A family farm is turning fields into more than just food

HALFWAY, Ky. – Michelle Howell calls her farm Need More Acres, but the name means more than land. For her, it’s about feeding people, training future farmers and making healthy food accessible year-round.

Michelle and her husband, Nathan, started farming in 2013 on just two acres in Warren County.

“We became full time farmers in 2013 on those two acres,” Howell said. “We kept having these dreams of being able to do more and grow more and serve our community more. We would joke that we would need more acres, and that’s where the name came from.”

Today, the family farms 20 acres in Halfway between Bowling Green and Scottsville. But Howell says the farm’s mission has expanded far beyond crops.

“Our philosophy is that we need more h

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