Founded in 2010 by Julian Turpin as a roadside fruit stand near Somerset, J & J Farm Produce Market & Deli sells organic vegetables, fruit and other produce grown by the owner and the Amish community in Lincoln County. The company also supplies produce to local supermarkets in Pulaski County. The SOAR Production Loan Fund provided the J & J Farm Produce financing to purchase coolers and a cargo trailer to transport produce.
The SOAR Small Production Loan Fund is a low-interest financing resource designed to assist small producers grow healthy, nutritional foods so that they can move into commercial production. The goal is to support and educate growers to develop a strong local food system in eastern and southern Kentucky that will be market-supported and result in a profit for the growers.
