The problem is in the name.
They are “Christmas tree farms” so naturally we think they are in rural areas.
Actually, three of the 22 Christmas tree farms in Kentucky are in Lexington and one is in Louisville, according to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
These farms are a mile or two from the suburbs or maybe on [...]
Here’s something to chew on as you eat your next turkey sandwich at Subway: The bird you are digesting might have been a runner-up to a turkey “pardoned” just before Thanksgiving by President Bush.
But there’s more.
Your Subway turkey was raised on feed products made by Nicholasville-based Alltech, chief sponsor of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian [...]
“We have kind of labeled ourselves ‘dairy goat pioneers,’” says Todd Harp. “There are several people across the state who are watching Susan and me to see how it goes.”
Harp operates Foxhide Farm in Bourbon County and last week, he made the first official shipment of goat’s milk in Kentucky, according to state inspectors.
It went [...]
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