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What's In Season in Kentucky This Week:   
  • Greens
    • Mustard
    • Turnip
    • Kale
  • Broccoli
  • Cauliflower
  • Turnips
  • Radishes
  • Winter Squash
    • Butternut 
    • Akron
    • Cushaw
  • Rhubarb
  • Garlic  
  • Onions
  • Potatoes
  • Sweet Potatoes 
  • Breads
  • Canned items
  • Spices
  • Cheese
  • Pork
  • Beef
  • Chicken
  • Lamb
  • Eggs
  • Honey 
The Lexington Farmers' Market

November 28th, 2012 


Now that the turkey nostalgia and casserole coma have subsided come pick up all you need for a healthy, fresh, jump start.  We will begin our indoor market this Saturday in the Victorian Square Atrium from 8am-1pm with a wide variety of offerings.  Many assume that with the bitter chill of winter comes a depleted produce selection but root vegetables, winter squash, greens, garlic, onions, breads, a variety of meats and cheese, and numerous value added products is nothing to be overlooked.  Get downtown this weekend and peruse your weekly produce offerings. You can also check out the new visitors' center, or if you are feeling extra adventurous try your go around the ice skating rink located in Triangle Park.  Hope to see you there!
 
As if you needed an excuse to eat at the Co-Op this week, be sure to stop by the coffee bar and order Myka Smith-Jackson's award winning curry chicken salad wrap.  Chef Alex Jenkins will feature the healthy lunchtime challenge winner's wrap in the Good Food's Cafe this week.  Be sure to stop in and try it out!

 

Want to spread a little extra holiday food cheer this year?  People from every walk of life deserve access to fresh local food and we want to make that easier. We can with your help!  Pledge during WUKY's winter pledge drive and for every $1,000 raised the LFM will donate $100 worth of food to God's Pantry.  Get your fingers ready to dial and call in to pledge during the week of Monday, December 3rd- Friday, December 7th.  You can make someone's holiday a little better this year!

  

Don't forget:

Indoor market, located in the Victorian Square Atrium, starts December 1st. Hours of operation will be 8am-1pm.

 
Parking is FREE on Saturdays on the streets.  We will also validate parking for the Victorian Square parking garage located at 350 W Short Street.

 

Hope to see you at Market! 

 

Whitney Fields

Lexington Farmers' Market Assistant Manager   

 

P.S. Be sure to check out Good Foods Co-Op's events this month. Found in the sponsor's section at the bottom of this newsletter.

WUKY Farmers Market Report
WUKY
Market Times and Locations
Saturday
Cheapside Park

7am-3pm

 CLOSED

 

Saturday

Indoor Market

Victorian Square

8am-1pm

OPENS Dec. 1st

 

Tuesday/Thursday
S. Broadway and Maxwell
7am-4pm  
CLOSED

 

 Sunday
Southland Dr.
10am-2pm
CLOSED

 

Wednesday
University and Alumni Drive
3pm-6pm
CLOSED 
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Sullivan University National Center for Hospitality Studies

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Try this traditional recipe for a quick, easy dinner tonight: 

 

     

Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette

 

Ingredients:

  • 4 ounces baby spinach
  • 2 large white mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 small or medium red onion, very thinly sliced
  • 1 large egg, hard-boiled (see above), chilled, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 4 pieces thick-sliced bacon (about 4 ounces), finely diced
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon honey or sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon smooth Dijon mustard
  • Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions:

  1. Place spinach in a large, wide salad serving bowl. Scatter with mushrooms, red onion and coins of hard-boiled egg. 
  2. In a large skillet, fry bacon bits over medium-high heat until they're brown and crisp and have rendered their fat. Use a slotted spoon to scoop them out of the skillet and spread them on a piece of paper towel briefly before sprinkling them over the salad. 
  3. Pour out all but two tablespoons of hot bacon fat from the skillet. Reheat over medium and quickly whisk in the red wine vinegar, honey and Dijon.
  4. Pour over entire salad and season salt and pepper. 
  5. Toss gently and serve hot. Repeat tomorrow night. 

Find these products at the LFM:

HERE'S A BIT OF WHAT YOU'LL FIND AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK...

 

WILDFLOUR SCONES & TEA 
Scott County 
 

 

We will be set up this Saturday in Victorian Square for the first Winter market of the season! Come get in the holiday spirit with a locally made breakfast or afternoon treat.

 

Our flavors this week will be:
-Buttermilk & Kentucky Honey featuring honey from Bev and Nick Nickels
-Apple Cinnamon (Johnson Brothers granny smith apples)
-Pumpkin Pecan with cinnamon glaze featuring Reed Valley Pumpkins

And it's the return of Maple Bacon Date featuring Brownings Applewood bacon! (Grant County)

We will be brewing English Breakfast: a caffeinated, full bodied black tea and Honeybush: a decaf red herbal tea, similar to Rooibos. 

Visit our Facebook page for more info and flavor postings on Fridays. 

See you on Saturday!

  

Bleugrass Chèvre

Clark County

We will be at the first indoor market Saturday in Victorian Square. You can eat local all winter long!


QUARLES DAYLILLIES AND FARM

Shelby County

 

We still have plenty of potatoes, butternut, delicata, spaghetti and acorn squash as well as Swiss chard and onion. The onions are going fast so get yours to store up for the winter.   

We filled the big walk in freezer at the farm with three steers so there's plenty of steaks, roasts, ground meats and stew meat available. 

