Black Barn Holdings LLC

Cultivated. Cured.
Uncompromised.

A vertically integrated cannabis cultivation, processing, and partnership platform built in the bluegrass of Wilmore, Kentucky.

The Platform

A vertically integrated cannabis platform — cultivation, processing, and partnership under one roof.

85
Acres
30K
Sq Ft Indoor
12
Proprietary Strains
2018
Farm Bill Compliant

Black Barn is the operating company behind a fully licensed Kentucky cultivation and processing facility. We grow, dry, cure, trim, and package premium hemp flower at institutional scale — and we do it for our own brands and a select roster of partners.

  • Indoor, greenhouse, and outdoor cultivation
  • Climate-controlled drying and curing rooms
  • In-house trim, sort, and quality grading
  • Compliant white-label and co-packing operations
  • On-site lab pre-screening and third-party verification

The Farm

85 acres in the bluegrass, engineered for premium flower.

Aerial view of the Black Barn farm at dusk showing barns, greenhouses, and surrounding hemp fields

Wilmore, Kentucky

The property sits on 85 acres of well-drained bluegrass loam, with indoor, greenhouse, and outdoor cultivation built around a 30,000 sq ft processing barn. Every step from clone to cured flower happens within a quarter-mile.

From the Field

The Black Barn
The Black Barn

The processing barn at dusk — where every harvest is dried, cured, and graded.

Drying & Curing
Drying & Curing

Hang-drying the harvest inside the barn under controlled airflow.

Weighed & Graded
Weighed & Graded

Hand-weighed flower bound for jars, bags, and wholesale orders.

Trust & Compliance

Licensed, audited, and verifiable at every step.

USDA Organic

Cultivated to organic standards from clone to cure.

KDA Grower License

Licensed by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.

KDA Processor License

Compliant processing of flower, biomass, and finished goods.

Third-Party Lab Tested

Every batch independently verified for potency and purity.

2018 Farm Bill Compliant

All product complies with federal hemp regulations.

Live On-Site Cameras

24/7 facility monitoring with partner-accessible feeds.

2024 Counter Culture Award Finalist.

Our Brands

Black Barn powers two consumer brands we built ourselves.

We don't just sell to brands — we operate them. Both are reference implementations of what the platform can do.

Leadership

One family, one farm, uncompromising standards.

Brian P. Johnson

Brian P. Johnson

Co-Founder & CEO

Two decades in agriculture and operations. Brian built the cultivation and processing operation from the ground up.

Nic Johnson

Nic Johnson

Co-Founder & President

A builder of brands and sales channels. Nic leads partnerships, wholesale, and the consumer brand portfolio.

"We built Black Barn because the bar in this industry was set too low. We grew up on a farm. We knew it could be done right."
— The Brothers Johnson

Work With Us

Let's do business together.

Whether you're sourcing wholesale flower, exploring a contract grow, or building a brand — start the conversation here.