ABIGAIL'S
Fayette County
GOING MORE GREEN - We are doing everything we can to go green - so we are reusing clean plastic bags for our customers. Another way we can help our honeybee friends.
SINCE THIS WEEKEND IS GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL . . .
SOAP SALE - If you purchase 5 bars or more of soap this weekend only at the Lexington Farmers' Market at both Downtown and Southland locations, the cost will be only four dollars per bar. That is a great deal if you need soap for holiday gifts, stocking stuffers or store up for winter. This weekend only!!!! Put bars in dry, dark locations and they will store just fine. This will be the only sale this year on soaps.
ATTENDANCE - I plan to be at the LFM as long as the weather holds out. I can't tell you definitely my last day. It depends on the weather but I will try to tough it out until Thanksgiving weekend. After that or if the weather gets cold early, orders will have to be placed on line at www.abigailkeam.com.
HONEY - This week I am going to make one last sweep of the hives as I get them ready for winter. Hopefully I will find some Aster Honey as the asters in the pastures are in full bloom. Keep your fingers crossed. I do have some WILDFLOWER HONEY left.
HAND BALMS - If you are storing up on soaps, you probably should go ahead and get your hand balms for the winter too. LAVENDER, HONEYSUCKLE AND HONEY NATURE (FRAGRANCE FREE) made with all natural ingredients - olive, coconut, canola, and tea tree oils, honey, beeswax and Vitamin E plus essential oils or fragrance. Nothing you can't pronounce or don't know what it is. Put just a little on, spread (goes on a little oily) and let soak in. Will keep your hands wonderfully soft in this bad winter that I think is going to come.
REVIEWS IN KENTUCKY MONTHLY AND KENTUCKY LIVING MAGAZINES - Both magazines did reviews on my book, DEATH BY DROWNING. Check it out.
GIFT IDEAS - Yes, it is that time of the year to start getting ready for the holidays. Why not just get the shopping out of the way. Get a gift certificate from Abigail's, or make your own basket with Abigail's hand balms, honey plus my books - very different and unique gift. How about a Lexington Farmers' Market bag stuffed with goodies from Abigail's. Don't worry. My stuff will keep. See you at the market.
PS. My husband, Peter, will be attending my booth on Sunday as I will be giving a tour of our house for the folks of the National Society of Arts and Letters. But I will see you on Saturday downtown.
QUARLES DAYLILLIES AND FARM
Shelby County
We've gotten our first taste of fall weather with the little dusting of frost that most of us in outlaying areas saw on Sunday morning so we've decided that fall is here. In order to help our customers stay warm and fortified, we're offering hot chocolate and bowls of steaming chili for sale made with Quarles beef as a way to keep warm while doing your weekly shopping at the market. If you have your own favorite chili recipe, we have a good supply of ground beef, ground round and ground chuck to help you turn out your creation to rave reviews. Some of our round steak as well as our kabob and fajita meat make excellent stews and vegetable soups. Give it a try and you'll see!
We've got pumpkin and apple breads just made for tailgating and our salsa is great for those crisp days during football season. We also continue to have a good supply of produce including potatoes and six types of winter squash.
Visit us on Facebook to keep up with the farm or check our website at quarlesfarm.com for placing an order for quick pick up. Hope to see you at market on Saturday or Sunday!
BLUE MOON FARM ***Sustainably Grown***
Madison County
Four more weeks for Blue Moon at the market!!
GREAT NEWS!!! The frost did not get us last weekend! Hurray for the heat sink of the river, and the fog's insulation! We were most worried about our BASILs, as they are very cold sensitive, but they came through just fine, so we'll have bunches and pounds of that delicious smelling herb wafting from our booth again this week! (Genovese, Lime, red Ararat and Thai) We'll have the beautiful FLAT LEAF ITALIAN PARSLEY too.
Here's some more good news....Colcord Farm, who produces the wonderful GRASS FINISHED BEEF we sell, has offered us the opportunity to give you 30% off on any STEAKS!! We've never been able to do this before! So any A.S.H-free SIRLOIN, NY STRIP, RIBEYE or FILET is 30% off!! If you want to be sure to get what you want, please drop us an email [email protected] before Friday, and we'll be happy to hold it for you.
There will be lots of Bracken County OYSTER and SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS to top your steak too, and even Bourbon Barrel Foods WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE and BOURBON SMOKED PEPPER and PAPRIKA from Louisville. Roast some big ol' MUSIC GARLIC BULBS to use as garlic spread on STEAKS, BURGERS, or PORK CHOPS from Stone Cross Farm in Spencer County. We'll have lots of their SAUSAGES too, CHORIZO, ITALIAN (sweet or hot), POLISH, BRATS, HOT DOGS and even ENGLISH BANGERS! The weekend looks like great grilling weather! For your Sunday breakfast we'll have BACON or SAUSAGE, or sweets from Sunrise Bakery....CINNAMON BUNS, CROISSANTS, MUFFINS, or PAIN AU CHOCOLAT.....or how about a GARLIC BAGEL....the BEST in Lexington!! By the way, the Stone Cross Farm BREAKFAST SAUSAGE and BACON will be served by Sullivan University at their free breakfast for the first 300 folks through the door of the Incredible Food Show on Saturday morning (9AM). Be sure to come by the market first!!
