Home Place Farm

What Home Place Farm does

Old Homeplace Farm (referred to here as Home Place Farm) is a privately held, family-owned diversified farm operating across 175 acres in Clay County, Kentucky. The business is run by two Bowling family units: Ronnie and Gloria Bowling manage the original 120-acre Old Homeplace Farm (purchased May 2004), while their son Will Bowling and his wife Maggie Bowling operate the adjacent 55-acre River Bend Farm (Old Homeplace Farm #2), acquired in summer 2013. The farm produces vegetables, fruits (strawberries, blueberries), grass-fed beef, pasture-raised pork, raw honey (sourced from neighboring Meadow Branch Farm), and cut flowers, all under a National Organic Program-aligned but uncertified sustainable production system built around multispecies rotational grazing, silvopasture, cover cropping, and high-tunnel vegetable production. The full team comprises five people, all family members with roles spanning livestock management, blueberry operations, vegetable production, and sales.

The commercial model combines a direct-to-consumer a la carte online store on the Barn2Door platform with a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscription program that runs a 20-week summer season (early May through mid-September). CSA tiers include Small ($18/week), Medium ($28/week), and Large ($38/week) vegetable shares, weekly ($12/week) and monthly ($12/month) cut flower shares, a home delivery add-on ($6/week within 5 miles of pickup points), and a Meat CSA add-on. Distribution spans five southeastern Kentucky counties (Clay, Laurel, Whitley, Leslie, Perry) through a network of pickup locations including the EKU Manchester Campus, partner restaurants and cafés (The Wrigley Taproom & Eatery, Folktale Coffee & Bakehouse, Sauced Craft Pizza, Hazard Coffee Company, The Medicine Shoppe), and the farm itself. CSA members receive first product access, a private Facebook community, weekly recipes, an A-to-Z produce guide, and priority access to farm events and dinners.

Revenue is diversified across CSA subscriptions, individual online-store purchases, and B2B supply to a small number of local restaurants. The business is bootstrapped and family-financed with no disclosed institutional funding, no parent company, and no M&A activity. Distribution is heavily dependent on the Bowling family's personal reputation and community ties dating to Squire Hensley's mid-1800s farmstead, with the farm's stated value proposition centering on trust, transparency, and direct farmer-to-customer relationships rather than scale or technology differentiation.

Name

Home Place Farm

Legal name

Old Homeplace Farm

Website

https://oldhomeplacefarm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Old Homeplace Farm is a family-owned diversified farm in Clay County, Kentucky, selling grass-fed meats, naturally-grown vegetables, fruits, honey, and cut flowers through a CSA subscription program, an online store, and a regional pickup-location network serving five southeastern Kentucky counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Agriculture

NAICS

Other Crop Farming (1119), Sheep and Goat Farming (1124), Goat Farming (112420), Hay Farming (11194)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Farmstead & Local Artisan Food Markets (Retail Shops) (CRAHAGAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organic/Regenerative Sheep & Goat Production (AFAEAFAI), Heritage/Specialty Breed Hog Farming (AFAEAEAJ), Pasture-Based & Grazing Dairy Systems (AFAEACAI)

Keywords

• Pasture-raised meats
• Vegetable CSA shares
• Grass-fed beef
• Sustainable farming
• Farm-to-table produce

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Direct Product Sales (Online Store): Customers purchase vegetables, fruits, meats, honey, and cut flowers individually through the Barn2Door online platform at their convenience. One-time transaction-based purchasing.
2. CSA Subscription Program: Community Supported Agriculture subscription model where members purchase seasonal farm shares. Options include veggie shares (20-week summer season), flower shares (weekly or monthly). Payment can be made upfront for the full season or via weekly auto-pay. Provides farmers with upfront capital for planning.
3. Restaurant B2B Sales: Restaurants source fresh vegetables and cut flowers from the farm for their menus. Local business relationships supply The Wrigley Taproom & Eatery and Folktale Coffee & Bakehouse.
4. Pasture Breeding Stock Sales: Limited amounts of breeding stock genetics sold to other farmers who want to raise livestock on pasture. Contact Ronnie at 606-847-4868 to inquire.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Home Place Farm (Old Homeplace Farm) is a family farm producing pasture-raised meats (grass-fed beef, pork), naturally-grown vegetables and seasonal fruits, raw honey, and cut flowers. Products are sold to households and local restaurants through a Barn2Door online farm store and through seasonal Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscriptions (Veggie shares, Flower shares, Meat shares). The farm also sells limited pasture breeding-stock genetics to other farmers.

