A 38-acre plot of land in Versailles was once home to hundreds of families over 130 years. It was Huntertown, an African-American “freetown” that was settled in 1871.
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“We want to make sure that Kentucky is the first destination when people think about bringing a good idea to market that helps improve our food systems, our nutrition, our environments and help productivity on the family farm.”
After 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, Master Sgt. Bradley Lykins swapped his dress blues and OCP camouflage for flannel shirts and jeans to follow his passion for farming and sustainability. Now at age 40, this nontraditional, first-generation student from Garrard County wants to help provide good and nutritious food as easily and cheaply as possible to communities across Kentucky.