What's In Season in Kentucky This Week:
- Watermelon
- Grapes
- Peaches
- Cabbage
- Cantaloupe
- Beans
- Tomatoes
- Peppers
- Eggplant
- Corn
- Squash
- Rhubarb
- Green Onions
- Green Garlic
- Fresh Herbs
- Cucumbers
- Garlic
- Onions
- Potatoes
- Sweet Potatoes
- Breads
- Canned items
- Spices
- Cheese
- Pork
- Beef
- Chicken
- Lamb
- Eggs
- Honey
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The Lexington Farmers' Market |
August 15th, 2012
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Tonight is the last night of our Wednesday market at the University of Kentucky. Please come out and help us celebrate between 3pm-6pm. We will be raffling off LFM tokens and merchandise to UK employees, spouses, and retirees. As always you can pick up your fair share of fresh produce, eggs, meats, breads, jellies, and canned items.
The LFM would like the extend a big thank you to the UK Wellness team for helping us make this market happen. As always an extra big thank you to our loyal shoppers who help keep our markets going and the dedicated farmers who without them none of this would be possible. Thank you all! We look forward to seeing you at our many other markets!
Be sure to stop by market this Saturday to see what Chef Foster and the Sullivan University team will be cooking up for your sampling pleasure.
- The annual Taste of Farm in the City Dinner is quickly approaching. The event will be held this year on August 25th, downtown, in the 5/3 bank pavilion. Cash bar will begin at 5:30pm with dinner to follow. Tickets will be $45/ person and $20/ child. Tickets are on sale now! They will go quickly so be sure to stop by any market location to purchase yours before August 20th.
- Sponsorship tables are also available. If you would like to sponsor a table or would like more details email: jeff@lexingtonfarmersmarket.com or whitney@lexingtonfarmersmarket.com
- The dinner menu has been set and the band is booked! Be sure to check out our Facebook for all the latest info. Facebook link here!
- American Farmland Trust have posted the latest voting results from their contest to find America's favorite Farmers' Markets. The LFM has fallen to #5 in the Large Market Category. We want to move into the top 3 and need your help.
Come visit us during the week! Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7am-4pm on the corner of Maxwell and Broadway, and The Food Cart located within the Government Building downtown from 11am-2pm every Thursday.
As always you can find us Saturdays at Cheapside Park from 7am-3pm. Follow us to Southland Drive on Sunday from 10am-2pm. Also remember that parking is FREE on Saturdays in the Financial Center garage across Main Street or anywhere on the streets in a designated spot.
Hope to see you at Market!
Whitney Fields
Lexington Farmers' Market Assistant Manager
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Market Times and Locations
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Saturday
Cheapside Park
7am-3pm
NOW OPEN
Tuesday/ThursdayS. Broadway and Maxwell7am-4pm
NOW OPEN
SundaySouthland Dr.10am-2pmNOW OPEN
Wednesday
University and Alumni Drive
3pm-6pm
ENDS TODAY
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I'm a sucker for a good zucchini bread and am always trying out different recipes. So, when I came across this gem I knew I had to try it out. I turned them into mini muffins and they did not disappoint. Enjoy!
Zucchini Muffins
Ingredients:
- 3 cups grated fresh zucchini
- 2/3 cup melted unsalted butter
- 1 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- Pinch salt
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup walnuts (optional)
- 1 cup raisins or dried cranberries (optional)
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). In a large bowl combine the sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Stir in the grated zucchini and then the melted butter. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Stir these dry ingredients into the zucchini mixture. Stir in walnuts, raisins or cranberries if using.
- Coat each muffin cup in your muffin pan with a little butter or vegetable oil spray. Use a spoon to distribute the muffin dough equally among the cups, filling the cups up completely. Bake on the middle rack until muffins are golden brown, and the top of the muffins bounce back when you press on them, about 25 to 30 minutes. Test with a long toothpick or a thin bamboo skewer to make sure the center of the muffins are done. Set on wire rack to cool for 5 minutes. Remove muffins from the tin let cool another 20 minutes.
Find these products at the LFM:
Recipe Source: http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/zucchini_muffins/
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HERE'S A BIT OF WHAT YOU'LL FIND AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK...
