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What's In Season in Kentucky This Week:  
  • Beets
  • Cabbage
  • Eggplant  
  • Leeks 
  • Butternut Squash
  • Spaghetti Squash
  • Acorn Squash 
  • Tomatoes
  • Peppers: various hot and bell   
  • Garlic  
  • Candy Onions
  • Potatoes
  • Lettuce
  • Greens: swiss chard
  • Mushrooms
  • New Potatoes
  • Sweet Potatoes 
  • Fresh Herbs 
  • Breads
  • Canned items
  • Spices
  • Cheese
  • Meats 
The Lexington Farmers' Market  

October 26, 2011

The Lexington Farmers' Market has been selected as the runner up in the 2011 Kentucky Farmers' Market of the Year Contest by the Kentucky Farmers Market Association in the urban market division!

We are so proud and so honored to be considered one of the top markets in Kentucky and without the symbiotic relationship we have with our loyal customers we wouldn't be who we are today.  Thanks to every customer, supporter and local organization for your continued efforts to make the Lexington Farmers' Market a state-wide food destination!

This Sunday is our LAST SUNDAY MARKET at Southland Drive of the year.  Thank you for spending the growing season with us!  Our Southland market really is evolving into something spectacular.  We'll be back at Southland next April with lots of hardy, spring greens, green onions and garlic scapes, and maybe even a couple of early season strawberries. 

If you're a weekly Southland market shopper, don't let this stop you from eating fresh, local food.  Our farmers bring their produce on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays until the last week in November! 

Find us at the following dates and locations:
  • Tuesday/Thursday at South Broadway and East Maxwell: Outdoors through November 22nd (just in time to stock up on Thanksgiving ingredients!
  • Saturday at Cheapside Park: Outdoors through November 26th
  • Sunday at Southland Drive: Outdoors through October 30th 
  • Saturday Indoor Market in Victorian Square: Beginning December 3rd and open until our outdoor market starts back up in the beginning of April  

 

Alexa Arnold

Lexington Farmers' Market Assistant Manager    

 

PS: Edible Louisville and the Bluegrass Region Magazine is expanding to Lexington and the rest of the great state of Kentucky!  You can ALWAYS find your magazine for free at the Lexington Farmers' Market!   
Market Times and Locations
Saturday
Cheapside Park

7am-3pm

Through 11/26/11 

 

Tuesday/Thursday
S. Broadway and Maxwell
7am-4pm
Through 11/22/11

Sunday
Southland Dr.
10am-2pm
Through 10/30/11
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Acorn Squash and Roasted Garlic Strudel
makes 3 strudels, or 18-24 slices

  • 1 head garlic, roasted
  • 2 small acorn squash
  • Salt and pepper
  • Olive oil
  • 1/4 cup fresh sage leaves, chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh nutmeg
  • 1 cup whole milk ricotta
  • 1/3 cup pinenuts, toasted
  • 1/2 package (about 30 sheets) of frozen phyllo dough, defrosted
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil

  • Split the acorn squash in half, scoop out the strings and seeds, and put the halves in a glass baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil and a little salt and pepper, then either bake in a 350°F oven for about 50 minutes, or in a microwave for about 20 minutes, until the flesh is very soft and can be removed from the skin with a fork.
  • Scrape the acorn squash out of its skin and mash very well with a fork. Squeeze the garlic out of out of the cloves and mash with a fork. Put the garlic in a large frying pan over medium heat and add the sage leaves. Fry until fragrant, then add the acorn squash and cook until squash is warmed through. Set aside until slightly cooled.
  • In a large bowl, combine the cooked squash and garlic with the nutmeg, ricotta, and pinenuts. Stir well and taste. Add more salt and pepper if it needs it.
  • Preheat the oven to 400°F. Melt the butter in a small bowl and add the olive oil. On a large piece of wax paper, lay out your first sheet of phyllo dough. Brush it with the butter, then stack another sheet on top. Repeat until you have about 10 layers. (You can use less than this; I just like to make mine a little thicker.) Spread about a third of the squash mixture over the sheet of phyllo, leaving an inch of room at the edges, then roll up from the long side, tucking the ends in. Pick up the wax paper and carefully roll the strudel off the paper and on to a large baking sheet.
  • Repeat to make two more strudels. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until they are golden and crispy. Cut into slice and serve right away. Or, if these have to wait a little, you can recrisp them in the oven at 400°F.

