Barnes Farms and Milling Company

09/07/2026

🐄 Our beef went FAST! 🐄

And don’t worry, we’ll have more this winter! But we’ve also had something else in the making… 👀

🐖 We’re BACK in the hog business! 🐖

We’re excited to bring you premium bacon and sausage from Barnes Farms, with plans to add more cuts of pork in the future!

🥓 Bacon — 1 lb packages
🌭 Sausage — Mild or Hot, 1 lb packages

We’re starting with the good stuff, and we can’t wait to add more as we grow! 🐷

09/04/2026

🍅 We’re RESTOCKED at Garrett Farms! 🌽

We’re excited to have our Barnes Farms & Milling Company products back in stock at Garrett Farms! 🎉

While you’re there, grab some fresh vegetables and don’t forget our Vegetable Batter! 🙌

And if you ask us… fried green tomatoes are one of the best things about this time of year! 😋🍅 Crispy, golden and perfect alongside a farm-fresh meal.

Support local farmers, shop local and enjoy the goodness of Kentucky-grown food! 💚🌱

📍 Stop by Garrett Farms and stock up while they’re available!

09/02/2026

💫Less processing, more of the grain with Barnes Farms and Milling Company cornmeal and heirloom wheat! 💫
Freshly milled whole grains retain the bran and germ that are removed when grains are refined.

WHOLE GRAIN VS. REFINED

When wheat is refined into white flour, the bran and germ are removed, along with much of the grain’s natural fiber and some vitamins, minerals and other compounds. Enriched flour has some nutrients added back, but it does not restore all of the components removed during refining that fresh stone milled, whole grains never lose.

🌾Add our products to your table for hearty, wholesome, real food deliciousness. Blue cornbread biscuits. Recipe will be posted in the comments ⬇️

08/25/2026

100% whole grain goodness
🍞Spelt bread

08/22/2026

Taste the difference when cooking with heirloom corn! The flavor your family will notice. 🤩 Elevate your cooking game with cornmeal, grits, convenient mixes and ancient grain wheat. Order online at www.barnesfarmsandmillingcompany.com

08/21/2026

When someone tags you in a post and you realize your products are featured in a cooking demonstration at the Kentucky State Fair! 🤩

🥬I've had this panzanella salad before and it's amazing!

08/08/2026

Guess who loves Einkorn dog biscuits! That crunch and smack at the end. 🤣
✔️Easy approved!

08/07/2026

We were honored to receive this award. Thank you Livingston County Conservation District!

The Livingston County Conservation District recently presented the 2025 Master Conservationist Award to Adam Barnes. Adam is not only Livingston County's University of Kentucky Extension Agent, but he also operates Barnes Farm and Milling Company with his family.

Adam is a member of the Organic Association of Kentucky (OAK) and farms around 400 acres of certified organic crops. He grows organic soybeans and yellow corn for the organic feed market and organic Ohio blue and red corn that he mills into corn meal and grits. He owns two stone mills that he uses in his operation. Adam has recently begun to grow ancient grain wheat (Einhorn, Emmer, Spelt, and Red Wheat) for sale as wheat flour.

In addition to the grain and milling operation, Adam runs a cow/calf operation with his father, Phillip, backgrounding calves, a small hog operation where he finishes them on overflow specialty corn and sells freezer hogs to friends and family, and he also has 12 hives and sells honey.

Adam is an advocate for cover crops, utilizing rye and harvesting in spring. He has begun to experiment with hairy vetech as well. He is interested in getting solar waterers to help with this cattle operation. He worked closely with OAK during the 3 year transition to organic period and maintains membership in this organization.

Barnes Farm and Milling Company sells cornmeal and grits in 19 grocery stores and shops in both Kentucky and Tennessee, also at the Nashville Farmers Market, and also has a strong online presence, selling products all over the United States including Hawaii. He is expanding into other value-added products including hush puppy and cornbread mixes.

Adam and his wife, Leslea run a diverse operation and continues to find innovative ways of marketing what he produces. In addition to his family, Adam credits OAK, Ohio Valley Grain Exchange, UK Cooperative Extension and the Conservation District in helping him build a multi-faceted operation.

The Livingston County Conservation District is proud to present Adam Barnes with the Master Conservationist Award!
Pictured Left to Right (T.L. Maddux, Jr., Chairman of Board, Leslea Barnes, and Adam Barnes)