We've been busy this week making GARLIC BRAIDS, as our stock was pretty much wiped out last weekend! The celosia flowers we use on them also made it through the frost, and are booming right now. They really make the braids look beautiful......and hold their color for a long time after they dry.
We'll be bringing in a new supply of GROUND KY LAMB, and LAMB STEW MEAT this week. Lamb burgers are a nice change from beef, and the stew meat can also be used for shish kabob!
We'll be sampling KENNY's ASIAGO CHEESE this week, and will have all your other favorites too. Of course we'll be sampling our own GARLIC SCAPE PESTO......it's easy to keep in your freezer to use all winter! There's only one CHAMPAGNE DRESSING left for the year....first come-first served!
We'll have our EGGPLANTS (Japanese and Italian), BELL PEPPERS, SWEET BANANA PEPPERS, and just a few bags of our BABY SQUASH MEDLEY this week too. LOTS of GARLIC, of course!! BULBS, BAGS, BRAIDS....time to stock up for winter! Sullivan University has bought 10 LBs of our MUSIC GARLIC, so look for it all over the Incredible Food Show this weekend!!
Last weekend the GREENS, NAPA CABBAGE and FRENCH BREAKFAST RADISHES from Nicholas County went over so well that we're going to do it again! There will be an assortment of BABY FALL GREENS, including LETTUCE MIX, ARUGULA, MIZUNA, RADISHES and possibly some more NAPA CABBAGE. It's so nice to have greens again!!
Breads from Sunrise Bakery including 8 GRAIN with BLUE MOON HERBS, HERB & CHEESE, SOURDOUGH and more.
Time is running out to try a GARLIC CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE!! Get your nerve up and try one....they're GREAT!!
GARLIC POWDER, smoked and not (ask about it by the pound!!), CHIPOTLE POWDER and SPICY PAPRIKA. Handmade SOAPS from Stone Cross Farm make great holiday or hostess gifts....or treat yourself to their soothing aroma in your shower!
Special requests [email protected] please visit our website www.bluemoongarlic.com or join us on Facebook www.facebook.com/bluemoongarlic
Henkle's Herbs and Heirlooms
Jessamine County
We dodged the frost last weekend and are happy to say that our late crop of HOMEGROWN TOMATOES are loving this week of Indian Summer. Come down and see us this weekend, it looks like it will be the best weather we have had for quite some time. We will have our usual offerings plus lots of homemade salsa as well as Velvet's yummy chicken salad for sale.
Look for us and our big box truck at the corner of Short and Upper on Saturday and at Southland Drive on Sunday. All of our offerings are sustainably grown, Kentucky Proud, 100% homegrown, and pesticide free. We are delighted to inform you that we do not sell anything that we do not grow. We will have the following:
-Homegrown tomatoes, numerous varieties, mostly heirlooms, get them while you still can
-Multi colored cherry tomato pints
-Heirloom Roma tomatoes, great for sauces and salsa
-Fresh cut basil, pounds are available
-Fresh cut flat leaf parsley
-Fresh cut cilantro
-Baby lettuce mix
-Multi colored bell peppers, sweet banana peppers, and assorted hot peppers
-Numex green chilies for roasting
-Eggplant, multiple varieties - If you are unsure how to prepare them, we can offer suggestions and recipe cards
-Fresh purslane - Contains more beta carotene than spinach and high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids, ask for a recipe card
-Fresh, homemade salsa - We grew everything it but the garlic and lime
-Velvet's homemade chicken salad
-Our popular Uglies But Goodies
Look for our new Henkle's Herbs and Heirlooms page on Facebook! There are lots of pictures as well as cooking ideas.
We look forward to seeing you at the market!