    
Find these items at the LFM:
  • Acorn squash
  • Garlic
  • Cheese 
  • Fresh herbs
  • Dried herb seasonings
  • Olive oil   

 

Recipe Source: http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/side-dish/recipe-acorn-squash-and-roasted-garlic-strudel-015793 
 

INFORMATION FROM OUR SPONSORS

 

SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY

 

Many thanks are in order to Sullivan University, a returning sponsor of the Lexington Farmers' Market that has provided us with seasonal cooking demonstrations at our Saturday markets as well as the cooking and assistance at our farm-to-fork dinner: A Taste of the Farm in the City.   

 

GOOD FOODS MARKET AND CAFÉ    

          

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

MARKET HAPPENINGS THIS WEEK   

 

Homegrown Authors 

The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning and the Morris Bookshop are cosponsoring the Homegrown Authors Series this summer at the Lexington Farmers' Market. On select Saturdays you can meet a local author and buy a signed copy of his or her book at market. The series will return next summer with a vibrant new crop of Kentucky authors!    

 

 

SPECIAL GUESTS AT THE LFM...     

 

Central Baptist Hospital will continue selling their cookbook, Beyond the Fence, at the Friends of the Farmers' Market table. Recipes from their cookbook were featured at our farm dinner, A Taste of the Farm in the City!

 

Check in with Lexington's Master Gardeners for tips or advice on your garden. They are guests at the market every other week!

 

KID'S ACTIVITIES AT THE LFM...

 

LFM kids' activities will return next year!  Thank you to all of the local organizations who helped get kids excited about local, healthy food. 

 

 

GLEANING with Faith Feeds...

 

So far this year, Faith Feeds collected approximately 10,800 pounds of fresh food from our LFM members.  The food was donated to 14 emergency food agencies, faith ministries and others that feed the poor and hungry.  So far this year Faith Feeds has collected and delivered more than 49,800 pounds of food!

 

Over forty volunteers give of their time and energy to make all this possible. Words cannot express the gratitude of the Faith Feed organizers.  Look for Faith Feeds at any of our given markets as they are hard at work harvesting for the hungry this summer!    

 

If you are interested in participating in this unique ministry or you have a truck that you can make available from time to time, please contact Alexa at alexa@lexingtonfarmersmarket.com.

 

 

VOLUNTEER WITH THE LFM!

 

Looking for a way to contribute to the local food movement in Lexington?  We are always in need of volunteers at our markets! Send an email to alexa@lexingtonfarmersmarket.com if you're interested!   

 

 

NEWS FLASH...

 

Ed Puterbaugh of Boone Creek Creamery was recently featured in the Lexington Herald Leader.  To learn more about his artisan cheeses you can read the article here or visit him at our Saturday and Sunday markets. 

 

Cleary Hill Farm was featured in an article in The Anderson Times for their talents in growing assorted hot peppers, in particular Ghost and Trinidad Scorpians, some of the hottest peppers in the world.  Another of our loyal members, Rikki Jamalia of Sadistic Mistress Sauces is mentioned in the article, as she makes her own tasty, hot sauces using Cleary Hill Farm's peppers.  For more information on Cleary Hill Farm's hot peppers, you can read the article here . 

 

Our very own "pasta guys" of Lexington Pasta were featured in the Herald Leader this past week.  To learn more about Lesme, Reinaldo and their pasta take a look at the article here.   

 

Back at the end of June some of our farmers from Berea, Kentucky were featured in a local Kentucky blog: Good Stewarding. Click the link to read about Bill Best and his heirloom tomatoes and beans and Blue Moon Farm and their heirloom garlic! 

 

 

PARKING is always FREE at all of our markets if you know where to look!  

 

On Saturday it's as easy as parking in the Financial Center Garage across the street from Cheapside Park and next to the blue 5/3 building. This lot is generously provided to us by Central Parking and for this we are extremely grateful.  Beyond that garage, all street parking is free on Saturdays and there are also several pay lots in the area.

