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














The Lexington Farmers' Market

December 12th, 2012 

Happy 12/12/12!  Hope this special numbered day brought you the best of luck!
 
The Lexington Farmers' Market would like to give a hearty thank you to all those who pledged last week during WUKY's winter pledge drive.  Your generous philanthropy will help God's Pantry serve fresh, local, food to those in need this holiday season.  The LFM thanks WUKY and God's Pantry for the opportunity to partner with them.  We would also like to thank the numerous volunteers who dedicated time out of their busy schedules to take your pledge. Thanks to all of your contributions families in need will eat local this season and that is something worth supporting this holiday!  

 

Still feeling generous this holiday season?  Spread the love by helping out some fantastic local organizations.  Smiley Pete and The Bluegrass Community Foundation's GoodGiving Guide Challenge runs until the end of the month. Find your favorite local organization(s) and contribute here. 

  

Don't forget:

Indoor market, located in the Victorian Square Atrium, is NOW OPEN with hours of operation from 8am-1pm.

 

Be aware there is a 12:30pm UK home game so come early to beat the traffic.  We will validate parking garage tickets but you might have to pay the fee up front and will be reimbursed on departure with a validated ticket.

 
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.  However, please be aware of certain parking situation on UK home basketball games. We will try to accomodate to the best of our abilities.

 

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
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Market Times and Locations
Saturday
Cheapside Park

7am-3pm

 CLOSED

 

Saturday

Indoor Market

Victorian Square

8am-1pm

NOW OPEN

 

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 simple vegetarian soup to warm you up during the recent cold weather.   

 

Fragrant Chickpea Stew

Ingredients:

    • 1 tablespoon canola oil
    • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
    • 1 medium red onion, chopped (1 cup)
    • 5 medium cloves garlic, minced
    • 1 tablespoon coriander seeds, ground (see Ingredient Note)
    • 1 cup water
    • 1 red potato, scrubbed and cut into 1-inch cubes
    • 1 19-ounce or 15-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
    • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro, divided
    • 1 medium tomato, cut into 1-inch cubes

Directions:

  1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; cook cumin seeds for 10 seconds. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring, until dark brown, 5 to 8 minutes. Add coriander; cook, stirring, for 20 seconds. Stir in water, potato, chickpeas, salt, pepper and 1 tablespoon cilantro. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until the potato is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
  2. Add tomato, increase heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, for 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon cilantro and serve.

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. 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
-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 as well as Caffe Marco coffee roasted in Paris, Ky.

Visit our Facebook page for more info and flavor postings on Fridays. 
See you Saturday!



"Local Raw Honey" by NICK and BEV NICKELS  

Fayette County

 

We will be at the following Lexington Farmers Market this weekend:

        Downtown at Victorian Square across from Rupp arena, Saturday, December 15th (opens at 8 am)

See you at the market this weekend.

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 

 

 

QUARLES DAYLILLIES AND FARM

Shelby County

 

Though there is a home ballgame in Lexington this week come shop early and beat the crowd.  There's still lots of produce and everyone's market tables and we hope you'll join us. We'll have for sale hot chocolate, coffee, sweet tea as well as brats, beef BBQ and chili.  Have lunch with us while you shop.  Take home a pound of prepared BBQ for later.   We'll also have plenty of winter squash, Yukon gold potatoes, which by the way, makes the absolute best mashed potatoes, kale, mustard greens and turnips.  All fresh and all grown without chemicals.  We'll also have plenty of local apples.  There'll be a good selection of beef in the coolers and there's still a leg or two of lamb available.  The tables will also have plenty of jams, salsas, relishes and breads.  Keep in mind that these all make great gifts for those that you want to remember with a little "something".  

 

 

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 [email protected] 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 Cr�perie brings a little taste of France to the Bluegrass.  

 

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.  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.

 

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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 [email protected] 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 CAF�        

 

GoodGiving Guide Challenge

From 11 am - 8 pm, $1,000 or 25% of sales in the Caf� (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 & Caf� 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.