Product overview

Old Homeplace Farm is a family farm offering a diversified portfolio of agricultural products including fresh vegetables, fruits (strawberries and blueberries), grass-fed beef, pasture-raised pork, raw honey, and cut flowers. The farm operates primarily through two sales channels: an online farm store powered by Barn2Door (for a la carte purchases) and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscription programs. The CSA program offers vegetable shares (small, medium, and large sizes at $18-$38/week for 20 weeks), flower shares (weekly at $12/week or monthly at $12/month), and optional meat CSA add-ons. The farm also sells limited pasture breeding stock to other farmers. All products emphasize sustainable, pasture-based, and naturally-grown production practices following National Organic Program standards, though the farm is not currently certified organic.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vegetables Fresh vegetables grown to National Organic Program standards and selected for superior flavor, available a la carte through the online farm store. Targeted at households and individual consumers seeking locally-grown produce.
• Fruit Farm-fresh fruit including strawberries and blueberries available seasonally in late spring and early summer, sold a la carte through the online farm store. Targeted at households and individual consumers.
• Grass Fed Beef Grass-fed beef from cattle raised sustainably on pasture using multispecies rotational grazing. Sold a la carte through the online farm store for household consumption.
• Pork Pasture-raised pork including pork chops and bratwurst links from pigs raised on pasture. Sold a la carte through the online farm store.
• Honey Raw mountain honey sourced from Meadow Branch Farm hives located on the farm; no chemicals used and no heat applied during extraction. Sold through the online farm store.
• Cut Flower Bouquets Fresh cut flower bouquets available for weekly purchase from June through September via the online farm store, targeted at households, gift buyers, and local restaurants.
• Pasture Breeding Stock Limited quantities of breeding-stock genetics selected for offspring that grow well on pasture while producing premium meat, sold to other farmers (inquiries via Ronnie at 606-847-4868).
• Veggie CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Season-long vegetable subscription for households and families: members receive weekly curated packages of 5–10 different vegetables over the 20-week summer season (week of May 5th through week of September 13th). Available in Small ($18/wk, 1–2 adults), Medium ($28/wk, 2–4 adults), and Large ($38/wk, 4+ adults) shares, with upfront payment or weekly auto-pay options.
• Flower CSA Seasonal cut-flower subscription delivering bouquets during the growing season. Available as a Weekly Flower Share ($12/week, one bouquet per week over 20 weeks, May–September) or a Monthly Flower Share ($12/month, four bouquets total across June–September).
• Meat CSA Meat subscription add-on for existing CSA members, supplying additional pasture-raised beef and pork protein products on a recurring basis.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pastures improve with each passing year due to rotational grazing
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Acres of Grace FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2026Acres of Grace Farm chefs will prepare a special dinner using ingredients from Old Homeplace Farm on June 26th, 2026. CSA members get first access to tickets on May 1st.
• Community Farm AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 May 2026Community Farm Alliance is hosting a High Tunnel Field Day at Old Homeplace Farm on May 22nd, 2026. Focus on high tunnel crop rotation, succession planting, cover cropping, and post-harvest handling practices.
• Kentucky Horticulture CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 May 2026Co-hosting the High Tunnel Field Day with Community Farm Alliance at Old Homeplace Farm on May 22nd, 2026.
• Appalachian Sustainable Development (ASD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2026ASD is hosting the Silvopasture Field Day at Old Homeplace Farm on May 12th, 2026. The event includes a farm tour and educational talk about incorporating silvopasture into grazing systems. Targeted at livestock producers.
• Southeastern Kentucky Sheep Producers Association (SEKSPA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2026Co-hosting the Silvopasture Field Day with ASD at Old Homeplace Farm.
• Meadow Branch FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeighbors at Meadow Branch Farm are master apiarists with over 60 active hives. Some of their hives are located at Old Homeplace Farm to help with vegetable pollination. They provide pure, raw mountain honey that the farm resells. No chemicals are used on their farm or in the hives, and no heat is used in extraction.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Suzie's Farm: Diversified organic farm in San Diego, California running a CSA program, on-site farm stand, agritourism events, and restaurant wholesale. Comparable in mixing CSA subscriptions, direct retail, farm-to-table restaurant supply, and educational events.
• Polyface Farm: Joel Salatin's diversified pasture-based farm in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley practicing multispecies rotational grazing with direct-to-consumer and on-farm sales. Highly comparable operating model — multispecies grazing, CSA-style buying clubs, and farm-stand/online sales of meat and produce.
• Full Belly Farm: Certified organic, diversified farm in the Capay Valley, California operating a 1,000+ member CSA program alongside wholesale produce and on-farm events. Directly comparable in combining CSA subscriptions, farmer's market/wholesale, and educational events.
• Essex Farm: Mark Kimball's year-round, full-diet CSA farm in Essex, New York raising vegetables, grains, meat, and dairy with on-farm delivery and pickup. Comparable in offering a diversified, animal- and crop-integrated CSA model rather than a single-product farm.
• Red Fire Farm: Certified organic vegetable farm in Granby, Massachusetts operating a large CSA program with multiple share sizes and pickup locations, plus wholesale and farm-stand sales. Closely comparable in CSA tiering, share sizing, and pickup-location network.
• White Oak Pastures: Will Harris's regenerative, vertically integrated farm in Bluffton, Georgia raising cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, and poultry on rotational pasture with on-site processing and direct-to-consumer e-commerce. Closely comparable for pasture-based multispecies livestock with regenerative practices and direct sales.
• Grass Roots Farmers' Cooperative: Farmer-owned cooperative of regenerative pasture-based livestock producers in Arkansas selling grass-fed meat, poultry, and charcuterie via online direct-to-consumer subscriptions. Comparable as a cooperative of pasture-raised livestock producers using online subscription/box sales channels.

Broad incumbents

• Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture: Non-profit diversified farm and education center in Pocantico Hills, New York raising vegetables and livestock with a four-season CSA, on-site restaurant, and extensive public programming. Larger and more established, but directly comparable in combining regenerative farming with on-farm education and restaurant supply.
• Cascadian Farm: Pioneering organic farm in the Skagit Valley, Washington, now owned by General Mills, supplying frozen and packaged organic produce nationally. Comparable as a diversified organic vegetable/fruit operation, though operates at much larger scale and as a brand rather than a single small farm.

Others

• Barn2Door: SaaS e-commerce platform purpose-built for direct-to-farm sales, powering Old Homeplace Farm's online store at app.barn2door.com. Adjacent rather than competitive; included because the platform is both a key technology dependency and a directory of comparable farms running similar CSA/online-store models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/OldHomeplaceFarm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/home-place-farm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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