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  • Strawberries 
  • Wild Greens 
  • Asparagus
  • Garlic  
  • Onions
  • Potatoes
  • Rhubarb 
  • Sweet Potatoes
  • Lettuce
  • Leeks
  • Mushrooms
  • New Potatoes
  • Spinach
  • Mint 
  • Breads
  • Canned items
  • Spices
The Lexington Farmers' Market  

May 4, 2011

There is no better place to shop for Derby and for Mother's Day than the Lexington Farmers' Market.  We've got mint for your julep and endless varieties of plants and flowers to give to mom.  Many of our vendors are preparing something extra special for this weekend in celebration of Derby, Mother's Day and, hopefully, the start of a beautiful Kentucky summer.  Stop by and pick up delicious jams and jellies, delicate truffles, gorgeous flowers for your table settings, unique soaps and body care products and all of the ingredients you'll need to throw a fantastic Derby party!  Don't forget, LFM merchandise and gift certificates make fantastic gifts for mom!

 

Our Tuesday/Thursday market on the corner of South Broadway and Maxwell opened this week, so you won't have to wait until the weekends to see you favorite farmers and vendors.  We're open at this location from 7am until 4pm every Tuesday and Thursday. 

 

Alexa Arnold
Lexington Farmers' Market Assistant Manager

 

PS: Make sure to swing by the market early to grab fresh, local strawberries!  They go fast!  Here's a lovely recipe that would be perfect to bring to a Derby Party or make with mom on her special day.   
Market Times and Locations
Saturday
Cheapside Park

7am-3pm

 

Tuesday/Thursday
S. Broadway and Maxwell
Opens May 3rd!

Sunday
Southland Dr.
10am-2pm
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Strawberry Shortcakes

Ingredients

Strawberries:

  • 4 pints strawberries, lightly rinsed, hulled and halved
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 cups heavy (whipping) cream
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 6 shortcakes (see recipe below), for serving
  • 6 whole strawberries, for garnish

Shortcakes:

  • 2 cups self-rising flour
  • 2 1/2 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoon heavy (whipping) cream

Preparation

For the shortcakes:

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease a baking sheet.

2. Combine the flour, sugar and salt in a bowl.

3. Add the butter. Using a pastry blender or your fingers, rub it into the dry ingredients until mixture resembles a coarse meal. Stir in the milk until a very soft dough is formed. Do not overwork.

4. Drop the dough in 6 equal portions onto the prepared baking sheet. Lightly pat the dough into rounds-3 to 3 1/2 inches in diameter-and lightly brush the tops with the cream.

5. Bake the shortcakes in the center of the oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

For the strawberries:

 

1. Place strawberries in a bowl. Sprinkle with lemon juice and sugar, then gently toss with a rubber spatula. Let rest for 1 1/2 to 2 hours for juices to develop.

2. Just before serving, whip cream with 1 Tbsp sugar until it holds soft peaks.

3. To serve, slice off the top third of each shortcake. Place the bottoms on 6 dessert plates and top with 1/3 cup of the prepared berries and juice, plus a spoonful of whipped cream. Cover with the top. Spoon over more berries and juice, then dollop with whipped cream. Garnish each with a whole berry and drizzle with any remaining juice.

  Source:http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Strawberry-Shortcakes-242601#ixzz0n4kEyyjB

 

INFORMATION FROM OUR SPONSORS

 

SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY


We are pleased to announce that Sullivan University is a returning sponsor of the Lexington Farmers' Market and will be providing many more seasonal cooking demonstrations at our Saturday markets.  More information will follow as it becomes available and please take time to thank the representatives of Sullivan University when you see them at the market.

 

GOOD FOODS MARKET AND CAFÉ  

  

Upcoming Events:

 

Cinco de Mayo Buffet

 

Enjoy Cinco de Mayo with Good Foods Café's authentic Mexican buffet entrées! Enjoy huaraches, enchiladas verdes, pollo enchilado, and tilapia empanizada. Sides include arroz rojo, nopales a la Mexicana, papas con rajas, ezquites, piña colada beets, and tinga.

