• Asparagus
• Spring Greens
• Peas
• Turnips
• Radishes
• Green Garlic  
• Spring Onions
• New Potatoes
• Sweet Potatoes
• Breads
• Fennel
• Canned items
• Spices and Herbs
• Cheese
• Pork
• Beef
• Chicken
• Lamb
• Eggs
• Honey
• Flowers and Vegetable Plants

May 15th, 2013

Josh England

Lexington Farmers' Market Assistant Manager

P.S. Continue to check out the Information from our Sponsors and Market Happenings sections of our newsletter for updates from Good Foods Market and Cafe, Faith Feeds, and others.

Roasted Tomato Tart

This week's recipe, from Everyday Miracles and Mayhem, get's us started using some of our favorite summer ingredient: tomatoes and basil!

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare your tart pan or pie shell with a prepared crust. Bake the crust for 8 minutes or until it just begins to turn brown. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely before filling.
2. Place the  tomatoes on a baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Toss gently to coat each with oil. Place the baking sheet in the 375 degree oven for approximately 12-15 minutes but watch them carefully to prevent burring. You want to to soften and release their liquid but not burn. Remove the roasted tomatoes to a plate lined with a paper towel. Saut� the sliced onion in a frying pan with a small amount of olive oil until tender but not caramelized. A minute before they are done, add the pressed garlic and stir it with the onions. Be careful that the garlic does not burn. Drain the onion and garlic on a plate lined with paper towel. Grate the cheeses.
3. Prepare the tarts as follows:
4. Place a layer of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese in the bottom of the pie crust. Follow with a layer of the onions and garlic. Add a layer of Gruyere cheese followed by the roasted tomatoes and basil. Fill your tar pan or pie shell to the top with a mound in the center as it will cook down. Add additional cheese on top. Bake in a 375 degree oven until the cheese is melted and bubbling. I baked my mini tarts for about 12 minutes with the filling. Allow to cool at least slightly before cutting. I removed mine from the tar pan and cut them in quarters with a sharp knife.

• Tomatoes
• Olive oil
• Sweet onions
• Garlic
• Basil
• Gruyere and Parmigiano cheese

UPDATES FROM OUR MARKET MEMBERS:

BLUE MOON FARM [ WEBSITE | FACEBOOK ]

***Sustainably Grown***

The weatherman is (finally) promising a good weekend for all the Memorial Day festivities, but we don't know whether or not to trust him!  For the past three weeks he has forecast rain for most of the weekend, and we've had 3 good weeks of market without getting wet!!  We're looking forward to our biggest market crowds of the year so far, as folks come down to get everything they need for family or neighborhood get-togethers!

Time to get the grill out!!  We've got all kinds of GRASS FINISHED STEAKS and SHORT RIBS from Colcord Farm in Paris, and BURGER for the kids....or HOT DOGS or BRATWURST from Stone Cross Farm in Spencer County!  For something different, how about LAMB shish kebab or GROUND LAMB BURGERS?  We have Kentucky LAMB from Lincoln and Garrard Counties.  LAMB LOIN CHOPS and a gorgeous RACK OF LAMB too! 

It's SALAD time!!  Our LETTUCES are beautiful, RED and GREEN OAKLEAF, DEER'S TONGUE, RUFFLED RED.  SPRING MIX too, with BABY KALE, SPINACH, PEA SHOOTS mixed with the lettuce.  We'll also have KALE and SPINACH alone, BABY GREEN GARLIC, and the first of the fresh GARLIC SCAPES for this year (limited supply!)

Check out the EUROPEAN SAUSAGES from Stone Cross Farm- Italian (Hot or Sweet), Polish, English Bangers, Chorizo, and Knockwurst!  BREAKFAST SAUSAGE and BACON for the weekend breakfasts and brunches.  Beautiful PORK CHOPS and TENDERLOINS for grilling and ROASTS too.

ARTISAN BREADS from Sunrise Bakery to complement your meals, and scrumptious PASTRIES or GARLIC BAGELS to start your day.

Three great CHEESES from Stone Cross Farm....come try a sample!

GARLIC SCAPE PESTO, GARLIC POWDERS and PEPPER POWDERS, Blue Moon Farm SUNDAY TEA and lots of other goodies!!

Abigail's award winning HONEY!!

Come by and have a look around!  We try to have fun, and you'll hear a lot of laughter coming from our booth!

" hand-crafted, Fair Trade, certified organic, and utterly delicious "

- The Lexington Herald-Leader

Trieste, Italia, which claims a coffee roasting tradition going back to 1683 and the defeat of the Turks at the Battle of Vienna is the birthplace of CaffeMarco. The inspiration, the respect, and the exhilaration are all there - and they can be felt and recognized in the first cup of coffee.  The passion and the attention are evident. This is our tradition. 

