LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Black Soil KY wrapped up its four-day-long State of the Soil National Convention, bringing farmers into Lexington from as far away as Canada and California.
The inaugural State of the Soil National Convention helps promote small to midsize farms, encouraging them to create and craft market share opportunities and to push local food systems out into the community.
Part of the focus of the convention was to recognize food as medicine and get those fresh produces to underserved areas.
About 50 farmers from across the Commonwealth attended the conference.
“To be able to foster and cultivate stronger consumers, healthier consumers and overall for our quality of life. Here in our community, we want to make sure that everyone has access to food regardless of where their life circumstances have brought them,” said Black Soil KY cofounder and CEO Ashley C. Smith.
Black Soil is an agribusiness serving the entire state specializing in serving Kentucky Black farmers through AG tourism activities.
In the video above, WKYT’s Darnell Crenshaw will introduce us to Sprout. It’s Black Soil’s new mobile unit or Farmacy. A fresh produce grocery store on wheels, if you will.
You can look for Sprout in the Lexington Tates Creek Community Center on Wednesday from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. as they hand out free fresh veggies to people in that neighborhood.
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