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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. We will also now have our grass-fed LAMB with us at the Indoor Market.
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. QUARLES DAYLILLIES AND FARM
Shelby County
While turbulent weather may be a sign of spring I think we're ready for some of the softer, gentler breezes that signal spring is coming. We were fortunate to only have some hail during Friday's storms and feel for those less fortunate.
We've got some of the spring crops in the ground waiting for them to germinate so we're looking for some warmer sunny days. In the meantime we're still in Victorian Square with our beef, jams, relishes, salsas, breads, kale and turnips. Stop and have a bowl of chili and a brats with us. Take home some of the breads for a nice brunch on Sunday and a chuck roast or steak for supper. A jar of salsa and a bowl of chips will make a fine start to any ballgame or an evening in front of the tv.
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 The Lexington Farmers Market has moved inside for the next two months at Victorian Square across from Rupp Arena in downtown Lexington, so come out and stock up for the winter. We will NOT be there this Saturday, March 17th.
You may 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 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.
BLUE MOON FARM***Sustainably Grown***
We moved our clocks forward last weekend, and launched right into spring!! These are crazy temperatures for mid-March! I wonder if it will last, or if we will plunge back into winter one last time? The song of the frogs in our pond and surrounding trees is deafening in the evening! I love it! A lot of courting going on down there! :-) The yard is gorgeous with daffodils of many varieties blooming all over, and the lilacs have BIG buds! I'm afraid lawn mowing season is upon us already too! I'm not ready!!
Are you hungry for some baby green garlic?? There's a photo of what it looked like on Tuesday on our Facebook page ............. www.facebook.com/bluemoongarlic It should be perfect for the first outside market on April 14th, so it's time to start thinking about recipes! I read an article today which FINALLY agrees with what we've said all along.......the green sprouts in winter garlic are NOT bitter, and you needn't remove them before cooking! Why that fallacy became "law" we will never know! So save a little time and leave the sprouts in! Maybe they'll even add a few vitamins!
Leo has been busy turning ground, now that it is finally drying up a little, and we now have lettuces, spinach, cilantro and shallots planted, in addition to all our beautiful garlic.
Lots happening on the "grow table" and in the greenhouse. We'll have all kinds of HERB SETS again this year, so start planning your kitchen garden!
We're looking forward to working with the same crew this year, Elizabeth, Geraldine and Michael. What a treat to have these friends back again!
The shiitake and oyster mushrooms (from Bracken County) you all loved so much last year will be back too! We've been selling them all winter to places like Dudley's, Stella's, Good Foods Cafe, and Table 310. We've been lucky to bring an occasional box home.....they are SO good!
We sure are looking forward to seeing you all in a few weeks! Mark your calendar for April 14th...and the Sunday market starts that week too! April 15th!
See you then!
Proper Plants 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 ½ 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 THE PAW PAW PLANTATION Powell County I will be back at market on April 14th with: - 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 ABIGAIL'S Fayette County I will not be attending until April. If you need something, just order on the website www.abigailkeam.com.
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 Crêperie 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 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! 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. | 
