AFT Growing Equity Grant, where we work with growers and farmers to build business and market capacity through Business Technical Assistance (BTA).

Part of that work, we were invited to attend this conference. Kentucky was in the BUILDING!

Coming Soon!

USDA Climate Smart Speed  Dating

Email for more information kbfassociation@gmail.com

We had a great Climate Smart Speed Dating Lunch at the Madison Co Library. Alot if information and clarification regarding all 5 Climate Smart Projects that are available to Kentucky growers and stewards.

Upcoming:

Virtual Link Up: May 24, 2024

West Kentucky In Person Gathering: May 31, 2024

Are you growing enough to give away?

Sell it to KBFA!

Need your product distributed?Aggregated?

Email or call 859-684-9138

Be on the look out for monthly price lists

June Price List

Kale/Arugula/Microgreens $3.00/lb

Green Onions $2/ bundles (5 sticks)

Tomatoes $4.00/lb

Strawberries $4.00/lb

Eggs $6.00/doz

Boxes/Loose Leaf Tea $3.00

NEED:

100 lbs of Strawberries

100 lbs of Kale/Arugula/Microgreens (and/or)

100 dozen eggs

400 oz of Honey

100 boxes or plastic jars of herbal tea/seasonings

25-50 bundles of green onion