 

When: Thursday, May 5

Hot Buffet: 11 am - 8 pm; $7.99/lb.

 

Where: Good Foods Market & Café

455 Southland Drive, Lexington, KY 40503

 

Good Foods Co-op is a locally owned and operated cooperative business where everyone is welcome to shop at either of our locations - Good Foods Market & Café on Southland Drive or Good Foods Chapter 2 inside the downtown Lexington Public Library. Good Foods has served the Lexington community since 1972. Good Foods Market & Café, 455 Southland Drive, Lexington, KY 40503, (859) 278-1813, www.goodfoods.coop

 

 

THE FAYETTE ALLIANCE

 

The Fayette Alliance is Lexington's ONLY land-use advocacy organization that regularly educates and lobbies local government for a sustainable growth model that benefits all of us.

We believe that preserving our signature Bluegrass landscape, creating a dynamic and equitable cityscape through infill redevelopment, and improving our natural waterways by fixing our sanitary sewer and stormwater systems are key components to achieving our economic and environmental promise here in Lexington-Fayette County.

We are an alliance of citizens from the entire community, including stakeholders from the agricultural, neighborhood, and infill sectors. We are a united voice for responsible growth, and only weigh-in on those land-use issues that have countywide implications. Together we can chart our future, and positively impact local zoning decisions-the very building blocks of our community.

If you want a better quality of life for all of us, please join The Fayette Alliance today for free.  Visit www.fayettealliance.com for more information.

 

 

INFORMATION FROM OUR SPONSOR WUKY

  

WUKY was founded in 1941 as the radio voice of the University of Kentucky. Our mission then-as now-was to bring information and enlightenment to the people of central Kentucky. Back then we even hauled radios to remote areas so people could hear our programs. Today we're pioneering the use of digital technology to bring multiple streams of great non-commercial programming to this region. Whether you're a Lexington resident or a visitor, please take a moment this weekend to tune your radio to WUKY at 91.3FM, and, when you get home, stream our signal on line at www.wuky.org. There you'll enjoy NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Car Talk and Fresh Air all supplemented by award-winning WUKY news. On weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 2 to 5 p.m., you'll hear a unique blend of music that we call "Adult Rock", featuring a wide variety of artists from Talking Heads to Norah Jones to Lucinda Williams. In addition, our weekend schedule includes everything from A Prairie Home Companion to the big bands, the Grateful Dead Hour, and Wait Wait Don't Tell Me. WUKY 91.3FM truly has something for everyone. We are able to accomplish all this only because of community support. Income from this and other special events, underwriting by area businesses, and contributions from individual donors account for over two-thirds of our budget so please pledge now and thank you so much for supporting WUKY.

 

 

2011 NEWS FLASH AND SPECIAL EVENTS

 

NEWS FLASH...


Farm to School program brings locally grown produce to the lunchroom

By Mary Meehan - mmeehan1@herald-leader.com

 

Cups of bright green lettuce dot the cafeteria tables of Lansdowne Elementary School.

 

First-graders eat the crunchy, locally grown treat with their fingers; a few discover that a strip of lettuce can make a nice goatee.

 

But, that bit of improvisation aside, the idea of introducing kids not only to healthy food, but healthy food grown close to where they live, is at the heart of the Farm to School program, which offered first-grade students a taste test last week.

 

Even in a state as rural as Kentucky, a lot of students have no exposure to agricultural life, said Dr. Jayaram Srinivasan, chief resident in the preventive medicine department at the University of Kentucky and an advocate of the program.

 

"A lot of these kids don't even know where their food comes from," he said.

 

Farm to School is a cooperative effort among a number of local groups, including the UK College of Public Health, the Lexington- Fayette County Health Department and Lexington Farmers Market.