In downtown Paris Kentucky, roasting the finest arabica coffee beans in a ten pound coffee roaster and using the proven and traditional methods, Mark Newberry keeps the inspiration of Trieste alive and well. 

Possessing a palate from his years in the San Francisco wine trade, he understood the art of blending different grapes to make a better wine. Various winegrapes complement each other to create a more complex wine, a more memorable and satisfying glass of wine. Coffee beans, he discovered, are similar agriculturally and culinarily, so blending coffee beans from different regions of the world produce a finer cup of coffee. Blending, in the wine trade, is considered an art. You can enjoy some of the artfully produced coffees here at the Lexington Farmers Market. 

Black Bag  - mellow, soulful dark roast

Brown Bag - Caffe Journey

Gold Bag - Marco's Finest

Plus a Breakfast Blend. ( Blue Bag )

and, a water-processed Decaf ( Green Bag )

All coffees are roasted on Thursday for the Saturday Market.

I will be out of town in Saturday, May 11, and Wildflour + Elmwood Stock Farm will each have fresh roasted Caffemarco coffee beans for sale that day. 

Thank you. 

At Cain's Strawberries we bring only the ripest, juiciest, oh-so-good strawberries from our farm in Madison County to you.  Out in Bybee (That's right "Bybee" is the little town we are from), we don't  use pesticides to ensure a beautify berry. Instead we use love and attention and farming wisdom passed down through the years.  Make your Memorial Day truly memorable with a quart of our sweet strawberries.  -William and Gladys Cain

Thank you everyone for welcoming Cookin' Up Kentucky, back to the market.  This memorial weekend I have added some new menu items to the list.  We will be offering our famous breakfast burrito with local sausage, egg, cheese, salsa ranchero, and a cilantro lime sour cream.  Plus the world famous fried green tomato and bacon sandwich on local sourdough with a garlic pesto aoili.  And don't forget you can always wash it down with lavender lemonade...   Can't wait to see everyone on this upcoming beautiful saturday.  -Chef Jacob

Everyone is welcoming the late spring this year.  We appreciate seeing so

many familiar faces returning to the markets on Saturday and Sunday

outdoors.  We will continue to attend each week, rain or sun or something

in between - hope to see you as well!

We've had great feedback on our jarred Salsa, Ketchup, and Marinara Sauce,

all professionally packed in BPA-free glass.  We'll continue to offer

these items each week until sold out - and we'll be planting enough for a

bumper crop of organic tomatoes this summer to restock the pantry.

NEW, NEW  We have found a professional charcutier to make delicious

sausages and bratwursts for us from Elmwood organic beef.  It has been

several years since we had our all-beef sausages to offer, and we are

really excited about these tasty and high quality offerings.

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 our certified organic whole chickens, cut-up

chicken pieces, and flavorful hearty stewing hens.  In addition, we have

chicken liver and ground turkey.  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, and other quantities packages.

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

contact Elmwood for more information.

Sign UP NOW for Elmwood's Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program to secure your Farm Share for the 2013 Summer Season.  We offer 3 share sizes, several convenient pickup locations, and USDA Certified Organic. Visit our website now (scroll up a little for a quick link!)

Elmwood Stock Farm

(859) 621-0755 

The Johnson Brothers would like to invite you to try some of their excellent local and sourced produce.  Stock up on some summer essentials:  Peaches N' Cream Corn, tomatoes, New Potatoes (perfect for grilling), and Vidalia Onions.  The addition of any or all will make your meal that much more flavorful.  And finish off the day with local strawberries for a healthy and absolutely delicious dessert. 

The long winter wait is finally over!  This week you can make delicious peach cobbler or ice cream with our sweet and juicy, fresh picked, Georgia peaches.  Make a mess of � Runner beans and slice a succulent vine-ripened tomato for your weekend cookout.  We're at all the market days, so stop by and say hello.  -Mrs. Mary (The Peach Lady)

This Wednesday market the first day of our evening market at Commonwealth Stadium.  We're hoping all you folks will stop by on your way home from work to visit and check out all the goodies that await you.  Please don't let a little rain stop you!  We work in it all the time!  

We have the grill up and going and will be cooking hamburgers, hot dogs and brats at each market.  These items are made with beef grown at our farm.  Good stuff!  Grab some Wednesday and give yourself a vacation from the kitchen. 

We'll also have plenty of beef and lamb in our coolers. It's about time to start grilling and we have some impressive filet mignon, ribeye and other fine cuts to go on the fire. If you're looking for an economical steak, try our top sirloin. There are a lot of people in Lexington that are finding out that this cut is a fabulous piece of steak and a very good price.

