March 5, 2014

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Dear Market Patrons and Friends, 

 

Heat Wave Notice!  This weekend we are supposed to hit the 55 degree mark.   I'm not sure if it is swimsuit weather but hopefully we can put the parkas in storage.   Come to the market on Saturday to escape your cabin fever. 

 

Mark your calendars.  Spring Kickoff Weekend is 1 month away.  Starting April 5, our Saturday market will open at 7 AM and we will return to Southland Drive on April 6! On Saturday we have a slew of special features.  From a guest chef to community groups to some of your favorite farmers!  Click on the banner below to visit the Facebook event.  Join the even to receive exclusive updates and news!  

 

 

   

Hope to see you at market, 

 

Josh England

Lexington Farmers' Market  
Assistant Manager 

 

 
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We are just as sick of the snow as you are. When school is out of session, so are our community center classes, and the impact doesn't always end there. Because of the snow days this week, we've had to reschedule several of our community events. Check the updated listing below:

 

March 12th 6:00pm William Wells Brown Community Center (elementary & middle)

March 13th 4:00 pm Winburn Community Action Center (elementary)

March 13th 7:00pm William Wells Brown Community Center (adults)

March 20th 4:15pm Winburn Middle School (middle)

 

Tomorrow, we'll be starting a series of sweet potato taste tests at Harrison Elementary. We are so excited for the opportunity to integrate local foods into physical education! Be on the look out for photos here and on our Facebook page.

 

 

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.  The market's first day is May 1! 
 
Our Wednesday evening market is closed
for the season because the University of Kentucky is back in session.  The first day back for 2014 is May 14.   
 
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 from7AM-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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Seasonally Inspired Recipe:
Twice-Baked Sweet Potato with Pecan Streusel 

Correction from last week.  The title of last week's recipe was supposed to be "Cajun Chicken" but I forgot to update it from the previous week.

This week we are swinging the pendulum from the spicy and savory flavors of the cajun chicken to sweet and rich decadence of this twice-baked sweet potato.   Use can even use more pecans to bump up the protein power.  This recipe comes from Christine Skari from Apple of My Eye blog. 

Ingredients

 

  • 2 large sweet potatoes
  • 0.75-1 oz goat cheese, depending on preference
  • � tbsp butter
  • pinch of cinnamon
  • � tsp salt
  • ⅛ tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1� tbsp brown sugar
  • 1� tbsp pecans, chopped
  • � tbsp flour

Directions


  1. Preheat oven to 375.
  2. Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and bake till soft, about 50-60 minutes.
  3. Let cool, then cut the potatoes in half and scoop the flesh into a medium sized bowl, leaving �th of an inch of the insides in the skin.
  4. Add the goat cheese, butter, cinnamon, salt, and pepper to the bowl, using a fork to mash everything together until smooth. Spoon the mixture back into the potatoes.
  5. In a small bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, pecans, and flour together, cutting together until crumble. Layer on top of the potatoes.
  6. Bake for 12-15 more minutes.
Ingredients currently available at the LFM
  • Sweet Potatoes
  • Goat Cheese 
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 IF YOU HAVE QUESTION ABOUT SPECIFIC PRODUCT AVAILABILITY OR FARMER ATTENDANCE ON SATURDAY, PLEASE MESSAGE THE LEXINGTON FARMERS' MARKET FACEBOOK PAGE  
 
Bleugrass Chevre {Facebook}{Website}
Fayette County
 

Saturday's weather forecast looks downright incredible by our standards.  The goats are back to work with plenty of milk, and we will be at the market.  

  

Susan Miller

(859) 421-6983 

 

Elmwood Stock Farm {Facebook} {Website} {CSA} {Pinterest}
Scott County

 

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, March 8th (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

 

This year the winter has certainly been one to try a person's patience.  We're starting seeds for the garden and hoping that we can find weather favorable to prepare ground for planting.  In years past we've already had peas, lettuce, beets and many other veggies planted.  Not so this year.  But rest assured that when the time comes, planting will begin and things will escalate to a frenzy on the farms.  Right now our barn is bursting at the seams with new lambs and kids with more still to be born.  We're looking for some nice weather and drier pastures to turn the newborns out to become acquainted with the great outdoors.

 

We continue to be down on Cheapside each Saturday with a good supply of goat, lamb and beef, all raised by us on our farm.  This is some of the best meat that you will find in this area.  Safely and humanely grown, we do our best to bring you the best.  You can try our ground beef in a burger, brat or hot dog straight from the grill at the market.  We're also serving breakfast each morning with plenty of hot coffee or chocolate to warm you up. 

 

There's plenty of canned goods on the table; salsas, relishes, jams and jellies.  These are canned goods made with wholesome fruits and vegetables, canned with no corn syrup, artificial preservatives or flavorings.   Food that tastes good and is good for you.  Breads are available each week.  They're great for a brunch on Sunday or take one to work on Monday.  It'll make the day a little brighter.

 

Check us out at our website at quarlesfarm.com or visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Quarlesfarm?ref=hl    We try to keep folks up to date on what we're doing and how you're food's grown.  Our food is your local connection to healthy eating. 


MarketActitiviesMarket 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 FeedsFaithfeeds 

 

Gleaning Amounts in Pounds

 

June 2010-Present  364,143

Tally 2014                  28,566  

 

Glean KY began four years ago when three community members met and decided to do something about food waste and food insecurity in Kentucky. When looking at the statistics, 17% of the population in Fayette County is considered 'food insecure,' meaning they do not always know where their next meal is coming from, and yet 51% of fruits and vegetables are never eaten at the end of the production process. With that knowledge, they began collecting excess produce from the Lexington Farmer's Market, and trying to find links between local farms and local hunger programs that might need the food. They gleaned 37,000 pounds of food that year, and now have gleaned over 357,000 pounds since they began, delivering to over 51 hunger programs in Fayette and surrounding counties.

 

 

Glean KY is holding the 6th annual Heirloom Seed Sale on Saturday, March 8th from 9am to 2pm at the Woodland Christian Church at 530 East High Street.

Come join us! With exhibitors like: Leslie Wells, Master Gardener, Extension Service, Kate Horning, Health Coach, Chef and Author of Healthy Living Redefined, Seedleaf and CLUCK, the Heirloom Seed Sale will be fun for all ages!. In addition to the fantastic exhibitors, there will be a door prize, coupons, and other fun incentives from our local community business partners like Fayette Seed, Michler's Florist, and Lucia's World Boutique. Come get the seeds for your garden, and help reduce hunger in Kentucky at the same time! All proceeds go to benefit Glean KY.

 

*We will also be at the Lexington Farmer's Market on Saturday, March 22nd taking donations for previous year's seeds.

 

 

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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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 & 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.

 

Mardi Gras Buffet

11:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Celebrate Mardi Gras at Good Foods with a Cajun and Creole inspired buffet.The menu includes Red Beans and Rice (V), Pasta with Creamy Cajun Sauce, Chicken Creole Crawfish Etouffe, Beignets, Succotash Piquant (V), Jambalaya, Creole Okra, Cajun Style Green Beans, Blackened Potatoes, Steamed Veggies and Good Foods Kale. soups: Cajun White Bean (V), Creamy Corn and Zucchini Chicken and Sausage Gumbo, Shimp Maque Choux

 

When: Tuesday, March 4, 11 am - 8:00 pm

 

Fee: $8.49/lb

 

 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.

 


Jeff Dabbelt
Executive Director
Lexington Farmers Market - PO Box 553 
Lexington KY 40588-0553
(859) 608-2655
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