Louisville Puts the Culture in Agriculture

Urbane Farming
Louisville’s becoming better and better known as a place rich in urban virtues: Great dining; an abundance of all things artsy, from funky art cars to world-class displays of pop art; incredible theatre, opera, and music; top-level research programs that attract the planet’s brightest brains; and even an event that celebrates the city’s commitment to imagination. But now we’ve embraced yet another aspect of 21st Century metropolitan living.

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The Green Food Generation
There’s a new national commitment to living better . . . and it happens through better eating and better farming. It’s being called the Green Food Generation, and here are a few reasons we’re so involved in this emerging movement:

• Louisville’s proximity and access to local fresh food provides a direct line from local farmers to local consumers . . . so we’ve become a Mecca for Community Supported Agriculture initiatives.
• Simultaneously, more and more fresh food suppliers are taking advantage of Louisville’s increasing fondness for home-grown produce by selling environmentally friendly growing supplies.
• Louisville has more local farmers’ markets than any of its peer cities.

Stick a Fork in It
Click here to find and share local farmers’ markets, food suppliers, farms, and urban farmers on a map.

How to Look Hot in Overalls
Did someone say farming in Louisville was sexy too? You’re darn right they did. Click here to read all about it.

More Dirt on Louisville

• Click here to visit a new local company, Urban Garden Share, that matches homeowners (with garden space) to gardeners (with experience). It’s the perfect solution for cultivating both food production and community!There’s a farmers’ market open every day of the week in Louisville.
• Jefferson County Public Schools are using locally grown produce in school cafeterias.
• Louisville’s not only a foodie town, but a local foodie town, with restaurants using local produce on their menus ranging from white tablecloth (Lilly’s and Limestone) to comfort food (Lynn’s Paradise and Mayan Café).