 

The program at Lansdowne is a pilot for a program that Srinivasan hopes will be offered eventually in all Fayette County public schools. The goal is to not only let kids understand where food comes from and why eating healthy food is important, but also to connect local farmers to the school system so that fresh, locally grown produce can become a standard part of a school menu.

 

Taste tests, like the one conducted last week, are merged with classroom lessons about food groups and making healthy choices.

 

Jennifer Rodabaugh's first-grade class has planted peas that they will harvest in the fall. She said she's been pleasantly surprised at how the kids have taken in the lessons they've learned in class about healthy eating.

 

"I'll hear them say things (to each other) like, 'You didn't get a vegetable today' or 'You didn't get a dairy, you got a juice instead'."

 

Madi Knapp, 7, said the program introduced her to turnips in an earlier taste test. She was surprised to learn that she liked them. Now, she said, she and her mom are thinking about planting a garden this spring.

 

She also learned that plants need a lot of care.

 

"If you want to grow good food you have to take care of them like a person," she said.

 

Not every student was sold on the idea of trying something new. The plate of first-grader Faith Osburn, 7, was void of anything green. She wouldn't even try the lettuce. She said she knew she wouldn't like it.

 

Instead she was happily snacking on a chicken patty in the shape of a smiley face. Her friend Faith Hubbard, 7, however, was thrilled with the green stuff.

 

"I love lettuce," she said. "I go crazy for it."

 

Gayle Tomkinson, who operates Berries on Bryan Station Farm, supplied the lettuce. During lunch she walked from table to table with a home-made display showing tiny lettuce seeds and different varieties of lettuce. "We grow more produce than we can sell," she said.

 

The Farm to School program already had benefitted her family's agricultural effort. Bryan Station High School now has a standing order for lettuce twice a week.

 

Srinivasan said the effort has been all volunteer. The group recently applied for a grant to continue to spread the word about healthy, locally grown food.

 

Lansdowne principal Leah Winkler is on board.

 

"The kids are getting familiar with agriculture and food," she said. "That is exciting."

 

Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2011/04/26/1718979/farm-to-school-program-brings.html#ixzz1KkAb62oQ

 

________________________________________________________________

OF NOTE...

Between June 17 and November 20, 2010, Faith Feeds collected approximately 37,500 pounds of fresh food.  The food was donated to 14 emergency food agencies, faith ministries and others that feed the poor and hungry.  Forty (40) volunteers gave of their time and energy to make all this possible. Words cannot express the gratitude of the Faith Feed organizers.

 

 

PARKING is always FREE at all of our markets if you know where to look! All street parking is free on Saturdays as well as the parking garage on Main Street and there are also several pay lots in the area.

 

SPECIAL EVENTS:

 

Chipotle will be at the market this Saturday raising awareness of how restaurants can incorporate local food into their menus! 




Finally, if you have ever lost items at any of our markets and they have not been returned, please check with Jeff, the executive director, during market hours or by phone at (859) 608-2655.


HERE'S A BIT OF WHAT YOU'LL FIND AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK...

 

 

ELMWOOD STOCK FARM

Georgetown, Scott County

 

Look to Elmwood Stock Farm to secure your own share of locally grown, organic, wholesome, healthy farm food each week of the growing season.  We are attending the Tuesday market on Broadway, Saturday downtown, and Sunday on Southland Drive - with our organic meats, eggs, produce and other items each week through the year.

 

Certified Organic PRODUCE we are harvesting this month may be less than prior seasons - with 4 more inches of rain today, it is not possible to get crops planted or transplanted putting many spring items behind schedule.  Perennial items such as mixed Herbs, Horseradish, Asparagus and eventually, Strawberries, are well established and coming along.  Along with Dried Black Beans, we are featuring our Heirloom variety White Corn and Red Corn Meal - grown and freshly ground at Elmwood.

