SouthDown Farm is a small, family-owned business in Ermine, Kentucky, owned and operated by Seth and Sheryl Long.
Since moving onto the 55 acres we call home in 1998, we raised a garden as a way to grow our own healthy fresh food and teach our children how to grow their own food and the value of a day’s work.
In 2016 we were introduced to a method of farming called Market Gardening, which allowed us to grow more produce on a small piece of land. Market Gardening techniques are a perfect fit for our farm as most of our eastern Kentucky property is steep hillside property which cannot be cultivated.
With the ability to grow more produce we started to sell our produce at local farmers markets. We continue to learn how to grow our produce using organic practices.
In 2017, we were introduced to 3/16th tubing which was the tool we needed to collect maple sap and produce maple syrup to sell.
