Three Boone County farms accepted into Farm Bureau’s Certified Farm Market Program


Eagle Bend Alpacas/Eagle Bend’s Yarn & Fiber Shop, Kinman Farm Market and McGlasson Farms, all located in Boone County, have been accepted into the 2026 Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Farm Market Program.

As members of this prestigious program, these markets have committed to providing top-quality products and services to their customers. This certification ensures that each market meets the highest standards of quality, freshness, and marketing appeal.

Eagle Bend Alpacas (Photo provided)

“Kentucky Farm Bureau’s Certified Farm Market program is a direct link between the farm families who grow our food and the neighbors who depend on them,” said KFB President Eddie Melton. “The certification gives these markets the recognition they deserve, and it gives consumers a trusted signal that what they’re buying was grown with care right here in Kentucky.”

Eagle Bend Alpacas/Eagle Bend’s Yarn & Fiber Shop, located at 7812 E. Bend Road in Burlington, is a destination fiber arts shop and working alpaca and sheep farm offering handcrafted and hand-dyed yarns, roving, felting supplies and alpaca accessories, with knitting and crochet classes and educational farm tours available by appointment. It is open year-round, Tuesday, noon to 4 p.m. and Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more, visit www.eaglebendalpacas.com or call 859-750-3560.

Kinman Farm Market (Provided)

Located at 4175 Burlington Pike in Burlington, Kinman Farm Market offers spring flowers, summer vegetables, a fall festival and Christmas trees, along with jams, jellies and salsa year-round. It is open May through December. For more, visit kinmanfarmmarket.com or call 859-918-1682.

McGlasson Farms, located at 5832 River Road in Hebron, offers u-pick strawberries, blackberries and blueberries in early summer, followed by sweet corn, tomatoes, potatoes, green beans, peppers, peaches and more through the season, and u-pick apples, pumpkins, fresh cider and fall decorations in autumn. It is open May through November, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more, visit www.mcglassonfarms.com or call 859-689-5229.

A family tradtion — McGlasson Farms (Photo provided)

The KFB Certified Farm Market logo identifies markets certified through this program, and they are listed in the online directory. The program also provides collective advertising, promotional items, educational tour opportunities, and other marketing benefits, with the aim of increasing the net farm income of member markets.

Consumers can find the KFB Certified Farm Market Rack Card at Kentucky welcome centers, state resort parks, local chambers of commerce/tourism centers, and county Farm Bureau offices. For a complete list of markets, visit the KFB Certified Farm Market website at kyfb.com/certified

KFB is celebrating its 31st year of offering the Certified Farm Market program.