HERE'S A BIT OF WHAT YOU'LL FIND AT MARKET THIS WEEK...
Abigail's Honey
Fayette County
I am at the Market both Saturday and Sunday.
Locust honey should be here soon! In the meantime I have some wonderful
Wildflower honey that has the tangy taste of Redbud trees that so many of you
like. Also Lavender, Orange,
Cinnamon and Lemon Honeys.
This is the beginning of soap making weather for me. I have made a
beautiful Forest Green soap - dark earthly brown with moss green and
purple. Very pretty and smells like the forest.
Also have made my Hyacinth Soap which is blue and white. I try to
the soap resemble water as hyacinth is a water plant. Smells divine.
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interviewed by Kopana Terry for Tonic Magazine.
Just
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CORNBREAD SUPPER
Memorial Day
6pm
Open to the public.
Rain or Shine.
No charge.
Why
don't you do something different this year on Memorial Day? Come to a Cornbread
Supper where you bring a dish (any dish). It's just a way
to meet lots of interesting folks and have a great meal. This is a
way you can connect with your community.
This Memorial
Day it will be held at Miller Trust Farm which is also the home of BlueGrass Chevre
which makes wonderful goat cheese. I will be giving a reading from my
book, DEATH BY A HONEYBEE and you can visit a real goat farm.
If
you'd let us know if you are coming, we can email you the directions and know
how much cornbread to make. You come on down now, hear!
DEATH
BY A HONEYBEE www.abigailkeam.com for reviews NEWS FROM THE RIVER www.abigailshoneyblog.blogspot.com You can read what's happening at the farm and in my
life by going to my new blog. Just click on the address at the top of
this page and read as often as you like. A new way to keep in touch.
You can also leave comments.
"FRESH LOCAL HONEY" by NICK and BEV
NICKELS
Fayette County
Since
this coming weekend is the Memorial Day weekend, we WILL NOT be
at the Lexington Farmer's Market downtown on Saturday, May 29th and at Southland Drive on
Sunday, May 30th.
We offer the highest quality raw clover honey, pure beeswax candles and
pollen.
Our delicious raw honey comes only from the fields and orchards
surrounding Lexington, Kentucky. Our raw honey is unheated, and
unprocessed so that all its attributes are fully preserved. Honeycomb in a jar
with strained honey is also available.
Our candles are 100% unbleached, all natural beeswax. Beeswax candles
are long lasting and clean burning. They contain no toxins or soot common to
commercially produced paraffin candles. They are the candles of choice for
those who have asthma, allergies, or headaches due to paraffin or scented
candles. They are naturally fragrant with a subtle honey scent. They are made
with filtered beeswax; so they produce a bright, clear, steady flame and
beautiful illumination.
Bee pollen is nature's most complete food, rich in vitamins, minerals,
amino acids and a complete source of protein. It can give us that extra edge to
stay healthy. An all-around nutritional supplement, bee pollen is ideal for
daily use. The bee pollen granules can be sprinkled over salad or cereal, added
to liquids or eaten as is.
Web Site www.kentuckyhoney.com
PROPER PLANTS
Fayette County
EVERYTHING ON SALE
FOR MEMORIAL DAY!
Buy local-We grow everything we sell!
We will be at Farmer's Market this Saturday-
Over 50 varieties of Herb Plants
Over 35 varieties of Vegetable Plants
Excellent Assortment of Prime Hanging
Baskets-6"-10"-16"
Great selection of flowering 4 1/2" pots
Decorator Pots-from 8" to 14" size
Annuals and Wave Petunias in flats
Come check out our selection-See you Saturday!
Check out our website-www.properplantsonline.com
Proper Plants
3050 Military Pike
Lexington,
KY 859-223-7037
Lyn and Russ Madison
BlueMoon Farm ***Sustainably Grown***
Madison County
The
unofficial start of summer is this weekend, but the color of my face when I
came in from mowing the lawn this afternoon says it may be here already!
Whew! Good weather for basil growing! We finally put ours in the
ground this week, and will look forward to bringing bunches to the market in a
few weeks. Of course we'll have BASIL SETS as well as many, many other
POTTED HERBS for your garden this week. Don't worry if you don't have a
garden....most of them will do fine in pots on your deck or outside your door
on your sunny porch.