Saturday Parking Map

 

A friendly reminder: When shopping at our Tuesday and Thursday markets on South Broadway and Maxwell, please remember to park first and then come check out what our wonderful vendors have brought with them. The market is not a drive-thru and in order to ensure every ones safety we need to keep the aisles free of cars!   

 

 

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...

 

ABIGAIL'S

Fayette County

 

STOCKING STUFFERS - LIP BALMS, HONEY BEARS, SOAP, PEPPERMINT FOOT BALM, GIFT CERTIFICATES, MYSTERY BOOKS AND MORE!!!!!!!

 

HONEY - More fall honey.  I will have 1lb and 8 oz sqeezable bottles plus something new.  A teeny honey bear - just right for stocking stuffers.

 

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. 

 

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.

 

SOAPS - LEMONGRASS, SUPERMOIST SOAP, FRENCH VANILLA ALMOND SCRUB, AQUA, HYACINTH, LAVENDER, OATMEAL BODY SCRUB, NOIRE, APPLE CINNAMON, PUMPKIN SPICE, MINT JULEP, BEE POLLEN, AND SUNRISE.  I am not making any more soap this year, so soap bars are limited.  Just wanted to let you know. 

 

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.

REVIEWS IN KENTUCKY MONTHLY AND KENTUCKY LIVING MAGAZINES
- Both magazines did reviews on my book, DEATH BY DROWNING. Check it out.

 

 

"Local Raw Honey" by NICK and BEV NICKELS   

Fayette County
 
We are in the fall season of Lexington Farmer's Market, so come out and stock up for the winter. On Saturday October 29th we will bedowntown at Cheapside Park, and we will be at the market on Sunday October 30th on Southland Drive.  Sunday will be the day the Lexington Farmer's Market, will be held on Southland Drive this year. We will be at the Saturday and Sunday markets unless it rains. Come on out and replenish your local honey, pollen supplies, and beeswax candles.

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  

 

 

ELMWOOD STOCK FARM

Georgetown, KY

 

We will be attending each Saturday farmers market this fall and hope to
see you there too!  Yes, we are outdoors until Thanksgiving, so plan ahead
to Eat Locally for your holiday celebrations!

At the Saturday morning downtown market (year-round), 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 includes seasonal fall items
such as Potatoes, Onions, Garlic, Beets, Savoy Cabbage, Swiss Chard,
Celery, Leeks, Daikon and other Radishes, Kale, Collard and Mustard
Greens, and Fall Squashes of Acorn, Sweet Dumpling, Butternut, Stripetti,
Buttercup, and Spaghetti.

MEAT 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,
popular this time of year going into cold-weather baking and stew season.

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/    

 

   

BLUE MOON FARM ***Sustainably Grown***

Madison County

 

Well folks, the end is here!  This will be our last weekend at the market for 2011.  It seems like the year went by at the speed of light!  We hope our last 2 market days will ROCK!!

Garlic planting time is also here!  We'll have lots of bulbs ready for you to break into cloves, and plant 6 inches apart, 3-4 inches deep (pointy end up!!)  for your own stash of garlic next spring!  Plant "Music", and you get the added bonus of garlic scapes in May!

We'll have GARLIC BRAIDS, handmade by Leo and Jean, GARLIC POWDER (smoked and not) which lasts almost forever, and frozen GARLIC SCAPE PESTO to stock your freezer and spice up your meals all winter!

There will be BELL PEPPERS, PARSLEY and EGGPLANTS from our fields, SALAD GREENS from a farm in Carlisle, and we hope to have OYSTER MUSHROOMS from Bracken County.

Last days for the 30% off BEEF STEAK SALE!!  Colcord Farm in beautiful Bourbon County has given us a great deal to pass on to you.  All Grass Finished SIRLOIN, RIBEYE, NY STRIP STEAKS and FILETS are 30% off!  If you've never tried grass finished beef, now's a good time!

