Simpson County

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education offerings in simpson county

Just Piddlin Farm

  • Farm field trips

  • Classroom visits

  • Contact Jill Willingham: JPF@logantele.com or 270-542-6769

Farms in Simpson County

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Oak Hill Farms & Heartland Chia

Oak Hill Farms is owned and operated by the Kummer family. They raise corn, soybeans, and wheat, and in 2012 began growing chia seed. Chris Kummer worked with plant scientists at the University of Kentucky to see if the new type of chia plant they developed would grow well on his farm. They now sell chia as a food ingredient across the country. Chia is high in fiber, protein, and healthy fats. The plant is also a favorite of bees and butterflies. Learn more at Heartland Chia.

Little Bent Farm 

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Little Bent Farm is located in Franklin, Kentucky. Started by owners Michael Farrell & Zach Vincent, Little Bent Farm was born from a problem—a lack of fresh produce in the Franklin area. This motivated the duo to start growing their own food and in 2014, with an excess of vegetables, they started selling at markets!

What started as a project has now turned into a two-acre farm that grows year-round. The use of unheated high tunnels has allowed the farm to extend their growing season and to specialize in gourmet lettuces, greens, salad mixes, and root crops. In addition to a huge variety of vegetables, Little Bent Farm also has free range chickens--they even get to nibble on the vegetable scraps, too! The farm partners with others in the area to provide local customers with a larger variety of groceries than they can provide on their own. 

You can find available produce, meat, value-added products, and more on their website: https://www.littlebentfarm.com/

Stamps Farm

Stamps Farms is owned by Eric and Alecia Stamps in Franklin, Kentucky. They milk about 275 cows and raise feed crops and tobacco. 

Source: Eunice Schlappi, Kentucky Department of Agriculture

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