Many
of you will be planning family picnics and barbeques to celebrate the Memorial
Day holiday, and we'd love it if you got every single thing you need at the
farmers' market! We'll have lots of meats to barbeque: BURGER
and STEAKS from Colcord Farm's Grass Finished Beef herd; PORK SAUSAGES of
all kinds from HOT and SWEET ITALIAN, POLISH and KNOCKWURST to ENGLISH BANGERS,
and BRATS!! Something for every appetite! Chop up some fresh GARLIC
SCAPES and saute in olive oil to top your grilled meats, or steam some SCAPES
in with a bunch of Colcord Farm ORGANIC ASPARAGUS, drizzle with balsamic
vinegar and serve!
We
even
have seasonings and sauces to help you create delicious
dishes.....our own GARLIC POWDER and PAPRIKA, as well as Bourbon Barrel
Foods (Louisville) Small Batch SOY SAUCE (the only one in the US),
WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE, KENTUCKYAKI. BOURBON BARREL SMOKED SEA SALT,
CRACKED PEPPERCORNS AND PAPRIKA too.
Is
there a potato salad or coleslaw on your menu? Our CHAMPAGNE
DRESSING goes great in either one! (and so do raw chopped scapes, by the
way!) Or maybe a pasta salad dressed with our GARLIC SCAPE
PESTO! What could be easier or more delicious?
We'll
have lots of different ARTISAN BREADS from our friends at Sunrise Bakery,
including the new SOURDOUGH (better get there early!) to complement your meal,
or GARLIC-TOPPED FOCCACIA or GARLIC BAGELS for your picnic! Kenny's KY
made CHEESES go with all of the above! We've got at least 14 varieties
from which to choose, and even a soft Italian GOAT CREAM CHEESE from Sapori
d'Italia. The cream cheese is terrific on the BAGELS or BLACKBERRY
MUFFINS!
Dessert!!
GARLIC CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!! :-))
As
always, we welcome your special orders at garlic@bluemoongarlic.com We'll
see you Saturday at Cheapside, Sunday at Southland Drive. www.bluemoongarlic.com Stay
in touch with us on facebook, www.facebook.com/bluemoongarlic
SALYERS FARM
Franklin County
This weekend we'll have the pulled pork BBQ
sandwiches, BBQ chicken, ice cream and Amish butters and cheeses you've come to
know and love. And NEW THIS WEEK- Nut Butters! Come get some peanut butter,
honey roasted peanut butter, chocolate peanut butter, almond butter or cashew
butter milled right at the market!
HILLSIDE HERITAGE FARM Garrard County
We want to thank all of our
customers at the Lexington Farmers' Market.
We are continuing to experience great sales of our Pasture raised
pork. For a report on the saga of
the escaped sow, we can say that all turned out well. She farrowed before we could catch her and
she has 6 healthy piglets. We started
taking her feed and feeding her in a particular spot so the she would come to
us. Tuesday evening Clay fed her with a
rope loop about the feed and when she came up to eat he was able to get the
rope around her middle and tie her to the back of the truck. He called my wife saying to tell Dad to bring
the other truck and trailer. She came
and got me off the tractor and we went to get the elusive pig. It took 20 minutes but with Clay pulling on
the rope after we ran it through the trailer and with Hannah and I pushing and
lifting on her we were able to get that 400# sow in the trailer! Then we had to catch the babies who were
still in the grown up hollow. Hannah
caught 3, Clay caught 2 and Dorthy caught 1 that tried to escape down the
road. They are all back within the
confines of our little hog ranch. Come see us this weekend. We are on Upper St.
on Saturday and on the very end of the Market in front of Sloan's on
Sunday. We have the best pork you have
ever tasted. Come look through our
recipe collection and find just what you need for a meal in the coming
weeks. Since it is Memorial Day Weekend
- we are running a special on Spare Ribs.
Imagine your favorite barbecue sauce on some grilled ribs!
We
invite you to visit our website (which we will be updating soon) www.hillsideheritagefarm.com
and also ask you to join us on Facebook where I plan to start doing regular
updates. Our
entire family looks forward to getting to know each of you. John
Contini
BlEUGRASS CHEVRE
Fayette/Clark County
We'll
be at the Saturday market with more cheese than ever. Come by for a taste of our mascarpone-like
chocolate chevre which is great with the market's fresh strawberries and
PEACHES this week. And we WILL HAVE
plenty of feta to glorify all those wonderful salad greens, onions, sugar snap
peas and tomatoes available at the market right now.
A
reminder: Rona and Steve's Cornbread Supper takes a field trip to our farm on
Memorial Day at 6 p.m. Our own vendor
Abigail Keam will be a special guest and will be signing her clever, quirky new
book Death by a Honeybee.
The
setting is Lexington
and much of the mystery revolves around a fictitious (or is it?) Lexington
Farmer's Market. As one Herald-Leader
reviewer said, "After you read it, you will never look at LFM vendors the same
way again!"