 

MEATS and POULTRY our inventory of grassfed Angus organic beef has been restocked, along with a full selection of certified organic hens and packs of cut-up chicken pieces: breasts, thighs, legs, wings, half-hens, whole hens, Cornish hens, chicken liver, and both ground chicken and ground turkey. Feel free to order ahead for quantity amounts, and we'll have it ready for pickup at any of the farmers markets.

 

EGGS we offer our certified organic eggs from free-ranging hens on grass pasture each market.  Both whole dozen and half-dozens available.  Our hens are always outdoors, enjoying the green growing spring season and rewarding us with beautiful big brown eggs packed full of flavor, orangy color, and healthful omega-3-fatty acids.

 

Growing your own this season?  Try some Elmwood Stock Farm COMPOST, available at each market, 12 quart bags for $5.  Add a little when building raised beds, incorporate some to the root zone when planting seeds or transplanting live plants, or just scatter some on top of the soil for perennial plants, trees, and houseplants.  Add some microbial life to your soil!

 

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.  Visit our website to learn more, review our price lists, and pre-order your special items.

http://www.elmwoodstockfarm.com/

 

 

 

OLIVA BELLA EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OILS FROM ITALY   

Ciao Lexington.... "WE'RE BAAACCCKKK" at the Saturday Farmers Market!

You will find our booth at the entrance of the market near Vine Street.

 

Come taste our Olio Rustico from Sicily, our 8 year old Balsamico from Modena, our Pomodori and Cipollini sauces that we make in house. 

We will also have our European breads and Benedetto Cavalieri pasta from Italy.

Put together a great Mothers' Day gift, come to our shop and we'll stuff a wooden wine box full of our products for her!

 

Remember we have moved our store location to 400 Old Vine Street, suite #104, right next to Wines on Vine.  Call 859 983 3567 if you get lost or need directions.

And come in and try our new MEATBALLS!

 

If it RAINS on Saturday, come to the shop for the PARTY! 

 

 

Abigail's Honey   

Having a busy weekend with Mother's Day and Kentucky Derby parties?  Need to take a hostess gift?  Or give something unique to your mother?  Try my Mint Julep Soap and Peppermint Hand Balm for Derby day.  Everyone needs a Mint Julep on Derby Day.  Now for Mothers' Day, give her something unique like my hand balms or my mystery books.  She'll have fun reading about local history and a murder mystery to book - all in a book written by a real beekeeper at the Lexington Farmers' Market. 

 

HONEY - Will have some WILDFLOWER AND CLOVER in quarts and 8 ozs.

 

LAVENDER - Need to calm down from all the rain - Lavender Shea Butter Bars, Lavender Hand Balm and Lavender Soap.  Will keep you calm.

 

NUT BUTTER - Chocolate Peanut Butter (hint to serve, put in microwave for 10 or 20 seconds so chocolate will melt.) YUMMY!  HONEY ROASTED PEANUT BUTTER AND ALMOND NUT BUTTER THIS WEEK!

 

Check out Abigails on www.abigailkeam.com.

 

Bybee Farm
Madison County

 Gerald and Deborah McMaine will be at market this Saturday with fresh local strawberries! 

 

 

Superlative Coffee Roasters
Fayette County   

 

Celebrate the Kentucky Derby and Mother's Day with Superlative Coffee!

It will be a wonderful weekend in the Bluegrass - lots of Kentucky Derby parties and special attention to moms everywhere.  Make sure you have plenty of Superlative FRESH Roasted Coffee on hand to make your weekend a success.

Be sure to pick up Superlative's Barrel Aged Bourbon Infused Coffee for your parties this weekend.  We infuse our fine Arabica beans with Kentucky's finest to create a fantastic coffee with a subtle, nutty, bourbon finish.  This coffee is perfect for pairing with a rich dessert, like chocolate cake or Derby Pie.  Your friends and family will love it.

