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.
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.
Abigail's Honey
SOAP - Anytime it is around 80 degrees is soap making time. I will be making many different soaps this summer for your enjoyment and use. They will be a one-time only soaps and not available all year round. I like making different things. One I have made is CITRUS SORBET, a beautiful orange soap with golden swirls. It looks like a sunset with the scents of orange blossom and other citrus fruit. A very refreshing shower soap.
Next is OAKMOSS, a beautiful brown and green soap with scents of the deep forest while raining. It reminds me of the Pacific Northwest.
I also had time to make a standard - LEMONGRASS - made with real lemongrass essential oil.
All soaps are handmade from scratch with palm, coconut and olive oils. No kits are ever used. My soap is the real thing.
NUT BUTTERS - The nut butters are becoming a delicious habit with many of my customers. I can see why. Fresh ground nuts with real honey. A great treat with bananas or on toast. For children, this is a great snack - whole and nutritious. YUMMY! HONEY ROASTED PEANUT BUTTER AND ALMOND NUT BUTTER THIS WEEK!
Don't forget my new novel, "Death By Drowning". You can pick up a copy at my booth stand.
My husband, Peter, will be helping the next two weekends - so stop by and say hello.
Want to check out what is going on at the farm, then go to my blog listed below.
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www.abigailshoneyblog.blogspot.com
Check out Abigails on www.abigailkeam.com.
Superlative Coffee Roasters
Fayette County
It is definitely Summer in the Bluegrass! We'll see you this Saturday at the Farmer's market. We'll have a line up of Fresh Roasted Coffee . . . .need so help deciding? Just ask. Cheers!
Jenny Super and Patrick Meyer
Owners. Craft 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 June 4th we will be downtown at Cheapside Park and on Sunday June 5th 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
BLUE MOON FARM***Sustainably Grown***
Madison County
Are we sure we didn't just celebrate Independence Day??? Wow! HOT!! The spring greens will not be happy! We hope to have some of everything though, SPRING MIX, LETTUCES, KALE, SPINACH, but supplies will be limited. Shop early! On the other hand, this weather is perfect for the GARLIC! We will start hand selecting bulbs to harvest for market this week, before we get into our main harvest. I think they will be SIBERIAN and CALIFORNIA EARLY. There again, limited quantities. We'll have some GARLIC SCAPES too, but their time is running short, so get them while you can!
The BASIL has been waiting for hot weather too. It won't be ready for cutting this week, but soon! We will have FRESH CUT CILANTRO and PARSLEY.
The farm is starting to look jungle-like! Everything is growing so fast after all that rain and then tropical heat and humidity! We're starting to get closed in here on our outlook over the river. The wild life think they are in the wilderness! Today while driving slowly out our lane we scared up a TINY fawn with it's mama. They ran before the truck until the doe put the fawn in the deep weeds to hide, and she ran on to lure us away. We got a peek at the fawn all huddled and motionless as we went by. It was adorable!
Last evening we sat in the living room and watched a wild turkey mosey across our front yard, not 10 feet from the door. Rabbits are everywhere, and making life grand for our little dog "Mouse", who loves to chase them!
We're looking for ASPARAGUS from Colcord Farm again this week, unless the heat gets it....likely the last of it for this year. Email us to reserve some if you'd like....
[email protected]
Oyster Mushrooms from Bracken County were beautiful last week, and promise to be again this week. They are just delicious sauteed in a little olive oil with some garlic (they'll be GREAT with the FRESH GARLIC!) Serve in pasta, or over rice, on pizza or steak, pork chop or a burger!
Come try a sample of Kenny's SWISS this week or the old standby TOMATO BASIL CHEDDAR. We'll have about 15 other choices for you too. Speaking of CHOICE.... do you know that CHOICE it is the only word which reads the same right-side up and upside down in a mirror? Try it! Write it in all capital letters, turn the page over and hold it so you can see it in the mirror. We thank author Tom Robbins for that!
Don't add heat to your house with your stove while it's so hot out! We have so many different choices (there's that word again!) of BEEF from Colcord Farm or PORK from Stone Cross Farm to throw on your grill. STEAKS and BURGER, CHOPS, and SAUSAGES. Also GROUND KY LAMB for a different kind of burger!
Our friends at Sunrise Bakery will be making us all kinds of ARTISAN BREADS for the weekend....great sandwich breads, breads for dipping in olive oil and balsamic, FOCACCIA to eat alone or use as a base for pizza (it's topped with our sliced garlic!), fantastic GARLIC BAGELS.....and then there are the sweets! CINNAMON ROLLS, BLACKBERRY MUFFINS, LEMON LAVENDER MUFFINS, CROISSANTS, and PAIN AU CHOCOLAT (croissant pastry with dark French chocolate!).
Don't forget we carry Bourbon Barrel Sauces and Seasonings, which are great to cook with and make a nice and different gift for a friend!
