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Maker’s Mark Star Hill Farm Earns Special Regenerative Agriculture Certification

Regenified is one of the leading regenerative agricultural certification and supply chain-solution companies in America. Recently, officials there announced that it awarded “Regenified Certification” to Star Hill Farm, the home of Maker’s Mark Distillery in Loretto, Kentucky.

A statement from the whisky maker notes that Star Hill Farm is the first farm in Kentucky and home to the first distillery in the world to receive recognition from Regenified for proven and evident progress in regenerative agriculture.

With this certification, Maker’s Mark officials noted, the brand advances on its long-term mission to “cultivate bourbon that betters the world, while crafting the most flavorful product possible.”

Maker's Mark Star Farm
Star Hill Farm is the first farm in Kentucky and home to the first distillery in the world to receive recognition from Regenified for proven and evident progress in regenerative agriculture. (image via Nino Kilgore-Marchetti/The Whiskey Wash)

Regenified was founded by a team of regenerative farming and ranching pioneers, experts and innovators to promote regenerative farming practices and combat the decline of soil health due to intensive and unsustainable agricultural practices.

Regenified verifies and certifies farms and ranches and their products that repair, rebuild, revitalize and restore the function of the ecosystem and regenerate the soil for future generations.

“Regenerative agriculture is leading the way to improve soil health, biodiversity, and ecosystem function while producing high-quality products,” said Salar Shemirani, chief executive officer at Regenified. “Maker’s Mark’s commitment to handcrafting the finest bourbon has always prioritized the quality of their ingredients, dating back to their founding 70 years ago, when regenerative agriculture was the only norm. We are thrilled to recognize Maker’s Mark and its homeplace of Star Hill Farm for their ongoing commitment to these practices that are so vital for the health of our planet.”

Maker’s Mark Distillery sits on more than 1,100 acres of land that make up Star Hill Farm. The brand touts regenerative farming practices throughout its land to enhance the soil, reduce carbon emissions and to maximize the flavor of everything the farm yields, including several hundred acres of regeneratively grown grain varietals.

“We are incredibly proud to be the first farm in Kentucky and the first distillery in the world to achieve certification from Regenified,” said Rob Samuels, eighth generation whisky maker and grandson of the founders at Maker’s Mark.

“Our ambition to act as a force for good in all that we do includes our commitment to being good stewards of the land and our soil at the homeplace of Maker’s Mark. After all, bourbon is nature, distilled. We know a commitment to the quality of our ingredients through regenerative agriculture can lead to a future where whisky is not only more sustainable, but markedly more flavorful as well,” he added.

Other recent initiatives from Maker’s Mark include the establishment of the world’s largest repository of American white oak trees for research purposes; a genome mapping project of the American white oak species; and the establishment of a 33-acre natural water sanctuary on its distillery grounds to preserve and protect the land that filters its water source.

For more information on Regenified’s verification standards and protocols, check out www.regenified.com, and more on the whisky maker at www.makersmark.com

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