Email
gourmetgoats@msn.com for directions
to the farm and more info. Or go to
cornbreadsuppers.com
On
Monday our goats will also be on hand (foot?) to sign autographs. This week the girls have been in their extreme
"diva" mode (we call them the Caprine Divas!).
It's been so hot they have done nothing but munch on hay, drink buckets
and buckets of cold water and lounge around in front of fans.
HARDWOOD PIZZA COMPANY
Fayette County
Hardwood
Pizza Company is ecstatic to be a part of the wonderful tradition that is the
Lexington Farmers Market. We are also
very proud to offer local, farm fresh ingredients on our pizzas. Last Saturday, we completely sold out...that's
a good thing! Thanks for stopping
by!
Here
is our menu for Saturday May 29:
Garlic
Scape Pesto
with fresh mozzarella and green onions
Margherita with
fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, olive oil and basil
Kentucky Greekwith kalamata olives, Kentucky
feta and spinach
Vito's
Sausage
See
you Saturday - come hungry!
We
will also have egg + cheese calzones and sausage, egg + cheese calzones
available during AM hours.
VITOS ITALIAN SAUSAGE
Woodford County The
wait is over! VITO'S ITALIAN SAUSAGE is in the HOUSE. Come visit us
at the Lexington Farmers Market across from Oliva Bella. We
will have mild & robust in links and bulk!
RAGGARD
CREEKSIDE FARM
Shelby County
So
far this year, we've had no "animal" encounters! The rain did cause
the creek to come spilling out onto our field. The "rapids" (as they
appeared to us after all the work!) took out some cabbage plants and covered
some pea plants with debris. (It also included the neighbors son's kid
basketball goal!)
We
will have delicious Shell Out Peas and Sweet Sugar Snap Peas this
week. Also, Leaf, Romain and Butterhead Lettuce. Kale and collar Green are
ready!! Green onions, and tomato plants. ( Still have popular heirloom
like Black Russian, Cherokee Purple and Brandywine.
Also lots of Super Tasty, Big Beef, and Beefsteak plants. Some bell
pepper plants also... Some good tomatoes, beans, and corn from our Southern
States (only until ours come in!)
Come
see us downtown at back of pavilion on road (red and white camper on white
truck). You can't miss and the tomato plants!! We'll also be on Southland
on Sundays at end of first row (near Sloan's)
Ed
and Jackie Raggard
(Mikka
and Kali too!!)
EVANS ORCHARD AND CIDER MILL
Scott County Evans Orchard will be at the Saturday
and Sunday market this coming weekend and the weekday markets. Delicious fresh strawberries are
in! How about fried apple pies or fresh baked goodies for dessert at your
party? Or we have a great selection of our homemade fudge wrapped in half
pound blocks just for your choosing! We will also have our
delicious apple cider donuts! Our store
at the farm is open so be sure to come visit us soon! Visit www.evansorchard.com
or call 502-863-2255 for any special orders.
LA PETITE
CREPERIE Fayette County La
Petite Crêperie brings a little taste of France
to the Bluegrass The
idea for opening a walk-up crêperie was hatched many years ago when I was a
student in France. After discovering crêpes they became a staple of my diet because as a hot, quick meal
they fit right in with the poor student budget. The best part was that they were never far
away. Walk-up crêpe windows are like
hot dog stands in New York;
they are everywhere. My
husband Mark and I took many more trips to France and ate countless more
crêpes. We decided that the good people
of Lexington
should be able enjoy them here. After
years of tweaking batters and looking for just the right griddle, and after
serving hundreds of crêpes to our friends, family and my French students, we
think we've hit on a good combination. La
Petite Crêperie hopes to recreate the experience of ordering a French crêpe à emporter. Half of the fun is watching, smelling, and
anticipating how delicious it's going to be.
Our batter contains only eggs from the market, Weisenberger white and
wheat flours, Kentucky
produced whole milk, water, canola oil, sugar and salt. Our sweet crêpe
fillings include honey and jam from Farmers' Market vendors, and the butter and
sugar crêpes are made with homemade butter from the market. We also make a hearty breakfast crêpe with
market eggs, cheese and vegetables. Our
menu will vary as other fruits, berries and vegetables come into season. La
Petite Crêperie will be open most Saturdays at Cheapside
from 7:00 am until 2:00 pm and most Sundays at Southland from 10:00 until
2:00.You can visit our website, www.petitecreperie.com to find out
exactly where we will be and when. Bon
appétit! ABBONDANZA Fayette County CIAO LEXINGTON!!
We are back at the downtown market this Saturday. Where to find us?