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CaffeMarco
Introducing Caffe Journey, the richest and smoothest cup of coffee you will ever experience. Honestly, when my great grandfather, Pino Caffemarco, founded the family coffee roasting business in Paris, Kentucky before the turn of the 20th century, he was offering a solid product at a fair price. We have continued that tradition with the Black Bag and the Gold Bag for over one hundred years in the Bluegrass.
Now, it's time to offer Total Luxury. Surrender, this is a journey that you want to never end. This is velvet upon velvet, seated in first class.
Available now at the Saturday Farmers Market.
" Fair Trade, organic, hand-crafted and utterly delicious " The Lexington Herald -Leader
"Local Raw Honey" by NICK and BEV NICKELS
Fayette County
We will be at the following Lexington Farmers Markets this week if it doesn't rain:
Downtown at Cheapside Park, Saturday, August 4th (opens at 7am)
Southland Drive, Sunday, August 5th (10am-2pm)
See you at one of the markets!.We will not be at the Lexington Farmers Market at the University of Kentucky on University Drive, Wednesday, August 1st (3:00-6:00pm)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
WILDFLOUR SCONES & TEAS
Scott County
We will be unable to attend the Wednesday Farmers Market at Commonwealth Stadium this week BUT we will definitely be set up at the Saturday market from 7am until we sell out at 5/3 Pavilion.
Our flavors will be:
- Lemon Blueberry (Steve's Plants)
- Boone Creek Creamery Swiss, Ham & Hinkles Heirloom Tomato
- "Peach Lady" Peach Cinnamon
- Maple Blackberry (Elmwood Stock Farms)
- And its the return of Buttermilk & Kentucky Honey featuring local honey from Bev & Nick Nichols!
Also we will be serving Caffe Marco Coffee and Peach Iced Tea featuring peaches from Raggard Creekside Farm.
Visit our Facebook page for more info and flavor postings on Fridays.
Facebook.com/WildflourSconesandTea
See you on Saturday!
THE PAW PAW PLANTATION
Powell County
We will be at Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday Markets with the following:
- Wild Power Fruit Paw Paws
- Wild Stock Paw Paw Trees
- Cherry, Pum, and Heirloom Tomatoes
- Okra
- Candy Onion
- Cucumbers
- Hot Peppers
- Sassafras for tea
- Birch Bark for tea
- Sweet Peppers
- Sourdough Bread
- Sweet Bread
JOHNSON BROTHERS FARM
Scott County
We will be set up at Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday Market this week with:
- Bumpless, Pickling, and Slicer Cucumbers
- Silver Queen Corn
- Tomatoes
- PA Peaches
- Watermelon
- Cantaloupe
- Half Runner Beans
- Squash
- Zucchini
- White and Red Potatoes
- Candy Onions
- Cabbage
Boone Creek Creamery
Handmade Artisan Cheese
Fayette County
This week, Boone Creek Creamery will be featured on the Kentucky Proud Kitchen, hosted by award winning chef Brigitte Nguyen. The show airs this Sunday, the 19th, on FOX 56 television at 11:30 a.m.
Tomato season is still going strong so we will have our fresh handmade Mozzarella at the Markets from now until mid-September. Add a little of our Tuscan Sun, with organic sun dried tomatoes and basil, for a nice Italian flavor. We will also have a limited supply of one-year-old Parmesan available.
Our latest creation is our Mama Mia, similar to a provolone with Italian spices. It's been selling out at all of our markets, so stop by early. Fantastico.
We'll be downtown on Saturdays and Southland Drive on Sundays.
We also offer cheese making classes and supplies. For details, call or visit our website. See you at the Market.
Boone Creek Creamery
859-402-2364
www.boonecreekcreamery.com
ed2@kycheese.com
BLUE MOON FARM***Sustainably Grown***
We couldn't have ordered better market weather for last week! WOW!! And this week looks like it will be the same or better! It almost makes up for the ridiculously hot days we had in July!!
All the growing things are also appreciating the cooler weather, and a little rain now and then. Our KALE is beautiful, and the BABY ROMAINE is thriving! It's a variety bred to produce in hot weather, and it really has! We've been through quite a spell without fresh greens, so we're thrilled to have it back!
GREEN ONIONS, CANDY and KEEPER ONIONS and SHALLOTS, SWEET RED PEPPERS, MIXED HOT PEPPERS. BASIL!!! Time to make pesto for the winter! SWEET BASIL (Genovese), THAI, or LIME. Just picture a nice piece of fish or chicken off your grill topped with a dollop of LIME BASIL PESTO....YUM! We love the Thai basil for our homemade spaghetti sauce.
