Local Grains
Local Grains

Jim Betts

Jim Betts

Jim Betts

Jim BettsJim and Francine Betts started a tiny bakery in a strip mall in a town where one of their first customers said "You don't do donuts? How can you call yourself a bakery if you don't do donuts?!"  Now, 28 years later, the town has progressed and Bluegrass Baking Company enjoys the reputation of being the premier bakery of artisan breads and pastries in the region.  5 years ago, a casual conversation with Mark Williams about the viability of growing bread wheat in the Bluegrass has led to a strong and growing alliance with the University of Kentucky's Agriculture Department in an effort to grow and mill the flours we need here locally.  We supply many restaurants and resellers with daily breads and pastries and continue to grow our line of nutritious and satisfying baked goods.  We still don't do donuts.

Contact Information

Dave Van Sanford, Ph.D.
Professor, Plant & Soil Sciences

327 Plant Science Building Lexington, KY 40506-0312