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Cheapside Park
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Southland Drive
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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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Lamb
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Eggs
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Cheese
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Sweet Breads
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Apples
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Goat
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Onions
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Sweet Potatoes
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Dear Market Patrons and Friends,
I often have a short attention span. It seems like last week I was complaining about inches of snow and ice turning Lexington into a giant igloo. Now I'm complaining that cold and flu season is morphing into allergy season. And before long I will be complaining about it being too warm and too sunny (I dream for that day a little).
As the weather continues to warmup over the next few weeks, more and more vendors will be returning to market. AND more and more produce will begin gracing your dinner table. If you have been waiting for cheese, it is returning. Thinking about greens? They'll be back soon. If you have any questions on the day of market about product availability please post a message on the Lexington Farmers' Market Facebook page.
Hope to see you at market,
Josh England
Lexington Farmers' Market
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In Your Community
This spring we'll be In Your Community (Center)! Come learn the ins and outs of purchasing, preparing, and enjoying local food.
March 12th 6:00pm William Wells Brown Community Center (elementary & middle)
March 13th 7:00pm William Wells Brown Community Center (adults)
March 20th 4:15pm Winburn Middle School (middle)
March 20th 5:00 pm Winburn Community Action Center (elementary)
April 16th 6:00pm William Wells Brown Community Center (elementary & middle)
April 17th 7:00pm William Wells Brown Community Center (adults)
April 24th 4:15pm Winburn Middle School (middle)
April 24th 5:00 pm Winburn Community Action Center (elementary)
For full class descriptions and directions, please visit our community events calendar by clicking the link below.
Stephanie Hopkins
Lexington Farmers' Market
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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 8AM-2PM. 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 April 6, 2014!
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
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WUKY Farmers Market Report
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Seasonally Inspired Recipe:
Rustic Potato Dumplings
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Thanks to Brandon Matzek at Kitchen Konfidence for this home style approach to a classic potato dumpling or gnocchi. The direction might seem like a lot, but they are thorough and you are sure to have delicious results.
Ingredients
Potato Dumpling (Gnocchi)
- 1.5 pounds potatoes (about 2 large)
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus more as needed
- 1 egg
Sauce
- 4 tablespoons butter 15 - 20 fresh sage leaves (depending on size)
- Cheese (Try Gouda or per the original recipe Parmesan)
- Red pepper flakes
- Preheat an oven to 375ºF. Prick the potatoes all over with a fork. Pour a small mound of kosher salt in the middle of a rimmed baking sheet, then nestle the potatoes on top of the salt. Bake the potatoes until tender (45 minutes - 1 hour). While the potatoes are still hot, carefully remove the skins. They should come off easily, but you can use a paring knife if there are any stubborn bits. Chop peeled potatoes (still warm) into large chunks, and press through a ricer on to a lightly floured work surface. Let cool for 3 to 4 minutes. {If you don't have a ricer, a sieve and a wooden spoon will work too}
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil, then add 2 big pinches of kosher salt. Form a well in the middle of the riced potatoes. Sprinkle 1/2 cup flour around the well, then crack and egg in the middle (see image). Using a fork, beat the egg in a circular motion, gradually pulling some flour and potato from the sides of the wells. Keep using the fork until the egg is incorporated, then knead the dough with your hands just until it comes together. If you are finding that the dough is too sticky, you can add flour (in small amounts) until the dough becomes smooth. Do not overwork the dough here. Pinch off a small bit off dough, and toss it into the boiling water to make sure it will hold its shape. If it doesn't, knead in a bit more flour, and test again. Divide dough into 4 pieces, then roll each piece into a 1/2-inch thick rope. Cut each rope into 1/2-inch lengths. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet, and set aside while you prepare the sauce.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook until the butter turns a light brown color and smells nutty. Add the sage leaves, and let sizzle for 1 minute. Take the sauce off the heat. Drop the gnocchi in the boiling water, and stir. As soon as the gnocchi float to the surface, they are done (30 seconds to 1 minute). Return the brown butter sauce to medium-low heat. Using a slotted spoon, scoop the cooked gnocchi into the brown butter sauce, tossing to coat. Add a pinch of red pepper flakes (to taste) and 2 tablespoons of the gnocchi cooking water, tossing to combine. Remove from the heat and top with Parmesan cheese. For a nice presentation, you can shave the cheese with a vegetable peeler. To serve, spoon gnocchi into shallow bowls, and top with more Parmesan cheese to taste.
Ingredients currently available at the LFM
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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
Fayette County
With warm temperatures predicted for this week, Spring is just around the corner. So, we will have our cheeses at the Market this Saturday.
Our cheese is made from all natural JD Country Milk, a family owned Mennonite farm in Logan County. The cows are pasture grazed and never given any antibiotics or hormones. Instead they are fed a vitamin enriched diet and all the grass they can eat. The milk is not homogenized and is pasteurized at just 145 degrees, then quickly cooled to preserve the natural flavor and enzymes that Mother Nature intended. We think the milk tastes better because the cows are happy.
You won't see hydraulic presses and fancy modern equipment in our micro-creamery. Instead, we make our cheeses by hand using traditional European techniques to protect the delicate curds. This is a lot more work and very time consuming, but we believe it creates better cheeses with rich complex flavors. We hope you agree.
This week we will have over a dozen different cheeses available. Stop by and sample our Butterkase (Amish Butter Cheese), Mama Mia, Sassy Redhead, Tuscan Sun, Smoked Cheddar and of course our bourbon infused Kentucky Derby. Oh, and don't miss the Caerphilly, a tangy traditional Welsh coal miners cheese.
Thanks for your support. See you at the market.
Boone Creek Creamery
859-402-2364
www.boonecreekcreamery.com
ed2@kycheese.com
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, 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 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, February 22nd (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.
Shelby County
We're about to start having our first baby goats soon. Of course, we've been saying that since the first of December and there's still none on the ground. It appears that these goats have minds of their own and it'll be on their terms and not ours! I just hope it's not during this coming week's cold snap. If it is, I guess we'll be making room in the basement for babies.
Anyway, we're still at the Saturday market along with a few other hardy souls and we have coolers stocked with goat, lamb and beef. There's some really tender goat and lamb shoulder steaks for your first introduction to these cuts and plenty of beef stew meat, soup bones and ground beef to make some of the heartier winter fare. Put a roast or a brisket in the roaster on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon and that night's supper will be one of the most comforting that you've had in a while. We also have plenty of potatoes, parsnips, turnips and local apples. Baked and canned goods are on the tables and the grill is still available for breakfast and lunch. It's also been a great hand warmer. Just ask Josh!
For larger orders of meat, or to make sure a particular item is on the truck, drop us a note at quarlesfarm.com or visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Quarlesfarm?ref=hl We like to post pictures there from time to time from the farm and give you our thoughts on the world. Join us there and keep in touch.
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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
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.
Good Foods Board Film Series WINGS OF LIFEFebruary 22, 2014 1:00 PM to 5:00 PMFrom DisneyNature, Wings of Life is a stunning adventure full of intrigue, drama and mesmerizing beauty. Narrated by Meryl Streep, this intimate and unprecedented look at butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, bats and flowers is a celebration of life, as a third of the worlds food supply depends on these incredible- and increaslingly threatened-creatures.Tammy Horn, Ph.D., President, Eastern Apiculture Society and Kentucky State Beekeepers Association, Tony Brusate, President, Buckley Hills Audobon SocietyCentral Public Library Saturday, February 22 1 Until 5 pm | Monday, February 24 6 until 9 pm
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 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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