Southern Hemp Expo 2019

Kathleen Butler is a wife, mother, teacher, and first generation farmer. She is passionate about sustainable agriculture and supporting local economies. She became a farmer in 2013 because she wanted to know where her food came from so she decided to grow it herself. Along with her husband, she is one of the largest pastured poultry producers in Kentucky and this is her first year growing certified organic hemp. She is the only farmer in the United States who grows organic hemp fiber for the global company, Patagonia"