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
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The Lexington Farmers' Market
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January 16th, 2013
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Greetings!
For those of you who don't know me, my name is Stephanie Hopkins and I have been an Assistant Manager with the Lexington Farmers' Market since May of last year. I graduated from UK in 2010 and have recently completed a dual Masters program in Environmental Science and Public Administration at IU. I am excited to be back in the Bluegrass state doing what I love: helping you connect with your local farmers and their delicious local produce!
With almost a full market season under my belt, I am excited to be expanding my responsibilities to include things like writing this weekly newsletter. Whitney left some big shoes to fill, but I'm up for the challenge.
If I haven't met you already, please feel free to introduce yourself to me at the next market you attend. I love meeting all of our amazing customers!
As always, don't forget:
Our Indoor market, located in the Victorian Square Atrium, is NOW OPEN from 8am-1pm every Saturday.
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. This week, there is a 4pm UK home game, so parking will start charging two hours before tip off. Come early, beat the crowd,and as always, we will try to accommodate you to the best of our abilities.
See you at market!
Stephanie Hopkins
Lexington Farmers' Market Assistant Manager
P.S. Be sure to check out Good Foods Co-Op's events this month. Details can be found in the sponsor's section at the bottom of this newsletter.
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WUKY Farmers Market Report
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Market Times and Locations
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SaturdayCheapside Park7am-3pm CLOSED Saturday Indoor Market Victorian Square 8am-1pm NOW OPEN Tuesday/ThursdayS. Broadway and Maxwell
7am-4pm
CLOSED
SundaySouthland Dr.10am-2pm
CLOSED
Wednesday
University and Alumni Drive
3pm-6pm
CLOSED
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Recipe of the Week:
French Onion Soup Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
This weeks recipe, from the Tasty Kitchen blog, has my stomach growling on this cold, winter day. Try it and let me know what you think!
Ingredients:
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3 Tablespoons Butter, Plus More For Buttering Bread
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 2 whole Medium Yellow Onions, Sliced 1/4 Of An Inch Thick
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- ˝ teaspoons Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Fresh Thyme Leaves
- 3 Tablespoons Beer (Beef Stock Or White Wine Can Be Substituted)
- 4 slices Sourdough Bread
- ˝ cups Grated Apple Smoked Gruyere Cheese (or More If Desired)
Directions:
- In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and olive oil together. Add in the onions and stir so they are coated in all the fat. Cook undisturbed for 5 minutes.
- Stir and add in the salt, pepper, sugar and thyme. Stir, cover the pan with a lid and let cook. Stir occasionally until the onions are soft and deep golden in color. Reduce the heat if you notice the onions are browning too soon.
- Add in the beer, scrape any bits that accumulated on the bottom of the skillet, and then remove them off the heat.
- On a preheated griddle or large skillet, place a slice of buttered bread (butter-side down) and top it with a little shredded smoked Gruyere. Add half of the onion mixture and then more of the cheese. Top with a second slice of buttered bread (butter-side up).
- Flip when the bottom is crispy and golden; repeat on second side.
- Cut in half and serve.
These products can be purchased from LFM vendors:
- Olive Oil
- Onions
- Sourdough Bread
- Cheese
Find illustrated instructions online, HERE!
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HERE'S A BIT OF WHAT YOU'LL FIND AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK...
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Shelby County
As I'm typing this we're having the coldest weather in the last two winters. The hoses at the barn are frozen because someone forgot to drain them and my cold water is frozen in the house because I forgot to set it on drip. First calf heifers are loafing in the barn waiting for their first born and we're watching the sheep closely for new arrivals. Things should get interesting around here pretty soon!
We'll be at the market this weekend with the last of the kale and mustard greens until spring. We'll also have turnips, several varieties of winter squash, potatoes, dried herbs and apples. There's plenty of beef and lamb available in our coolers and colorful canned goods in the form of salsas, relishes, pickles, pickled beets, chutneys, jams and jellies. Our breads and cakes are great for breakfast, snack or anytime.
