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Cheapside Park
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Southland Drive
Closed for Season
April-October
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S.Broadway & Maxwell
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May-November
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Alumni & University
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May-August
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Table Of Contents
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Seasonal In Kentucky
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Greens
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Eggs
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Pumpkins
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Garlic
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Cabbage
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Carrots
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Onions
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Sweet Potatoes
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Honey
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Beets
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Fall Squash
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Canned items
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Goat
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Pork
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Beef
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Dear Market Patrons and Friends,
As we start a new year at the Lexington Farmers' Market we resolve to make it the best year yet.
We may be biased but we hope that one of your Near Year's resolutions is to eat more local food from you LFM. You can start this Saturday by shopping at our market in Cheapside Park. We are there every week all year.
Hope to see you at market,
Josh England
Lexington Farmers' Market
Assistant Manager
josh@lexingtonfarmersmarket.com
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In Your Community
What a wonderful year we've had interacting with you at market and in your community. Please take this short survey to let us know what you thought of our community outreach this year and where you would like to see us in 2014.
Survey
Stephanie Hopkins
Food Desert Initiative Coordinator
Stephanie@lexingtonfarmersmarket.com
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Our Markets
We now have one market each week:
Our Tuesday & Thursday market is closed for the season. We look forward to serving you again in the spring of 2014.
Our Wednesday evening market is closed for the season because the University of Kentucky is back in session.
On Saturday, you'll find your favorite farmers set up with tables full of fresh, seasonal products at the Fifth-Third Bank Pavilion in Cheapside Park from 7AM-3PM. Our Saturday market is open EVERY WEEK, ALL YEAR! Winter Hours are 8AM-1PM.
Our Sunday market is now closed. Look for us back on Southland Drive in the spring.
Remember, free parking is available at all of our market locations. On Saturday, you may park in the Financial Center garage and in any metered street spot for FREE! There is a map below!
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Our Sponsors
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National Center for
Hospitality Studies
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WUKY Farmers Market Report
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Seasonally Inspired Recipe:
Hoppin' John
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On New Year's Day my family always eats black-eyed peas. They are a traditional dish of the south and are an omen of good fortune the old tales go. This recipe comes from Simply Recipes. It is simple and delicious.
Ingredients
- 1/3 pound bacon, or 1 ham hock plus 2 Tbsp oil
- 1 celery stalk, diced
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 1 small green pepper, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 pound dried black-eyed peas, about 2 cups
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 heaping teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- Salt
- 2 cups long-grain rice
- Scallions or green onions for garnish
Directions
1. If you are using bacon, cut it into small pieces and cook it slowly in a medium pot over medium-low heat. If you are using a ham hock, heat the oil in the pot. Once the bacon is crispy (or the oil is hot), increase the heat to medium-high and add the celery, onion, and green pepper and sauté until they begin to brown, about 4-5 minutes. Add the garlic, stir well and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
2. Add the black-eyed peas, bay leaf, thyme and Cajun seasoning and cover with 4 cups of water. If you are using the ham hock, add it to the pot and bring to a simmer. Cook for 30 minutes to an hour, or longer if needed, until the peas are tender (not mushy).
3. While the black-eyed peas are cooking, cook the rice separately according to package instructions.
4. When the peas are tender, strain out the remaining cooking water. Remove and discard the bay leaf. Taste the peas for salt and add more if needed. If using a ham hock, remove it from the pot, pull off the meat, and return the meat to the pot.
Serve the dish either by placing a ladle-full of black-eyed peas over steamed rice, or by mixing the two together in a large bowl. Garnish with chopped green onions. Serve with collard greens, kale, beet or turnip greens.
These products can be purchased from LFM market members:
- Bacon
- Celery
- Onion
- Pepper
- Garlic
- Salt
- Thyme (not in season)
- Black-eyed peas (not in season)
- Greens
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Vendor Updates
IF YOU HAVE QUESTION ABOUT SPECIFIC PRODUCT AVAILABILITY OR FARMER ATTENDANCE ON SATURDAY, PLEASE MESSAGE THE LEXINGTON FARMERS' MARKET FACEBOOK PAGE
Everyone at Elmwood wants to thank you for your support of local farms and let you know how much we appreciate your attendance at the Lexington Farmers Market week after week. As the seasons change, we continue to work to offer you the highest quality USDA Certified Organic produce, eggs, and meats that we can.
We will be set up each Saturday downtown all winter long! Feel free to phone ahead for special orders.
PRODUCE we are offering now includes Fall Squash, Onions, Potatoes, Kale, Sweet Potatoes and more. Cold temperatures are a challenge, but a few green items under cover are producing successfully.
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, each egg is hand washed and inspected for cracks. 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. Each hen's diet includes certified organic grain which is non-gmo.
