Meet Our Vendors

Here’s a list of our Berea Farmers’ Market vendors. Each vendor sells the products they grow, raise, and/or process. The vendors also help keep the market functioning through their cooperative efforts with the board members and the market coordinators.

 

Abney Farms

Derek & Kristin ABNEY
 

Abney Farms is located in Paint Lick, KY. Derek and Kristin specialize in fresh, local grain finished beef, corn and other fruits and veggies. Seasonally, they also offer a variety of spring and summer season hanging basket florals, mums and fodder shocks during the fall, and bedding plants.

 
 

Appalachian Craft Farm

Robin Reed
 

Robin has a variety of fresh produce to offer every week. Like mushrooms, fresh radish, squash, kale, plants, and more.

 

BeezBerries

Andrew & Brittany Mills
 

“We are local to Berea and our goal is to make a difference in the health food industry - it doesn’t have to taste bad! Together we create Kombucha, Fruit & Nut Bars, and now Granola! There is local honey in every jar giving it a smooth and sweet taste.”

Small batch Kombucha, Fruit & Nut Bars, and Granola made with fresh fruit and local honey.

BeezBerries website: www.shopbeezberries.com

 

Best Family Farm

Bill Best

“We strive to grow healthy crops using heirloom and non-genetically modified seeds. As one of the people that worked to develop heirloom tomatoes, I believe in healthy food and diverse genetic strains.”

Bill sells plants, tomatoes, shuck beans, and books. He founded the market in 1974 and sells his own books on heirloom fruits, vegetables and seed saving. He is also on the board of directors.

Website: www.heirlooms.org

 

Boone Creek Creamery

Jonathan Thompson

Handmade artisan cheeses, fudge, and butter. Boone Creek Creamery always carries in a variety of types and flavors for your enjoyment.

Boone Creek Creamery’s Website

 

Dave’s Green Thumb

Dinsmore Family

Dave’s Green Thumb has been growing vegetables for the Berea Farmer’s Market for over 10 years. It began in 2008, when our son David was taking horticulture classes and growing vegetables on a friend’s vacant lot and at the Berea Urban Farm. It has since moved to our own property… taking up most of it! We grow a variety of naturally grown vegetables, from carrots, turnips, and kale to specialty tomatoes and cucumbers.

A Recent addition to our business has been “Dave’s Originals” artwork - framed prints and notecards by our son, depicting the beauty of our region and a host of other subjects.

 

Muddy Creek Cattle Co.

Chad Eades, Adam Eades

In addition to their grass-fed, grain finished beef, Muddy Creek Cattle Co. also often has puppies for sale at the market from time to time.

 

England’s Orchard and Nursery

Clifford & Kum Hui England

We are a family owned farm of 40 acres where we grow berries and other fruit, various kinds of vegetables, and nut trees. We also produce baked goods on the side to bring to the market each week.

England’s Orchard and Nursery Website: www.treenut.net

 

Gaia’s Food

Ruwen Chang

Gaia’s Food is an organic no-till urban farm located in the heart of Berea. They offer various kinds of greens and other vegetables as they are in season.

 

Good Life Growers

Connie & Dave Abernathy

“This is a family tradition and now our son is working as a business partner with us.”

Flowering perennials, tomato plants, peppers, and herb starts.

Connie has been with the market for 10 years!

 

Goose Hill Downs Farm

Rene’ & Andy Riley

“There is nothing better than homegrown vegetables right off the farm straight into your hands!  We love that we can provide our customers with great taste and nutritional value”.

Heirloom tomatoes, green beans; bell, jalapeño, banana peppers and purple hull peas along with baby new potatoes.

Rene’, one of the owners and operators, is also the president of the market.  Her and her husband Andy also run a full-service bed and breakfast.

Goose Hill Downs Website: www.goosehilldowns.com

 

Lakewood Soaps

Teresa Crum

Teresa is based out of Richmond, KY and makes handmade soaps made with goats milk and other all natural ingredients.

 

Lazy Eight Stock Farm

Baumann Family

“We strive to grow as good a product as we can and leave the ground in a better condition than it was in before we planted.”

Certified organic vendor selling seasonal produce and well known for their strawberries!

AT THIS MOMENT THEY ARE ONLY DOING CSA DELIVERIES. YOU CAN ORDER PRODUCTS ON THEIR WEBSITE BELOW.

Lazy Eight Website: www.lazyeightstockfarm.com

 

Miss Inga’s

Inga Maria Weddington

Home produced baked goods, doggy treats, jams, and more.

 

Mountainside Farm LLC

James, Missy, & Gabriel

Our family grows produce and microgreens using no-till, organic practices. You can enjoy our own beets or microgreens in freeze dried form, as well as, many other fruits or vegetables. We also raise St. Croix sheep and chickens with rotational grazing.

Make sure to stop by for our croissant breakfast sandwiches and other artisan bakery items!

 

Oak and Barrel Meats

Pasture raised chicken and pork and grass fed beef and lamb. Located in Mackville, KY.

 

Red Haven Farm

Sandy Ross and Martin Caruana

We are a local farm in Estill County raising healthy meats for your family.  We have pasture raised pork and grassfed and finished beef and goat.  We also have pasture raised and organically fed poultry (chicken and turkey) and eggs.

In addition, we run several short-term rentals on the farm and provide on-farm tours and activities.

Website: www.redhavenky.com

 

Threads of Hope

Gina Hudson

Threads of Hope has many different colorful and fun sewing creations to choose from. Whether its an apron or cozy blanket everything is homemade with love.