Superlative Coffee makes a great gift, too, for mom's who enjoy fine coffee.  Imagine the joy she'll have sipping some fresh roasted coffee on her special day.

We'll have a variety of coffees for sale on Saturday at the Lexington Farmer's Market at Cheapside Park downtown.  To celebrate the Kentucky Derby we'll also have our Barrel Aged Bourbon Infused coffee available for sampling.

Be sure to stop by and see us.

 

Jenny Super and Patrick Meyer
Owners.  Craft Roasters.
Superlative Coffee Roasters.

 

 

"Local Raw Honey" by NICK and BEV NICKELS

Fayette County


 
The 2011 season for the outdoor Lexington Farmer's Market is in full operation. On Saturday May 7th we will be downtown at Cheapside Park and on Sunday May 8th we will be on Southland Drive.  We will be at both markets unless it rains, so come on out and replenish your local honey and pollen supplies.

You may still purchase honey, pollen, and/or beeswax candles from us anytime from our home at 1909 Nicholasville Road in Lexington until we return to the Lexington Farmer's Market in April of 2011.  Call us first at 859 276-0258, and we will put what you want on our back porch for you to pick up. You may also call to make an appointment to look at Bev's candle selection.

Out home is located one block north (toward downtown) of the intersection of Southland Drive and Nicholasville Road. Turn on Goodrich Avenue and take the first driveway on your right, and you will be in our back yard. There will be a silver travel trailer (Airstream) under an awning directly in front of you. Your honey will be on the back porch. If we are not home, just leave the money on the counter.  There is change in a small jar on the counter if you need some.

Web Site www.KentuckyHoney.com     Thank you,  Nick & Bev Nickels  

 

 

PROPER PLANTS

 

Proper Plants will be at Farmer's Market on Saturday.  We are located right behind the old court house.  Check out our great selection of hanging baskets, annuals, herb plants, vegetable plants, and specialty potted material.  Pick up a price sheet and coupon you can use at the greenhouses!

 

We grow everything we bring to market.  We use organic fertilizers and biological insect control.  Check us out on our website at  properplantsonline.com and friend us on Facebook for special offers at the greenhouses.  See you Saturday!

 

Russ and Lyn Madison

Proper Plants

3050 Military Pike

Lexington, KY  40513

859-223-7037

 

 

BLUE MOON FARM***Sustainably Grown***    

Madison County   

Can you believe all the special events we have going on in Kentucky this weekend?  The Oaks on Friday, Derby and Mayfest on Saturday, more Mayfest, Mother's Day and UK Graduation on Sunday!!  The market should be rockin'!!  You can find EVERYTHING you need for all the breakfasts, brunches, lunches, dinners and snacks you'll be preparing for your family and guests.  We can even save you some time in the kitchen with shortcuts like CHAMPAGNE DRESSING to dress your potato or pasta salad or coleslaw, drizzle over ASPARAGUS, or mix with yolks for a yummy deviled egg.......and this week we'll have our own SWEET or SPICY PAPRIKA POWDERS to top those eggs!  There will also be GROUND CHIPOTLE PEPPER POWDER and the favorite AJI AMARILLO PEPPER POWDER.....the hot, fruity one!  Something else to save you time is our GARLIC SCAPE PESTO!  You can serve it on a cracker as an appetizer, add it to your salads for a different twist, top a FOCACCIA or pizza crust with it instead of (or with) tomato sauce, use it as a dip for raw veggies (or apple!), or make a quick meal of pasta with shrimp, chicken, or ITALIAN SAUSAGE using pesto as your sauce!

Our SPRING SALAD MIX, BABY KALE, BABY SPINACH and MIXED BABY LETTUCES will be going strong again this week.  Add some chopped BABY GREEN GARLIC to your salad, or in with cooked greens or Colcord Farm ASPARAGUS.  We'll be cutting more tender delicious BABY CILANTRO this week.  Cilantro is not only for salsa!!  Here's a recipe for a CILANTRO PESTO:

Chinese Pesto

2 green onions

1 small piece gingerroot, peeled

1 clove garlic, peeled (try using green garlic instead!)

