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HILLSIDE HERITAGE
Garrard County
Hillside Heritage Farm will be at the market again on Saturday, Feb. 18th. Feel free to email us your pork order so that we'll have it for you on the 18th. See you then! john@hillsideheritagefarm.com
A healthy and happy new year to all! John, Dorthy, Clay & Hannah
QUARLES DAYLILLIES AND FARM
Shelby County
Last week we spent most of our time outside in our shirt sleeves and this week there's a coating of snow on the ground! Mother Nature is fickle, that's for sure! Can you believe it? Only 7 more weeks inside Victorian Square and we'll be back OUTSIDE! Folks are planting and planning for this coming crop year. The first calves of the 2012 calving season have hit the ground this week and soon there'll be over 40 more to join them in the fields.
There's still several of us in Victorian Square with lots of home grown choices. We should still have our kale and turnips providing we get out there and get them before that 17 degree weather settles in. We've got some potatoes and winter squash still available and still have a great selection of beef. This week is chili weather and our ground beef at $3.89 a pound is a quality buy. There's soup bones and stew meat for some filling vegetable beef soup or beef stew. We had a wonderful meal the other night with a shoulder roast made in the slow cooker. We'll have plenty of chuck roasts for come comfort food or steaks if you are willing to fire up the grill.
We'll also have our wide selection of breads, salsas, relishes and other canned products. We made some apple butter this fall and it's a great thing on a bit of Roland's sour dough bread or a nice home made biscuit. Our squash pickles are good in or on anything that a sweet pickle would grace. Makes a fine addition to a hamburger or chicken salad.
Here's a recipe that is easy and filling
Skillet Spanish Rice With Ground Beef
Ingredients:
� 3 slices bacon
� 1 pound extra-lean or lean ground beef
� 1 medium onion, chopped
� 1/3 cup chopped green bell pepper
� 1 clove garlic, finely minced
� 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes
� 1 cup water
� 1/2 cup ketchup
� 3/4 cup long grain rice, uncooked
� 1 teaspoon chili powder
� 2 teaspoons sugar
� 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
� 1/2 teaspoon salt, or more, as needed
� dash black pepper
� shredded Mexican blend, Monterey Jack, or Cheddar cheese,
for garnish
Preparation:
In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp; remove to paper towels to drain.
Leaving about 1 teaspoon of bacon grease in the pan, brown the ground beef, stirring and breaking up as it cooks. Add onion and green pepper and cook until onion is softened. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, water, ketchup, rice, chili powder, sugar, and Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and a dash of pepper. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook for about 30 minutes, or until rice is tender. Top with crumbled bacon and shredded cheese, if desired.
Serves 4.
Check out our website at quarlesfarm.com or visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/Quarlesfarm We've been posting a recipe each week using our beef and hope to keep doing one a week featuring either our beef or a vegetable that we grow. The recipes are usually one of our family favorites. We hope they'll become yours.
"Local Raw Honey" by NICK and BEV NICKELS
Fayette County Happy New Year! The Lexington Farmers Market has moved inside for the next three months at Victorian Square across from Rupp Arena in downtown Lexington, so come out and stock up for the winter. We will be there this Saturday, February 11th. 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 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 VIBURNUM VALLEY FARMS Fayette County Marianne will be back at Victorian Square this week with her delicate and delicious truffles along with her Black Forest Cherry Cake. Surprise your sweetheart with some of these incredible desserts!
ELMWOOD STOCK FARM
Georgetown, KY
Several new items are available at our Indoor Market booth including a
selection of Organic Heirloom Dried Beans and Organic Heirloom Corn Meal.
What a nice treat on a cold winter day, easy recipe included.
In addition, we have have a selection of Certified Organic produce,
organic chicken & turkey, organic beef, organic farm eggs, jarred
products, dried pantry staples, and much more.
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.
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.
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.
Information on our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program is now
available for the 2012 growing season.
THE PAW PAW PLANTATION Powell County I will be at ever market this week with: - Cabbage
- Three Toads Farm Lilies
- 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.)
Roland McIntosh from the Paw Paw Plantation The following vendors are finished for the season but would like to keep everyone updated on where you can find their products through the winter months.