We have plenty of breads as well as salsas, relishes and other canned goods on the table this coming week so come on down and visit with us. We'll have hot coffee and hot chocolate available for sale. Have a hot cup and a bread. We'll even warm the bread for you for a special treat if you wish. 

Visit our website at quarlesfarm.com or visit our Facebook page athttp://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/Quarlesfarm 

We try to post a few pictures of the farm and keep folks up with whats going on "down on the farm."

"Local Raw Honey" by NICK and BEV NICKELS  

Fayette County

 

We will NOT be at the following Lexington Farmers Market this weekend:

        Downtown at Victorian Square across from Rupp arena, Saturday, December 1st (opens at 8 am)

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 


  
BLUE MOON FARM***Sustainably Grown***
Madison County

Leo and Jean are done at the market for 2012, and want to extend our deepest thanks to all of you for a good year despite lots of weather hardships. We couldn't have done it without you!  

We are busy preparing garlic beds for next year's garlic crop, and "breaking seed" (breaking bulbs into cloves).  There's still plenty of time to get some in the ground, if you've always wanted to grow some of your own!  You can find our "Music" garlic at Good Foods Market on Southland Drive.  Good Foods also carries our Garlic Scape Pesto, so don't panic if you run out this winter!
 
We will miss seeing you this winter, and will look forward to the first market of 2013 when we can catch up on all your winter news.

Please keep in touch, either by email garlic@bluemoongarlic.com or through Facebook  www.facebook.com/bluemoongarlic

Have a great winter, stay warm, and keep eating lots of great KY foods!
Thanks again, so much.
 

 

ABIGAIL'S 

Fayette County

 

I will see you all next year when I will be back at the Lexington Farmers Market.  I wish you the merriest of holidays.  Keep well until I see you again in the Spring.  

Abigail  
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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. 

 

 

 

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.

 

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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.   

 

DLC'S ARTIST MARKET:

 

The artist market has officially come to an end for the year.  Many thanks to the DLC and the numerous artists who helped make the market possible.   

 

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!

 

KID'S ACTIVITIES AT THE LFM...

 

LFM kids' activities provided this year were great!  Thanks to all the special organizations throughout town who brought all these interesting activities to market. We will see you again next year!

 

 

GLEANING with Faith Feeds...

 

WOW - 15,404 pounds in 2012; 21 TONS between 2010-2012!

 

Faith Feeds|GleanKY extends its deep gratitude to the farmers of Lexington Farmers' Market for their tremendous support.  Through your donation of "leftovers", you've easily contributed to healthier eating for thousands in Lexington. You are nothing short of AWESOME!  We wish you could see the joy you bring to the recipients of your food.  We look forward to our continued partnership in 2013 and beyond, but until then, 42,420 pounds of thanks!!!

 

Faith Feeds is participating in the 2012 GoodGiving Guide Challenge.  There is more food to be gleaned, there are more people to help - we need your help.  We appreciate your support through end-of-year donation online at:

The Good Giving Guide. 

 

 

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!

Saturday Parking Map

 

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.

 

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.   

 

Many, Many thanks to Chef Foster and the Sullivan University team for cooking up a fantastic spread this year at the Taste of the Farm Dinner.

 

 

GOOD FOODS MARKET AND CAFÉ        

   

 

Holiday Sampling Saturday

Get ready for the holidays! Meet our local producers and sample their unique products during our monthly Sampling Saturday event.

When: Saturday, December 1, 11 am - 2 pm         

Fee: FREE

 

Sweet, Sweet Sorghum

Join Rona Roberts and Randal Rock during Sampling Saturday for a book signing and sorghum tasting. Roberts, of Savoring Kentucky, will be signing copies of her book Sweet, Sweet Sorghum and sampling delicious sorghum with Rock of Country Rock Sorghum. Just in time for the holidays, this duo will delight you with their sorghum treats and provide a unique gift buying opportunity to share with family and friends. 

When: Saturday, December 1, 11 am - 2 pm

 

The Healing Power of Whole Foods

Join Good Foods' Staff Dietitian Beth Loiselle for a book signing and recipe sampling. Loiselle will be signing copies of The Healing Power of Whole Foods and sampling healthy, innovative creations from her book.

When: Wednesday, December 5, 12 - 3 pm

 

Free Store Tour!

Enjoy Good Foods store tour with staff Dietitian Beth Loiselle, savor samples, and enjoy exclusive offers while learning about our products and services. Free. Sign up at the Customer Service desk.           

Instructor: Beth Loiselle, RD

When: Saturday, December 8, 11 am - 12 pm

Fee: FREE

 

GoodGiving Guide Challenge

From 11 am - 8 pm, $1,000 or 25% of sales in the Café (whichever is greater) will be donated to the GoodGiving Guide Challenge.

When: Wednesday, December 19, 11 am - 8 pm

 

Christmas Eve Buffet

Celebrate Christmas Eve with Good Foods. We will be preparing many new and traditional favorites for your holiday crowd. Enjoy Three Cheese Baked Pasta with Roasted Brussels Sprouts; Oven Roasted Cod with a Pistachio, Lemon, and Fennel Sauce; Turkey with Traditional Stuffing; Cider-Ginger Glazed Garrett County Spiral Ham; Vegan Tamale Pie; Cushaw and Swiss Casserole; Gingersnap Sweet Potatoes; Garlicky Green Beans with Almonds; Maple Glazed Beets; Classic Mashed Potatoes; Steamed Vegetables; and Good Foods Kale.

When: Monday, December 24, Hot Buffet 11 am - 6 pm; Store Hours 8 am - 7 pm

Fee: $7.99/lb. Hot Buffet 

 

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.  

 

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.