 Vendor Updates
Bleugrass Chevre {Facebook}{Website} 
Fayette County
We're gonna be really "cheesy" on market opening day. Along with our chèvre, feta and Bloomin' Bleugrass, we're cooking up a brand new venture - grilled cheese sandwiches with cheeses exclusively from the market. This week we'll have a classic oozy-gooey sandwich with gruyere, Swiss and cheddar on extra crusty pane bello bread, plus a cheddar and bacon combo using Hood's Heritage Hogs bacon. Travis Hood is one of the market's new vendors and his pigs have been eating our whey and leftover cheese for the past few months. Seek out his freezer-filled truck and let him tell you about raising Red Wattle Heritage Hogs the "bluegrass whey."
See you at the market!
Blue Moon Farm {Facebook}{Website}
Madison County
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
Boone Creek Creamery {Facebook}{Website}
Fayette County
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
CaffeMarco {Website}
Bourbon County 
" certified organic, Fair Trade, hand-crafted and utterly delicious "
the Lexington Herald-Leader
offerings for April 5 * roasted in downtown Paris Kentucky on Friday, April 4
All Coffees $10.
Black Bag - full bodied, mellow dark roast
Brown Bag - velvet Moka Java
Gold Bag - Marco's Finest
Blue Bag - Ethiopia Yirgacheffe light roast
Green Bag - water processed Decaf
Staying small and staying fresh is how we stay appealing to you.
* custom grinding available *
Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream Fayette County Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream is thrilled to return to the Lexington Farmers Market on Saturdays and Sundays. We will be scooping your favorite ice cream flavors along with selling pints so that you can stock up for the week. Crank & Boom is a small batch artisan ice cream maker using local ingredients to create fun, creative and tasty flavor combinations. We use Kentucky Proud milk and many other locally sourced ingredients like organic strawberries, local blueberries, Buffalo Trace bourbon, and stout beer from Country Boy and West Sixth Brewing. Contact Us! Address: 1030 South Broadway Ste. 2, Lexington, KY 40504 (Inside Thai Orchid Cafe) Phone: (859) 288-2176 Elmwood Stock Farm {Facebook}{Website}{CSA}{Pinterest}{FarmFan} Scott County At Elmwood, we are very excited to introduce our new FarmFan program for you, our most loyal customers! We'll give you points for shopping with us, and we'll send out updates via text message right before each market with availability information for that day. This is our way to keep you informed and to say "thanks" for spending your hard earned dollars at our stand at the Lexington Farmers Market. Simply log on to: http://farmfanapp.com/elmwoodstock/signup to get started, find us at the market, and check in when you shop with us to begin accumulating points. Or, stop in at our table this week to get setup. As the season changes, 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 all year long! Feel free to phone ahead for special orders. CSA FARM SHAREs are now available for the 2014 Summer Season. We offer 3 share sizes, several pickup locations around Lexington and Central KY, and egg and meats can be added to your produce shares. Visit our website for easy online signup! http://elmwoodstockfarm.csasignup.com/members/types PRODUCE we are offering now includes several varieties of Potatoes along with Sweet Potatoes. Cold temperatures are a challenge, and a few green items under cover are slowly growing, the availability is week-to-week. 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, and dried tomatoes. We sent our organic tomatoes to be professionally packed into delicious Elmwood Salsa, 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 be at the following markets this week: Downtown at Cheapside Park, Saturday, April 5th (opens at 7 am) Southland Drive, Sunday, April 6th (from 10am-2pm) 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. Magic Beans Coffee Roasters {Website}{Facebook}
Fayette County
The outdoor Lexington Farmers Markets for 2013 are now open.
We WILL be at the following markets this week:
Downtown at Cheapside Park, Saturday, April 5th (opens at 7 am)
Southland Drive, Sunday, April 6th (from 10am-2pm)
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}{Facebook} 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 or visit us on Facebook . 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. | 