LEXINGTON PASTA Fayette County Lexington Pasta is now featuring coupons throughout the fall and winter seasons! Customers can come to the pasta shop to purchase the same flavors that they buy at the Lexington Farmers' Market every week. We are also offering a 3-4-5 Deal It means that they can get 3 bundles of fresh pasta for only $5.00 (Coupon Valid only at 227 N. Limestone - Store Front Location!) Please visit us at http://www.lexingtonpasta.com/ to see all our new flavors, shapes and filled pastas available! Don't forget to ask about our new Potato Gnocchis! LOTHAR AND BRYCE BAUMANN FAMILY FARM Madison County Though we haven't made it to the Lexington Farmers' Market as much as we would have liked this season, you can still celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas with one of our turkeys! The turkey price is $3.90 / lb. for turkeys under 18 pounds and $3.75 / lb. for turkeys over 18 pounds. Most of the birds will be around 20 pounds. The breed is broad breasted bronze. Folks can call Bryce at 859.661.1501 or email at [email protected]. I'll plan on being at the Saturday market during the month of November for folks to pick up their birds. Boone Creek Creamery Handmade Artisan Cheese We were recently featured in the Lexington Herald-Leader. To read the article follow this link: http://www.kentucky.com/2011/09/29/1901107/lexington-cheese-maker-becomes.html Unfortunately I will not be at the Saturday market because I will be at the Incredible Food Show, but I WILL be back the following Saturday (with a Sassy Redhead). Boone Creek Creamery specializes in Old World cheeses that are often difficult to find - wonderful cheeses like Lancashire, Rhapsody En Bleu, Cheshire, Wensleydale, Pyrenees, Cantal, or Beaufort. Of course we've added our own touch to create some new classics like our Ginger Rhapsody, Tuscan Sun, Abbey Road, Wildcat Blue, 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
[email protected] ELMWOOD STOCK FARM Georgetown, Scott County We will be attending each weekend farmers market this fall and hope to see you there too! At both the Saturday morning downtown market (through November) and the Sunday markets on Southland Drive, we will have a selection of Certified Organic produce, organic chicken, organic beef, organic farm eggs, jarred products, dried pantry staples, and much more! TALKIN' TURKEY? At the farm, our Heritage breed and broad-breasted breed Certified Organic turkeys are sizing up nicely. Elmwood is one of just a few farms in the US that grow heritage breed turkeys that are also Certified Organic, making these holiday turkeys a very special item. We keep the breeding stock hens and toms here year-round. The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy recognizes some of our breeds as in danger of extinction. In order for farms to afford the costs and upkeep of keeping heritage breed animals without a supporting source of income to offset the expenses, Slow Food USA is helping to spread the word and promote heritage breed products as a food source. By creating demand for heritage foods, then farms can work to produce and maintain heritage breeds such as Bourbon Red and Narragansett turkeys. We take pre-orders for Elmwood turkeys either in person at the market or though email. They are processed at a USDA inspected facility and will be ready for pickup the weekend prior to Thanksgiving or for December holidays. Just contact the farm and we'll share more details with you on expected available sizes, the differences in taste and appearance dependent on heritage or broad-breasted breeds, and pricing. Certified Organic PRODUCE we are harvesting this month includes the last of summer Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant, Raspberries, and Okra. Seasonal fall items include Potatoes, Onions, Garlic, Beets, Savoy Cabbage, Swiss Chard, Celery, Leeks, Daikon and other Radishes, Kale, Collard and Mustard Greens, and Fall Squashes of Acorn, Carnival, Butternut, Stripetti, Buttercup, and Spaghetti. MEATS and POULTRY We have restocked our inventory of grass-fed Angus organic beef, along with a full selection of certified organic hens and cut-up chicken pieces. In addition, we have chicken liver and ground chicken. Feel free to order ahead for quantity amounts or a particular cut for that special meal, and we'll have it ready for pickup at any of the farmers markets. View our website for special Beef & Chicken Bundles. EGGS We offer each market our certified organic eggs from free-ranging hens who live outdoors on grass pasture. Both whole dozen and half-dozens available. Our hens are always outside, enjoying the green growing grass & clover and rewarding us with beautiful big brown eggs packed full of flavor, orangey color, and healthful omega-3-fatty acids. These days, more than ever, it's important to know the source of your family's food and you can look to our local organic farm to meet your body's nutritional needs resulting in good health. Visit our website to learn more, review our price lists, pre-order your special items, or to contact Elmwood for more information. http://www.elmwoodstockfarm.com/
Bleugrass Ch�vre Clark/Fayette County
Mother Nature threw us a curve ball and most of our does have dried off early - with just enough milk left to make lots of silky goat milk and olive oil soaps for the winter. However, Ms. Mother Nature must have had a guilty conscience because she gave us a bonus of a few does who obviously got bred out of season, and are due to kid any day now. So we hope to be up and running with cheese (and lots and lots of soap!) sometime in October and right on through the winter. This unplanned break has given us time to get our cheese plant painted and a new coat of polyurethane on the floors, plus getting all these goat feet trimmed and our "baby room" ready. It will soon be time to start all over again.