1/4 cup cilantro

1 TBS sugar

3 TBS lemon juice

3 TBS rice vinegar

2 TBS soy sauce

This can be whirled in a food processor for 5-10 seconds, or the onion, ginger, garlic and cilantro can be finely chopped by hand and then add the sugar and liquids.

Serve over any firm-fleshed fish, or shrimp.

We have also made cilantro pesto using a regular pesto recipe (oil, cheese, nuts).  It makes an excellent shrimp & pasta topping.

Our freezer is about to explode from all the great MEATS we carry to market!

FRESH KENTUCKY SPRING LAMB- legs, racks, ribs, shoulder roasts, shanks, ground lamb. 

GRASS FINISHED BEEF from Colcord Farm in Paris- steaks, roasts, filet mignon, burger. 

PASTURED PORK from Stone Cross Farm in Taylorsville- bacon, sausage, chops, roasts, tenderloins, ground pork, European sausages (Brats, Bangers, Italian, Polish, Knockwurst, Chorizo)  We'll also have their new English style Farmhouse CHEESE this week...come try a sample!

Kenny's Cheeses of all varieties to create a cheese platter for your party, a nice selection of ARTISAN BREADS and PASTRIES from Sunrise Bakery, and Bourbon Barrel Foods SOY, WORCESTERSHIRE & KENTUCKYAKI SAUCES, Bourbon Madagascar Vanilla Extract, and Bourbon smoked SALT, PEPPER and PAPRIKA.

Need a last minute Mothers' Day gift?  Stone Cross Farm keeps us stocked with their lovely HANDMADE SOAPS!

Like I said, everything you need!!

Special orders- garlic@bluemoongarlic.com   Keep up on Facebook www.facebook.com/bluemoongarlic  Share us with your friends!

 

 

 

Henkle's Herbs and Heirlooms

Jessamine County   

Greetings everyone!   Look for our big box truck at Southland Drive on Sunday.   All of our offerings are sustainably grown, Kentucky Proud, 100% homegrown, and pesticide free.  We will have the following:

-Baby lettuce mix

-Large basil pots

We'll have lots of tomato and pepper transplants for sale in the coming weeks.  It has been so wet that we still haven't been able to do our first planting, so we can't let any of our plants go until we are sure that we have enough for ourselves.   Keep your fingers crossed for us that things will dry out soon.

See you at the market!

 

Triple J Farm   

 

Triple J Farm will be selling our pasture raised, grain finished beef this Saturday at the market, with a large selection of cuts available, feel free to pre order!!! Also, we will be selling our farm fresh, free range eggs. In addition, we will have a wide variety of culinary potted herb plants available to start those herb gardens.

We will also be selling our farms compost to help get those gardens and flowers looking fabulous!

 

Triple J Farm is also taking subscriptions for our 2011 CSA Program.

We still have shares available for produce and eggs! 

 

We hope to see you all on Saturday!!!

 

 

Lovers Leap Winery

 

"Lovers Leap Winery is the OFFICIAL KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL WINE for 2011!  In honor of this wonderful tradition and your support of our wine, Lovers Leap
would like to offer a 10% discount on any purchase, and a 20% discount on case purchases, through Derby Day, May 7th.  Just mention you saw it here!"

 

Quarles Farm   

Quarles Farm will be at the Saturday and Sunday Farmer's Market. We will have our all beef brats in stock as well as a selection of fine roast and steaks.  Our ground beef is currently priced at $3.89 a pound which is an exceptional value.  Please visit our website at www.quarlesfarm.com or visit our Facebook page for our price list on the quality beef we have in stock.    Drop in and see what good meat, from our family to yours, is all about.     