Look for the Italian flag flying 20 feet over our booth. We'll have our extra virgin olive oils from Italy,
our 8 year aged Balsamico, sauces, Italian pastas and Breads. Come let us
take you on a delicious tour of Italy
right here in Lexington!
(of course, if it rains, please come see us at the shop!) Before or after the market, come by our shop at 406
South Broadway for a shot of Cuban coffee, stuffed ravioli, delightful biscotti
(which are perfect for dunking in your Cuban coffee) all made in house by our
own Chef Stacey. Call the shop early in the week to order and pick
up our weekly "la Cena per la Casa)" dinner to take home. Call
ahead to order, let us know what day and time you will come through (Thursday,
Friday and Saturday) and we'll have it packaged and ready with your name on
it. Plan early as we are only making a limited number each week.
Call 859 983 3567 for details. We will be at the market Saturday 8 am to 1 pm and
at the shop Thursday and Fridays, 10 am to 6pm and Saturdays 10 am to 4 pm. elmwood stock farm Scott County Elmwood
Stock Farm will be attending the Saturday market on May 29nd and the
Southland Dr May 30th as well as the weekday markets on Tuesdays and
Thursdays. Look for us on with our selection of Certified Organic
vegetables, eggs and meats. Our
market harvest will bring some tasty Strawberries, Green Garlic, Asparagus, Spinach, Kale
Greens, Garlic Greens and more. Organic heirloom tomato transplants for
your own backyard (though a little too early to go outside right now unless you
have a protected space) are available along with bags of our Organic Compost. Come
visit us this week to learn more about securing your own share of locally
grown, organic, wholesome, healthy farm food each week of the growing
season. These days, more than ever, it's important to know the source of
your family's food and you can look to a local organic farm to meet your body's
nutritional needs resulting in good health. We
offer our certified organic eggs from free-ranging hens on grass pasture,
organic poultry, and grass-fed beef from our organic Angus
cattle. Elmwood's meats, eggs, and vegetables are produced by us on our
organic family farm in Scott
County. Visit our
website to learn more, review our price lists, and pre-order your special
items. www.elmwoodstockfarm.com
Caffemarco Clark
County CaffeMarco
Coffee will have a selection of certified organic, Fair Trade coffees for sale
as well as (while it lasts) coffee by the cup. The
beans are roasted in Paris,
Kentucky on Thursday every week
for the Saturday Lexington Farmers Market. Thank you. www.caffemarco.com Triple J Farm Scott County Triple J Farm will be returning to the Lexington
Farmers' Market on Saturday. We will have several products to offer. We will
have our All Natural Beef for sale, Farm Fresh Eggs, as well as our KY Black
& Gold Compost, plus some beautiful plants & flowers! We will also have
information about our Family farm & information about our Community
Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program . Please stop by to see what we have going
on at Triple J Farm! COOKIN' UP KENTUCKY Fayette County Hello
friends,
The
time for the market has come again, and here at Cookin' Up Kentucky we will be
back in full swing this year.
Of
course the first few market days will be a little slow, but you will find me
there with hot coffee and my usual array of local biscuits, omelets, and of
course the famous fried green tomato sandwich. I will be attending all market
days this year so you can find me Saturday downtown, Sunday on southland, and
Tuesday and Thursday downtown on Broadway and Maxwell.
I am
very excited about being at the market fulltime this year and of course I
will have more time to offer new selections for the season, which will include
a full lunch menu, among some other secrets, so please come and join me...
Chef Jacob THREE TOADS farm Clark County Visit
us at the Lexington Farmers' Market on Saturday, May 29nd. We'll have
cut lilies, jams and jellies. Feel free to give us a call (859-771-2085) if you
have questions or want to reserve flowers. We can deliver them locally,
too. We're excited for the move back outside! Many
thanks and we look forward to seeing you soon! Bob
and Charlie HOME PICKINS Jackson County I'll
have plenty of delicious fresh eggs and ASH free pasture raised beef this
weekend! Come see me this Saturday, May 29nd at Cheapside Park
and Sunday, May 30th at Southland Dr and either next Tuesday or Thursday. Thank
You for your support! The Paw Paw plantation Powell County I will be at market
this week, May 29nd and 30rd and the Tuesday/Thursday market next week, with: - Local Hydroponic TOMATOES!
-
Home
baked sourdough and sweet breads
- Rhubarb
- Kentucky agate slices and gemstones
(Agate is the official State Rock of Kentucky, and I slice agate geodes with
diamond saws and handcraft all of the gemstones I have for sale.)
Roland
McIntosh from the Paw Paw Plantation Our continued thanks for your support...it keeps us
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