We'll have plenty of breads and cakes on the table as well as a very wide selection of jams and jellies. Salsas and relishes round out the choices. There's something for everyone at the market so come on out, have a cup of coffee, sweet tea or hot chocolate and take a look around. You'll have a great time!

This week we will share a wide variety of ALL LOCAL spring greens and other fresh produce at the Tuesday/Thursday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday markets.  Not only will we continue to have all the fresh lettuce, spinach, kale, and collards you have grown to love, we will offer fennel, multicolored radishes, white turnips, fresh herbs, and Asian greens such as pac choi

(ch:上海白菜/jp:チンゲンサイ) and mizuna (jp:水菜).  Be sure to keep an eye out for our beets, broccoli, and cabbage which are coming soon.  See you at Market. -Adrienne & Jim

We will be set up this Saturday at 5/3 Pavilion from 7am until we sell out. We will also be set up at the first UK Farmers Market at Commonwealth Stadium this Wednesday 5/22 from 3-6pm. Come enjoy a locally made breakfast or afternoon treat with us!

Our flavors on Wednesday will be:
-Buttermilk & Kentucky Honey featuring raw honey from Bev and Nick Nickels

-Beer Cheese & Scallion featuring Brown's Tastee Beer Cheese and green onions from Smith Family Farms

And we have a *NEW FLAVOR* this week!

-Brown Sugar Strawberry featuring Cain's strawberries

As well as these flavors, on Saturday we will also have:

-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, locally roasted in Paris.

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

MARKET HAPPENINGS THIS WEEK   

Thank you to the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning and the Morris Bookshop for co-sponsoring the Homegrown Authors Series this summer at the Lexington Farmers' Market. Come check out the following local authors:

May 4th - Janet Holloway

May 11th - Angene Wilsom

May 18th - Kathryn Ragle

May 25th - Barbara Harper-Bach

June 1st - Kenn Minter and Jason Sizemore

June 15th - Matthew Haughton and Morgan Adams

June 22nd - Eddie Price and Maggie Green

June 29th - Wes Berry

July 6th - Steve Demaree and Sarah Spradlin

July 13th - Whitney Collins

July 20th - Cynthia Ellingsen and Mysti Parker

July 27th - Leigh Anne Hornfeldt and Tina Andry

August 3rd - Sarah Razor

August 24th - Elizabeth Beck

DLC'S ARTIST MARKET:

Many thanks to the DLC and the numerous artists who helped make this market possible in 2012. Stay tuned for information on the June 2013 opening!   

KIDS' ACTIVITIES AT THE LFM...

LFM kids' activities provided in 2012 were great!  Thanks to all the special organizations throughout town who brought all interesting activities to market. We look forward to having a kids' activity booth at our Saturday markets in June and July this year!

GLEANING with Faith Feeds...

2013 pounds gleaned - 8,598

Pounds gleaned since June 2010 - 200,555

VOLUNTEER WITH THE LFM!

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 in the Financial Center Garage on Main Street. Using the parking map below to find a lot that works for you!

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, who has provided us with seasonal cooking demonstrations at our Saturday markets. Watch the newsletter for information about Sullivan cooking demonstrations in 2013.

Many, Many thanks to Chef Foster and the Sullivan University team for cooking up a fantastic spread at the 2012 Taste of the Farm Dinner.

GOOD FOODS MARKET AND CAF�        

LEXINGTON, KY - Good Foods Market & Caf� has a variety of classes and events for you this month. All classes and events are held at Good Foods Market & Caf�, 455 Southland Drive, unless otherwise noted.

GAS HOLE

GAS HOLE is an eye-opening documentary about the history of oil prices and sheds light on a secret that the big oil companies don't want you to know - that there are viable and affordable alternatives to petroleum fuel. It also provides a detailed examination of our continued dependence on foreign oil and examines various potential solutions - starting with claims of buried technology that dramatically improves gas mileage, to navigating bureaucratic governmental roadblocks, to evaluating different alternative fuels that are technologically available now.

When: Tuesday, May 28, 6 - 9 pm  

Where: Central Library Theatre

Speakers: Nathan Hall, President, East Kentucky Biodiesel, www.eastkentuckybiodiesel.com; Roger Ford, CEO, Patriot BioEnergy,www.patriotbioenergy.com; and Craig Lee, Commissioner, KY Industrial Hemp Commission

Fee: Free       

Movie: www.gasholemovie.com 

For more events, check out the Good Foods Monthly Calendar.

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

We believe that Lexington-Fayette County will be the model for innovative and sustainable growth, by connecting and balancing its vibrant city with its productive and unique Bluegrass farmland. Growing our city, promoting our farms. Learn more at fayettealliance.com.

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.