We also have a good stock of salsas, jams and relishes in addition to our great selection of cakes and breads.    Remember, you'll want something sweet and quick for your Easter Brunch or Breakfast.  Blueberry Poppy Seed Bread  or Blueberry Banana Bread are great treats for your meal.     A lovely Carrot Apple Cake can top off a great Derby Dinner. We've got them in the large and small loaves for you to take home and enjoy.  Stop by on Saturday. We'll also have samples of our great tasting salsa as well as our Green Tomato Relish and Zucchini Relish. 

 

We're hoping that the weekends from here on out are sunny and we can all enjoy good weather. Our beets and peas are up and growing and we got our broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage in the ground before this last rain.  We also have planted our first row of tomatoes and squash will be planted as soon as the ground warms up a little more.  One of my childhood neighbors told me once that when the locust trees bloomed that the ground was warm enough to plant corn and beans.  Won't be too far off.

 

Bluegrass Chevre
Fayette/Clark County

 

We are scrambling to get goats milked and cheese made with electricity going off and on, but should have things caught up by Saturday.  We keep thinking about the old days when cheesemakers had to milk their goats by hand and make cheeses on a mountaintop in a big kettle over an open fire.  All without Ibuprofen, too!

We'll see you at the market.

Susan and the

gourmetgoats@msn.com 

   

CAFFEMARCO

Bourbon County

 

"Fair Trade, organic, hand-crafted, and utterly delicious."

The Lexington Herald-Leader

 

CaffeMarco

729 Main St.

Paris

Tel. (859)684-7555

 www.caffemarco.com

 

The Paw Paw plantation

Powell County

 

I will be at market this week with:

·        Home baked sourdough and sweet breads

·        Hydroponic Tomatoes

·        Sassafrass root

·        English Cucumbers

·        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

 

Boone Creek Creamery

Handmade Artisan Cheese

Boy are we glad that Spring is finally here, and we're excited to introduce our handmade cheeses to the Lexington Farmer's Market. This week we will have several cheeses available but be sure you check out our traditional Amish Cup Cheeses and our bourbon infused Kentucky Derby.

Boone Creek Creamery specializes in Old World cheeses that are often difficult to find - wonderful cheeses like Lancashire, Stilton, Cheshire, Wensleydale, Pyrenees, Cantal, or Beaufort. Of course we've added our own touch to create some new classics like our Ginger Stilton, Tuscan Sun, Abbey Road, and our exclusive Coffee Gouda.

You won't see hydraulic presses and fancy modern equipment in our micro-creamery. Instead, we make our cheeses by hand using traditional European techniques to protect the delicate curds. This is a lot more work and very time consuming, but we believe it creates better cheeses with rich complex flavors. We hope you agree.

Our cheese is made from all natural JD Country Milk, a family owned Mennonite dairy farm in Logan County. The cows are pasture grazed and never given any antibiotics or hormones. Instead they are fed a vitamin enriched diet and all the grass they can eat. The milk is not homogenized and is pasteurized at just 145 degrees, then quickly cooled to preserve the natural flavor and enzymes that Mother Nature intended. We think the milk tastes better because the cows are happy.

We also offer cheese making classes, supplies, and equipment. For details, call or visit our website.

Boone Creek Creamery
859-402-2364
www.boonecreekcreamery.com  

 

HILLSIDE HERITAGE FARM

Garrard County 

 

Hi everyone.  

 

I will be there Saturday with a couple of full freezers of some of the best pork in the world.  Also, we will be sampling something - we haven't made our mind up about what it will be.

 

So, come by and get a sample.  We look forward to seeing you.  As always, we will have our recipe collection of great pork recipes for you to look through.

 

Look for us at the corner of Short and Upper streets.

 

John Contini
4344 Poor Ridge Pk.
Lancaster, KY 40444

www.hillsideheritagefarm.com
859.339.0747

 

 

Remember to visit our website at http://www.lexingtonfarmersmarket.comfor more information about the market.

 

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