Stone Cross Farm's BREAKFAST SAUSAGE has been getting rave reviews from the market day breakfast patrons at DELLA's DINER on the corner of Short and Upper.  You can get it from us and cook it for your family at home!  We will also have their PORK CHOPS, ROASTS (LOIN, SHOULDER, TENDERLOIN), and all kinds of European SAUSAGES like CHORIZO, BRATS, POLISH, ENGLISH BANGERS, ITALIAN, etc.  And don't forget really great BACON!!

Kenny's Cheeses, made in Barren County by a small farm dairy family, the Mattingly's.  Their happy pastured cows' milk is piped directly from the milking parlor to the cheesery and is turned into cheese by day's end.

Sunrise Bakery will fill our bread rack one more time with their ARTISAN BREADS this weekend.  Remember, it freezes beautifully, so keep a couple of extra loaves in your freezer for use this winter.

Get your last GARLIC BAGELS this week, too.  Oh, my, they were beautiful and delicious this past weekend!  They also freeze wonderfully for winter treats!

Stone Cross Farm's HANDMADE SOAPS, Bourbon Barrel Foods SOY, WORCESTERSHIRE, and KENTUCKYAKI sauces and BOURBON VANILLA make great stocking stuffers or hostess gifts!

If you are interested in sides of beef for your freezer, or whole lambs or barbeque pigs for a special occasion, please contact us at garlic@bluemoongarlic.com  We'll be working on finishing our website update this winter www.bluemoongarlic.com   or keep in touch through Facebook www.facebook.com/bluemoongarlic

 

We sincerely appreciate you shopping with us this year, and will look forward to seeing you on the second Saturday of April 2012.  We'll miss seeing your smiling faces each week until then!!

 

 

 

HENKLE'S HERBS AND HEIRLOOMS
Jessamine County

 

Greetings!  We were fortunate enough to dodge the frost again last weekend and the warm temperatures that followed have allowed our tomato harvest to continue to be prolific.  Come and see us for the best selection of heirloom goodness that we have had all season.  Stock up while you still can because unfortunately, the end is near.

Look for us and our big box truck at the corner of Short and Upper on Saturday and at the last Sunday market of the 2011 season at Southland Drive.   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

-Stuffer Tomatoes

-Fresh cut basil

-Fresh cut flat leaf parsley

-Fresh cut cilantro

-Baby lettuce mix

-Multi colored bell peppers, sweet banana peppers, and assorted hot peppers

-Hatch green chilies for roasting

-Eggplant, multiple varieties - If you are unsure how to prepare them, we can offer suggestions and recipe cards

-Fresh, homemade salsa - We grew everything in 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!

 

COOKIN' UP KENTUCKY
Fayette County  

 

Hey folks,

 

It's gonna be chilly but Cookin' Up Kentucky will be there with homemade hot chocolate to warm you up! We will also have our breakfast casseroles and hot BBQ sandwiches. Don't forget to pick some up by the pound for the game on Saturday!

 

Chef Jacob

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!

 

 

CAFFEMARCO

Bourbon County

 

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

 -The Lexington Herald-Leader

 

I pulled over and cut the engine. Slumped beside me in the passenger seat, the famous mystery writer, lecturer and bee expert. I needed to gather my wits. Some evil was afoot and the Lexington Farmers Market will never be the same if we can't solve this one. Something had happened to the famous LFM street musicians. Those artists and free spirits who make our commercial arena such a joyful, musical place. Something, perhaps sinister,  was 
plucking them from amongst us making the marketplace less gay. I needed most urgently to consult one of the keener minds around town when it concerned anything murky or criminal, but, oh, here she is, awakening somewhat from her honey-induced stupor. " it's the cold weather " she said and fell back asleep. 
Oh.
 

CaffeMarco

729 Main St.

Paris, KY 

Tel. (859)684-7555

 www.caffemarco.com        

 

 

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!

 

FOREVER 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 bryce@stewardsoftheland.com.

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

 

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

ed2@kycheese.com

 

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. 

 

 

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!

 

 

HOME PICKINS

Jackson County

 

I'll have plenty of delicious fresh eggs and hormone free, free range hens.  I also have fresh picked potatoes and wonderful flower arrangements. Come see me this Saturday at Cheapside Park. Thank You for your support!



 

 

 

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