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Cardwell Family Farm of Butler County is one of the 88 certified farm markets across the Commonwealth accepted into the 2016 Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) Certified Roadside Farm Market Program.

In joining the KFB Certified Roadside Farm Market Program, Cardwell Family Farm has committed to offering quality products and service to its customers. Its acceptance by Farm Bureau tells customers that this market meets the highest standards of quality, freshness, and marketing appeal.

Cardwell Family Farm is open year round at their location on Stringtown Road near Morgantown. They offer strawberries, tomatoes, corn, cucumbers, peppers, onions, squash, and watermelons. For more information, call (270) 999-0975, email [email protected], or follow them on Facebook.

 “As consumer demand for locally grown and raised products continues to rise, Kentucky Farm Bureau’s Certified Roadside Farm Market Program fills a niche for both the consumer and the farmer,” said Mark Haney, president of KFB. “We are certainly proud of all that this program has done to connect Kentucky’s farmers to consumers who want to buy and prepare local food for their families.”

Markets certified through this program are identified by the cornucopia logo and listed in the KFB Certified Roadside Farm Market Directory. The program also provides collective advertising, promotional items, education tour opportunities, and other marketing benefits with the intent to increase the net farm income of member markets.

Brochures that list all of the Certified Roadside Farm Markets across the state are available at Kentucky welcome centers, state resort parks, local chambers of commerce/tourism centers, and county Farm Bureau offices. Consumers can also go to the 2016 Certified Roadside Farm Market website – kyfb.com/roadside – for a complete list of markets.

 During the 2016 season, KFB proudly celebrates its 21st year of offering the Certified Roadside Farm Market program. To learn more, visit kyfb.com/roadside, e-mail [email protected], or “Like” the Roadside Farm Market Facebook page at facebook.com/KYRoadsideFarmMarkets.