Come see us Saturday behind the old courthouse on Short St. (7:30AM-2PM), or Sunday in front of Goodyear on Southland Drive (10AM-2PM).
Henkle's Herbs and Heirlooms
Jessamine County
We will be at the corner of Short and Upper Street this Saturday and at Southland on Sunday, weather permitting. 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
-Heirloom and hybrid tomato and pepper transplants
-Fresh cut cilantro
-Velvet's homemade all white meat chicken salad
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!
We hope to see you all on Saturday!!!
Quarles Farm
Quarles Farm will be at the Saturday and Sunday Farmer's Market with our beef and other products. Try our all beef brats on the grill or in the oven on the broiling pan. It's great either way. We still have a good selection of ground beef at 3.89 a pound. With feed and stock prices increasing as they are this price may not last. Please visit our website at quarlesfarm.com or visit our Facebook page ofr our price list on the beef cuts we have in stock. Drop in and see what good meat, from our family to yours, is all about. We have farm pictures and a video or two on our Facebook for your amusement.
We also have our great jams, salsas and relishes with us both days. Now's the time for graduation parties and cakes and breads from our kitchen are a great way to make your party prep easier. Grilled steaks, burgers or brats for the main course and a sweet to finish.
Our garden is looking good and we're hoping to get the rest of our tomatoes planted this week. We need to start cutting hay and breeding back cows for next years crop of babies. The pace is picking up and we truly must "make hay while the sun shines!"
Bluegrass Chevre
Fayette/Clark County
We finally have a good batch of feta this week, and didn't have to change its name to "mozzaretta" after all. The high humidity in the cheese plant from continuous rain has been causing the texture to be creamy, rather than crumbly, more like mozzarella with the flavor of feta. With strawberries in season and a holiday weekend, it's definitely time to make chocolate chevre, so we'll have a few of those, along with our other flavors. We still plan to kick off our sorbetto this weekend, at least for tasting, so stop by for a sample of fresh strawberry made with organic berries from Elmwood, and we may even add a little goat cheese to it. We also plan to have apple-cinnamon with Lucy's sorghum and a caramel-sea salt drizzle, so stop by for a preview and help us get this new venture started. Cheers, Susan and the [email protected]
CAFFEMARCO
Bourbon County
"Fair Trade, organic, hand-crafted, and utterly delicious."
The Lexington Herald-Leader
Black Bag - mellow, heart full of soul
Gold Bag - possesses a lively acidity creating an elegantly textured palate.
Tan Bag - smooth breakfast blend
Green Bag - water processed decaf, full flavor and body without the lovely, addictive buzz.
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.
Our next cheese making class will be Sunday, May 29th from 9:00 to 5:00.
We will make Mozzarella, Mascarpone, Yogurt, Queso blanco, Ricotta, and a hard cheese to be determined.
The cost is $90 and is limited to 8 students. You can sign up on the website or just send us your payment.
Boone Creek Creamery
859-402-2364
www.boonecreekcreamery.com
HILLSIDE HERITAGE FARM
Garrard County
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
Lyn and Russ Madison
Proper Plants
Our plants are at their prime right now! We are going to have the following:
� Large selection of Hanging Baskets-many sizes
� Over 50 varieties of vegetable plants
� Herbs and Scented Geraniums-Multiple sizes
� Specialty potted material
� Mixed pots and planters
Remember, we are local growers in Fayette County. We grow everything we sell. You are getting the freshest plants possible!
We use biological insect control in the greenhouses.
Feel free to visit us at the greenhouses at 3050 Military Pike-Lexington-for a great selection of plants and help with your gardening questions.
Check us out on our website at www.properplantsonline.com and "friend" us on facebook!
Cookin' Up Kentucky
Hi folks, Thanks everyone for a great weekend; it certainly was nice to have the sun come out . I anticipate another sunny Saturday market. We are happy with the success of the sliced strawberries as a side item and feel it will be repeated along with our sour cream baked potato salad. This week we're happy to bring back our famous fried green tomato and aged cheddar grilled local beef burger. As always, we will be offering our sausage breakfast burrito and friend green tomato and bacon sandwich. And of course, Cookin' Up Kentucky will offer a new twist on the omelette depending on harvest this week, so be sure to check it out! -Chef Jacob
Hardwood Pizza Company
Hardwood Pizza Company is a small, progressive pizza company that is literally out of the box. You gotta see it to believe it! Our mobile wood-fired oven cooks authentic Neapolitan style gourmet pizzas at over 900 degrees! Whether it's a classic Margherita pizza, a Garlic Scape Pesto Pizza or Goat Cheese, Walnut + Onion pizza...watch as your custom pie is prepared, cooked and served piping hot in a matter of minutes from start to finish. The tastes and scents created by the heat of the wood fire produce a truly unique and original treat - an inspired blend of spices, fresh farmer's market toppings and tangy sauce scattered over a light crisp, chewy crust cooked to perfection. At Hardwood Pizza Company, we interpret old world cooking traditions for modern times.
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