Proper Plants
Russ and Lyn Madison
We will not be attending Farmer's Market until April 2012. Spring has sprung at Proper Plants! We are getting plant plugs in and opening an additional greenhouse every week getting ready for our spring season. We have our first crop of tomatoes and peppers on the germinators. We have a nice selection of herbs ready now in addition to mixed herb pots. There is nothing like fresh herbs in the winter to add to your soups, stews, vegetables and meats. We also have foliage plants, succulents, jade plants, Kimberly Queen ferns, and more. We have Crown of Thorn plants at � price! We grow everything we sell and use biological insect control and organic fertilizers. If you are getting spring fever, it is fun to visit the greenhouses this time of the year to get a "breathe of spring" and to see how the "babies" are started for spring sales. This is a good time of the year to get gardening advice or ideas for your garden. Our winter hours are Monday through Saturday 8am-5pm and Sunday 1pm-5pm. If you need to come out at another time, please call first and we will be able to accommodate you. If you are cleaning out your garden shed or garage and want to recycle any plant containers, feel free to bring them to the greenhouses. See you in April or at the greenhouse. Visit our website at www.properplantsonline.com and/or visit us on Facebook.
Russ and Lyn Madison
Proper Plants
3050 Military Pike-Lexington, KY 40513
859-223-4494/859-223-7037 BLUE MOON FARM***Sustainably Grown***
Somehow, the longest month of winter has come and gone. There is no doubt that the days are getting longer again, and this week's unusually warm weather has me thinking that I'm weeks behind. Yesterday, I saw daffodil periscopes up above ground, testing the air to see if it's time yet. It looks like it could be next week before the air cools again enough to slow things down.
The new garlic looks great, and there is little doubt that the warmth will spur it, as well. It's been amazing that, with the record rainfall we've experienced in the last year or so that the KY. River has stayed within its banks, at least in our stretch. I'm itching to start turning ground, but it's still too wet for that. So it's been bush hogging long ignored meadows, starting seeds in the green house, and the ever popular "doing the books" that keep us busy.
We'll be delivering more BLUE MOON GARLIC to Good Foods Market and Cafe today, the essential ingredient for your winter soups and stews. and our BLUE MOON FARM GARLIC SCAPE PESTO is available in their Grab and Go section. Also available at Shorty's Market, for you downtowners, our pesto always helps spice up your meals and remind us that fresh scape season is only a few months off.
Our "industrial strength" BLUE MOON FARM GARLIC POWDER and SMOKED GARLIC POWDER may be ordered through our website.
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REED VALLEY ORCHARD Bourbon County We are finished with the LFM for the 2011 season. Farm hours are 9:30-5:30 everyday except Sunday and Tuesday. We have many varieties of apples including Winesap, Fuji, Goldrush, Enterprise, Arkansas Black, Granny Smith and Melrose. You can call the orchard at 859-987-6480 or visit our website http://www.reedvalleyorchard.com ABIGAIL'S Fayette County Thank you for a wonderful season. I will not be attending until next April. If you need something, just order on the website www.abigailkeam.com. You all treat Peter nice this Saturday and I will see you next April.
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.
DEATH BY DROWNING AND DEATH BY A HONEYBEE have both been placed on USA Book News "Best Book List of 2011" This is quite an honor for a little mystery series about a curious, fat, middle-aged sleuth who sells honey at the local farmers' market in Lexington, KY. Want to thank everyone who purchased a copy and help spread the word about it. LEXINGTON PASTA Fayette County We are finished at the LFM for the 2011 season but you can still buy our local, fresh pasta at 227 N. Limestone and at Good Foods Coop. 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! 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 LA PETITE CREPERIE Fayette County La Petite Cr�perie brings a little taste of France to the Bluegrass. You can find us through the winter at Triangle Park where you can warm up with a crepe while you stroll through the Lexington Farmers' Market inside Victorian Square. 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! Remember to visit our website at http://www.lexingtonfarmersmarket.com for 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 jeff@lexingtonfarmersmarket.com with "SUBSCRIBE" in the subject line. | 