GARLIC SCAPE PESTO is great in mashed potatoes in place of the butter, as a pasta topping, a dressing for just about any vegetable, in meatloaf or most anywhere you need a seasoning! Stanley Demos' Coach House CHAMPAGNE DRESSING isn't available anywhere any more, except from us! Freshly made, using Blue Moon Farm GARLIC!
Special meats for your grill.....BABY BACK RIBS and LAMB RACKS, as well as all your favorites- STEAKS from Colcord Farm and PORK CHOPS, SAUSAGES and TENDERLOINS from Stone Cross Farm. BACON for those BLT's while the tomatoes last! BREAKFAST SAUSAGE for your leisurely Sunday brunch. And how about some of our soothing "BLUE MOON SUNDAY TEA"? A blend of Earl Grey (black or green) with dried rosemary and lavender. A staple here on the farm!
Back to making school lunches? We have LOTS of delicious, nutritious ARTISAN BREADS from Sunrise Bakery for a good start, and CHEESES from Kenny's in Barren County to top them off!
GARLIC POWDERS, CHIPOTLE PEPPER POWDER and......freshly ground PAPRIKA is back this week!
And lest you forget......GARLIC, GARLIC, GARLIC!!!! We'll have 5 different bagged varieties this week, as well as BULBS and our handmade GARLIC BRAIDS.
Abigail's
Fayette County
This has been a wonderful summer! I hope it has been for you. There is plenty of time left in the season to get such yummy treats like goat cheese from Bluegrass Chevre, which is next to me. Perhaps you need some garlic from Blue Moon Farm or pawpaws from the PawPaw Plantation to make pawpaw ice cream. Now if you need fresh honey, you know where to come - Abigail's!!!!!
HONEY - I have a nice locust/clover blend. It is a very light mild honey. Very smooth. A beautiful table honey. My husband is going to take off work this month and we are going to do one last sweep of the hives. Maybe there might be some honey or not. We will see.
SOAPS - They may look clunky but they work. They leave your skin feeling refreshed and moisturized. Compare them with commercial soaps. You can't beat soaps with olive oil, canola oil, coconut oil, palm oil, Vitamin E and honey. You just can't!!!!!
"Death By Bridle" is the third installment in the Josiah Reynolds mysteries. I have two left but I have ordered more. "Death By Bourbon" will be out in a month. Have your fingers crossed that I make the deadline. All books are available at the LFM - Josiah's market of choice.
Talks - Will be happy to talk with your group. Just email me several months before the event. If I can make it - I will.
QUARLES DAYLILLIES AND FARM
We've got a bit of much welcome rain over the last two weeks. It's made the beans, squash and cucumbers sprout which is good. Now if we can just get the carrots and beets to sprout. It may not be meant to happen but we'll keep our fingers crossed. Right now our zucchini, yellow squash and cucumbers are doing well and we'll have plenty at both markets in addition to onions.
We'll also have plenty of beef in the coolers. Steaks, brats, metts, roasts. hamburger patties. Lots of variety. For those of you that want organ meat, we should have plenty of liver soon. We'll also have several other varieties of organ meat. Just drop us a line and we'll let you know what we have left. We'll also have beef BBQ ready to eat as sandwiches or heat and eat at home. Good for nights you don't really feel like heating up the kitchen. Sweet tea and lemonade is also available for those dying of thirst during their shopping ventures.
Lots of breads will grace the table, just right for family gatherings or lunch box treats. Buy several, take them home, slip them in a freezer bag and enjoy them throughout the week.
Check out our website at quarlesfarm.com or visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/Quarlesfarm There's a few pictures of our newest aquisitions, hair sheep. We've bought four feeder lambs and four replacement yearling ewes so life should be entertaining for a while. Sheep have returned to Quarles Farm for the first time in over 40 years. We think it's about time.
Bath County
Lambing season is over here on the farm at Good Shepherd Cheese. Our final total of lambs is 69. 35 ewe lambs and 34 ram lambs. Our 51 momma ewes are back in the pasture now, spending their days munching on Orchard grass & Clover from our rich Kentucky soil here in the rolling hills in Bath County. The orchard grass, clover & native flora all combine to give our sheep milk it's own distinctive flavor. This flavor contributes a wonderful earthy, nutty and buttery taste to our Good Shepherd Cheese.