Hope to see you soon, "Local Raw Honey" by NICK and BEV NICKELS Fayette County The Lexington Farmer's Market is in full operation. On Saturday October 8th we will be downtown at Cheapside Park and on Sunday October 9th 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 also purchase honey, pollen, and/or beeswax candles from us anytime from our home at 1909 Nicholasville Road in Lexington. Call us first at 8592670258, 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 HILLSIDE HERITAGE FARM Gerrard County We invite all of our customers, old and new, to come and try our newest Pork Products. Along with all of our regular cuts and sausages, we now have the following. Pork Patties, 3 hamburger sized patties in a 1 pound package. Piggy Links, our medium sausage in a finger link size also in a roughly 1 pound package. And. Hot Brats with Pepper Jack cheese. If you like our brats, then you should try these.
Of course our regular cuts, including bacon, are available. Shop early for the best selection.
Don't forget to look at our recipe collection to find new ways to prepare our delicious pork.
Thanks,
John Contini 4344 Poor Ridge Pk. Lancaster, KY 40444
REED VALLEY ORCHARD
Bourbon County
We have many varieties of apples including Honeycrisp, Jonathan, Jonagold, Coriland, Liberry, Empire, Gala and McIntosh. Also Asian and European Pears! Come see us near Cheapside Bar and Grill on Short St this Saturday.
You can call the orchard at 859-987-6480 or visit our website http://www.reedvalleyorchard.com
CLEARY HILL FARM Anderson County We're at all the markets throughout the week with our 100% Anderson County produce. We'll have vine-ripe tomatoes- red, pink and cherry; cucumbers- seedless, slicing, pickling; squash- zucchini, yellow, crookneck, zephyr, patty pan; red onions- candy, red and green cabbage; potatoes- Norland Red, Kennebec, Yukon Gold new potatoes; assorted bell and hot peppers; eggplant, leeks, collards, kale, fresh herbs; and fresh elephant garlic. We will also have roma, tenderette and half-runner beans as well as corn, cantelope and honey dew. THE PAW PAW PLANTATION Powell County I will be at ever market this week with: - Tomatoes
- Rhubarb
- Sassafrass
- Home baked sourdough and sweet breads
- 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.)
- I will also have Paw Paw trees for sale
Roland McIntosh from the Paw Paw Plantation SCOTT EVANS Madison County I will be at the Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday markets with cucumbers, eggplant, green and red heirloom tomatoes, and assorted hot and sweet peppers. I grow everything I sell. PITTMAN FAMILY FARM Casey County I'll have summer squash, cucumbers, beets, potatoes, and more at the Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday markets. Everything is from Casey County. JOHNSON BROTHERS FARM Scott County We're at all the markets through the week with watermelon, peaches, basil, roma tomatoes, white half runner beans, silver queen corn, cabbage, cucumbers: pickling/slicers/english, yellow squash, zucchini, red and white potatoes all from Casey and Scott counties. SMITH FAMILY FARM Franklin County Come see us Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday for tomatoes, squash, corn, green onions, beautiful flowers and tomato plants, hand decorated gourds and more!
LA PETITE CREPERIE Fayette County La Petite Cr�perie brings a little taste of France to the Bluegrass. The idea for opening a walk-up cr�perie was hatched many years ago when I was a student in France. After discovering cr�pes 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 cr�pe 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 cr�pes. 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 cr�pes to our friends, family and my French students, we think we've hit on a good combination. La Petite Cr�perie hopes to recreate the experience of ordering a French cr�pe � 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 cr�pe fillings include honey and jam from Farmers' Market vendors, and the butter and sugar cr�pes are made with homemade butter from the market. We also make a hearty breakfast cr�pe with market eggs, cheese and vegetables. Our menu will vary as other fruits, berries and vegetables come into season. La Petite Cr�perie 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 app�tit! THREE TOADS FARM Clark County Visit us at the Lexington Farmers' Market on Saturdays. We'll have cut lilies, lisianthus plants, sunflowers, 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 hormone free, free range hens. I also have fresh picked berries and wonderful flower arrangements. Come see me this Saturday at Cheapside Park. Thank You for your support! 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!!! CAFFEMARCO Bourbon County "Fair Trade, organic, hand-crafted, and utterly delicious." -The Lexington Herald-Leader Black Bag - mellow dark roast Gold Bag - elegant medium roast Tan Bag - smooth breakfast blend Green Bag - water processed decaf Kenya AA - better than chocolate, better than sex, it's coffee. Take it home and share it or make a pot just for yourself. CaffeMarco 729 Main St. Paris, KY Tel. (859)684-7555 www.caffemarco.com HARDWOOD PIZZA COMPANY Fayette County 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. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to see what's on the menu every Saturday at Farmers Market. We are located on Main Street in front of the 5/3 Pavilion. Remember to visit our website at http://www.lexingtonfarmersmarket.comfor more information about the market. If you would like your name removed from the Lexington Farmers' Market Weekly Newsletter mailing list, please send a reply message with "REMOVE" as the subject. You can do the same thing if you've changed your email address, just reply with your new information and your name. If you received this email from another source and would like to be added to our list, send a message to [email protected] with "SUBSCRIBE" in the subject line. |