BEEF, LAMB and POULTRY Each week we bring a complete inventory of our 100% grass-fed Angus organic beef and our 100% grass fed lamb. We also offer certified organic whole chickens, cut-up chicken pieces, and flavorful hearty stewing hens. In addition, we have specialty beef sausages, chicken liver, beef broth bones, roasts for soups and stews, and even bones for your pet!
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 quantity packages to secure your winter supply of wholesome meats.
PANTRY We are grinding our own heirloom organic corn to offer you non-gmo fresh cornmeal. Other items include dried beans (ying-yang, black turtle, peregion, and red kidney), popcorn, dried tomatoes, and dried chile peppers. We sent our organic tomatoes to be professionally packed into Salsa, Ketchup and Marinara, all available in BPA-free glass jars.
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 (scroll up a little for a quick link!)
Elmwood Stock Farm
859-621-0755
Local Raw Honey by Nick and Bev Nickels {Website}
Fayette County
The outdoor Lexington Farmers Markets for 2013 are now open. We will NOT be at the following markets this week:
Downtown at Cheapside Park, Saturday, January 4th (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.
Our 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.
Quarles Farm {Website}
Shelby County
Thanksgiving has past and Christmas is rushing to meet us. We are through with fall calving and lambing and it's amazing just how fast those little ones can grow! We'll still be at the pavilion each Saturday with beef, lamb, goat, baked goods, and canned goods as well as some vegetables such as potatoes, kale, turnips and parsnips.
Give yourself a break this year from Christmas turkey or ham. Think about a nice rack of lamb or a lovely succulent leg of lamb or goat with cloves of garlic tucked throughout and sprinkled with rosemary. Looks lovely on your table and you'll get rave reviews on having a meal that's totally different from all the others during the season. We have plenty of both in stock as well as ribeyes and filets for those who really want to break out of the mold and fire up the grill on Christmas Day. Just think, no big roaster to scrub or oven to clean!
Jams, canned goods and baked goods also make great Christmas presents for those you want to remember with small gifts this time of year. They're always appreciated and besides, who needs another coffee cup or refridgerator magnet? Stop by and do your shopping with us!
Remember, we'll not be moving into Victorian Square this year. You'll find us there on Cheapside all winter long and we hope that you'll stop in and visit a spell. We still have the grill serving breakfast and lunch and there's plenty of hot chocolate and coffee.
Follow us on Facebook or visit our website at quarlesfarm.com. Drop us a line on our website or give us a call at 502-803-7292 if you need a bulk order or just want to make sure that we'll have plenty of whatever you're looking for on Saturday.
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Market Activies & Partners
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.
DLC'S ARTIST MARKET
The Downtown Lexington Corporation's Artist Market has completed its 2013 year.
KIDS' ACTIVITIES AT THE LFM
The Lexington Farmers' Market is proud to welcome families from all across the bluegrass to our weekly markets. We appreciate being a place where you enjoy buying local produce, being outdoors, and most importantly, spending time with each other.
If your child's camp, team, troop, or group would like to host an activity booth for other children, coordinate a market tour, or put on a performance at one of our markets, please contact Stephanie@lexingtonfarmersmarket.com. We'd love to have you!
Food News & Chews
Food News & Chews TV Show with Chef Jeremy Ashby & Sylvia Lovely, Sundays 11p on Fox 56 WDKY, filmed an episode of the weekly show at Lexington Farmers Market. Chef Jeremy and Sylvia toured the market, discussed food news topics and chatted with vendors while collecting ingredients for the cooking segment. Chef & Sylvia have a great conversation with Jeff Dabbelt, Executive Director of LFM. They cover local sourcing of food, what is available year round and the positive impact of spending food dollars with local producers. Jeff, Sylvia and Chef all agree farmers markets build community. In our cooking segment, Chef makes a simple dish in under five minutes with ingredients he collected that morning in the market. Tune in for a taste of the sights and sounds of the Lexington Farmers Market! Click Food News & Chews: Lexington Farmers Market Edition to view the episode!
GLEANING with Faith Feeds
Tally update 2013 - 126,000
June 2010 to date - 318,139
This week we reached over 126,000 pounds gleaned since the beginning of the year! That's 504,000 servings of fresh produce that have gone to help feed Kentucky's hungry. This week alone we have gleaned almost 5,000 pounds of food, and that was ONLY ON MONDAY! Thank-you to all of those that help us collect and distribute the fresh fruits and vegetables around Lexington.
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!
Spring, Summer, Fall Parking Map
On Saturday it's as easy as parking for FREE on the street.
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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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 & Café
LEXINGTON, KY - Good Foods Market & Café has a variety of classes and events for you this month. All classes and events are held at Good Foods Market & Café, 455 Southland Drive, unless otherwise noted.
Christmas Eve BuffetDecember 24, 20138:00 AM to 7:00 PM
 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 pleasepledge now and thank you so much for supporting WUKY.
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Jeff Dabbelt
Executive Director
Lexington Farmers Market - PO Box 553
Lexington KY 40588-0553
(859) 608-2655
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