News Flash - Check out the June issue of Kentucky Monthly Magazine for a great article about Good Shepherd Cheese by Megan Smith. Megan has done a wonderful job of capturing what life is like here on the farm. She also lets her readers know just how we got into this crazy life of milking sheep and making cheese.
ELMWOOD STOCK FARM
Georgetown, KY
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.
Visit our new Facebook page and Like us to get timely farm updates and
photos.
http://www.elmwoodstockfarm.com/
http://www.facebook.com/ElmwoodStockFarm
PAW PRINTS BAKERY
Winchester, KY
Remember our treats are handmade, all-natural, no preservative and made with KY Proud products! We will also have Puppy Pizzas and other fancy iced treats as well. We'll definitely have UK Bones to celebrate #8 and cute little flowers for Spring! Come down, bring the dog and come see me for your dogs favorite treats!
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. 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.
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MARKET HAPPENINGS THIS WEEK
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.
DLC'S ARTIST MARKET:
There is only a few more weeks left of the Artist Market. Be sure to get down and check it out before they are gone! Hours are 8am-2pm.
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 will be featured in this year's farm dinner, Taste of the Farm!
Check in with Lexington's Master Gardeners for tips or advice on your garden.
KID'S ACTIVITIES AT THE LFM...
LFM kids' activities are back! Bring the kids on down and see what is going on. Thank you to all of the local organizations who help get kids excited about local, healthy food.
GLEANING with Faith Feeds...
Faith Feeds Update
With a little over 1 month into the gleaning season, Faith Feed volunteers have collected over 6,000 pounds of produce for donation to hunger ministries and emergency food agencies.
Help Wanted!
We have farmers' markets available for gleaning. Are you able to pick up donations from any of the following markets?
1. Bluegrass Farmers' Market - Richmond Road: Tuesday 5:30 p.m.
2. Bluegrass Farmers' Market - Boston Road: 2nd Saturdays
3. Bluegrass Farmers' Market - Boston Road: Thursdays at 5:30 p.m.
4. Lexington Farmers' Market - Maxwell and Broadway: 2nd Thursdays and 5th Thursdays
Email List Management
We are using a new email list management system, you can follow the link at the bottom to update your profile, customize email view and desired email lists, or to unsubscribe on your own. Thank you for supporting Faith Feeds|GleanKY.
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 whitney@lexingtonfarmersmarket.com if you're interested!
PARKING is always FREE at all of our markets if you know where to look!
On Saturday it's as easy as parking for FREE on the street and we can validate tickets for the Victorian Square Garage. We appreciate your patronage, so support the LFM year round!
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.
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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.
Next cooking demo will be Saturday, August 18th.
GOOD FOODS MARKET AND CAFÉ
Green Sprouts Kids Club
Ingrid Richards Adams, Assistant Extension Professor, Nutrition and Weight Management, will be presenting healthy eating and exercise tips for children.
Instructor: Ingrid Adams
When: Saturday, August 25, 10 - 11 am
Fee: FREE
Making Herbal Remedies at Home
In this class Jim Spalding, Master Herbalist, will talk about the main kinds of herbal preparations including tinctures, ointments, infusions, decoctions, and oils and how each type of preparation is made. Detailed instructions for making herbal ointments and creams and herbal tinctures will be given. You will also receive a formula for making an herbal infusion.
Instructor: Jim Spalding, Master Herbalist
When: Saturday, August 25, 2 - 3:30 pm
Fee: $10 owners/$12 others
A Chemical Reaction
A Chemical Reaction tells the story of one of the most powerful and effective community initiatives in the history of North America. It started with one lone voice in 1984. Dr. June Irwin, a dermatologist, noticed a connection between her patients' health conditions and their exposure to chemical pesticides and herbicides. With relentless persistence she brought her concerns to town meetings to warn her fellow citizens that the chemicals they were putting on their lawns posed severe health risks and had unknown side effects on the environment.
When: Tuesday, August 28, 6 - 9 pm
Where: Downtown Central Library Theatre (limited seating of 139)
Speakers: Connie May, Owner Chrysalis Natural Landscapes
Fee: FREE
Movie: www.pfzmedia.com
Good Foods Market & Café is a locally owned and operated cooperative business where everyone is welcome to shop. 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.
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