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It’s about hard work and making a difference. We know farming can and should positively impact broader social and environmental goals. From healthier soil to a healthier job market, we believe regenerative farming is about doing better.
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Our Mt. Folly


Our farm has been in the same family for nearly two centuries. We dedicated many fruitful years to Laura’s Lean Beef, an early pioneer of hormone- and antibiotic-free beef products. Today, we raise non-GMO and organic feed grain, rye, and corn for our distillery, USDA-certified organic hemp for CBD, and a cattle herd for climate-smart beef. We partner with research organizations to study organic and regenerative practices and understand the nutritional impact of raising crops and cattle on healthy soil.

Our Farmers

We are building a network of smart farmers in the Ohio River Valley. Through our partnership with the USDA, we are linking our farmers to regional brands to help you find and purchase healthy food and plant medicine grown holistically to improve our land, air, and water. Because the more we move toward a small farm future, the better our world will be.

our Ohio River valley

Our region has more small and mid-sized farms than many parts of the US. It’s also home to many struggling rural communities. We believe in our home base and are working to improve local and regional food supply chains to improve the health of the Ohio River Valley’s economy and people. 

Mt. Folly Farm

Everything that we are was built and grown at Mt. Folly Farm. Owned and operated by Laura Freeman, Mt. Folly Farm has provided for Mt. Folly for decades. Learn more about the farm that started it all by clicking the button below.

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Meet our Farmers

Tony Ricketts & EJ Bunzendahl
Camargo, Kentucky
Meet the farmers that provide food for your tables and how they implement regenerative farming to enhance the wellness of their livestock, grass, and soil. Watch as they talk about their farming experiences and speak with Mikey Hans-Barrientos of the Savory Institute as they assess the benefits of regenerative agriculture through Ecological Outcomes Verification (or EOV).
Laura Greenfield & Bobby Carey
Paris, Kentucky
Meet the farmers that provide food for your tables and how they implement regenerative farming to enhance the wellness of their livestock, trees, grass, soil, and waterways. Watch as they talk about their farming experiences and their silvopasture techniques.
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Fieldspeak

Fieldspeak exists to build ecologic, economic and cultural resilience in the Ohio River Valley by connecting farmers, land managers and the public with  networks, resources and markets anchored in Holistic Management.
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Upcoming Events

Join other farmers to learn best-practices for smart land management. These events are offered at no cost thanks to support from the USDA – National Institute for Food and Agriculture.
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Past Events

Heritage Food Festival 2025

Nov 7
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12:00 pm
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12:00 pm

"Preserving the Future." Join FieldSpeak and Mt. Folly this fall for the 3rd annual Heritage Food Fest, November 7-9th at Terrapin Hill Farm in Harrodsburg, KY! ​ Early Bird Tickets available now through September 15th.

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Fieldspeak Farmer Social

Apr 17
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6:00 pm
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8:00 pm

Join us for an evening where farmers and friends connect over the country's agricultural state. April topic is "Continuing the conversation about IMPROVING LAND ACCESS FOR NEW FARMERS." Everyone is welcome to come, sip local spirits, listen to music, and chat about the past, present, and future of farming. We offer discounted prices on beer and distilled spirits and free water and soda. As always, there will be great conversations with great friends. Hosted at Regeneration Distilling Co in downtown Winchester, KY.

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Beef Takeover at Butch's Grill Inside Critchfield Meats Family Market

Mar 21
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10:00 am
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2:00 pm

Mt. Folly Beef is now available at Critchfield Family Market in Lexington, Kentucky! From the founder of Laura's Lean Beef, comes an exciting new venture. Farmer-owned Mt. Folly, brings you beef raised right here in the region. With no added growth-hormones, no antibiotics, and a lifetime on pasture, this beef is proven to be more nutrient-dense and less fatty than other beef on the market. When you buy from Mt. Folly, feel good knowing your beef was never confined to a feedlot. Our regenerative agriculture practices help support better soil, which in return produces better quality of beef. Taste the difference yourself! Join us Friday, March 21st for a Mt. Folly BEEF TAKEOVER at Butch's Grill inside of Critchfield. We'll be there from 10am-2pm to talk directly to shoppers about our beef. BEEF TAKEOVER at Butch's Grill inside Critchfield March 21st 10am-2pm 398 Southland Dr, Lexington, KY

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Mt. Folly's
Annual
Heritage Food Festival

Mt. Folly hosts Heritage Food Festival every year to build skills among people in the Ohio River valley for raising, processing, preparing, and sharing food in traditional ways to improve the health of our people and our land and to prepare the way for a capable response to an uncertain future.

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This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under agreement number NR233A750004G057.


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