Visit our website or visit our Facebook page. We try to post a few pictures of the farm and keep folks up with whats going on "down on the farm."
ELMWOOD STOCK FARM [ WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | CSA NEWS]
Georgetown, KY
We will be attending market each Saturday morning all winter long.
Several new items are available at our Indoor Market booth including a
selection of Organic Heirloom Dried Beans, Organic Heirloom Corn Meal, and our jarred Salsa, Diced Tomatoes, Ketchup, and Marinara Sauce, all
professionally packed in BPA-free glass. What a nice treat on a cold
winter day!
In addition, we have have a selection of Certified Organic produce,
organic chicken & turkey, organic beef, organic farm eggs, 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 for the 2013 summer season is coming soon.
Elmwood Stock Farm
859-621-0755
"Local Raw Honey" by NICK and BEV NICKELS [WEBSITE]
Fayette County
We will be at the following Lexington Farmers Market this weekend:
Downtown at Victorian Square across from Rupp arena, Saturday, January 26th (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.
Thank you, Nick & Bev Nickels
WILDFLOUR SCONES & TEA [FACEBOOK]
Scott County
We will be set up this Saturday in Victorian Square. Come enjoy a locally made breakfast or afternoon treat before the UK game!
Our flavors this week will be:
-Buttermilk & Kentucky Honey featuring raw honey from Bev and Nick Nickels
-Apple Cinnamon (Reed Valley Orchard apples)
-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 Saturday!
Happy 2013 everyone! We hope your Christmas and New Years' holidays were filled with love, laughter and family!
The weather was so great before Christmas that we managed to get the bulk of our 2013 garlic crop in the ground in relative comfort! Nice for a change! We are watching the little green sprouts emerging from the soil already...hearty plants!
Now we are busy doing yearly bookkeeping and taxes, ordering seeds for next year, working on projects around the house and farm, and keeping up with twice weekly deliveries to restaurants around Lexington for Blue Moon and other local farms. Busy as ever!
We are still delivering MUSIC GARLIC and GARLIC SCAPE PESTO to Good Foods Market on Southland Drive. Please ask for it if you don't see it! If you need GARLIC POWDER, we can easily mail it to you, just drop us an email garlic@bluemoongarlic.com
We really miss seeing all you folks at market, and especially our market helpers! We had a great team last year, and hope to have them all back again for 2013.
Watch for updates on our Facebook page, or visit our website.
If you need any of the products we carry at market, please get in touch and we'll do our best for you! See you in the spring!
Remember to visit our website at
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
Thank you to the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning and the Morris Bookshop for cosponsoring the Homegrown Authors Series this summer at the Lexington Farmers' Market. Look for this opportunity to meet a local author and buy a signed copy of his or her book at market next year!
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 were 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!!!
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 stephanie@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.
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
LEXINGTON, KY - Good Foods Market & Café has a variety of classes and events for you this January. All classes and events are held at Good Foods Market & Café, 455 Southland Drive, unless otherwise noted.
Juicing & Smoothies
Let's get out the blender and juice it up! You'll try out recipes for both the blender and the juicer for you to try at home! This is a great way to get a nutrient packed meal or snack on the go . . . and get those raw veggies that keep you glowing on the outside! You'll leave with recipes and info on the health benefits of smoothies and juicing.
Instructor: Chef Carolyn Gilles, The Wholesome Chef
When: Thursday, January 24, 7 - 8:30 pm
Fee: $15 owners/$17 others
The Stress Response
By utilizing information describing the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis and its dysfunction leading to Syndrome X, Diabetes Type II, and Osteoporosis, students will learn about stress and how it affects health. You will learn tools to help you understand where you are with your personal level of stress and what you can do to reduce its impact on your wellness.
Instructor: Heide North, Holistic Health Practitioner
When: Saturday, January 26, 2 - 3:30 pm
Fee: $8 owners/$10 others
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.
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