 Vendor Updates In addition to these vendors, many additional farmers and vendors will be present at one or all of the markets!
Bleugrass Chevre {Facebook}{Website} 
Fayette County
We experimented with our panini grill and all the market's luscious cheeses last week, and we think we have the nearly-perfect GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH. (You have no idea how many grilled cheese sandwiches I have consumed over the winter for "market research.") Add a few slices of Hood's Heritage Hogs bacon and it's grilled cheese nirvana. This week we're adding Dad's Smoky Pimento to our sandwich selections, so how can it get any better?
Of course we will have all of our chèvre flavors ... Chipotle was a hit last week. We have Kentucky Feta in vacuum packed blocks now, and it's going to be a beautiful spring day.
See you at the market!
Susan Miller
Bleugrass Chevre
Farmstead Goat Cheese
www.bleugrasschevre.com
Cell: 859.421.6983
Lexington, Ky.
Blue Moon Farm {Facebook}{Website}
Madison County
The weatherman says this weekend will be the one we've been waiting for all winter! Sunny, nice temperatures......perfect market days!! It will be a joy to not have frozen fingers like last week!! Find us Saturday downtown on Short St, approx. 7AM-2PM, and Sunday on Southland Drive 10AM-2PM.
Due to the appalling winter weather conditions, our offerings for the first few weeks will be light on homegrown produce, but full of lots of yummy foods, seasonings and soaps. The BABY GREEN GARLIC will be along after another couple of weeks, but right now it's just TOO small!! Stay tuned!
We will have bunches of our beautiful DAFFODILS, our locally famous GARLIC SCAPE PESTO, and GARLIC POWDERS to re-stock your larder as well as goodies from other local farmers.........
Hydroponically grown GREENS from Vibrant Greens, our friends in Madison County. BIBB, ROMAINE, RED LEAF LETTUCES, ARUGULA, KALE, MIZUNA and some BASIL.
Pastured raised PORK from Stone Cross Farm in Spencer County, including all your favorite EUROPEAN SAUSAGES, BREAKFAST SAUSAGE, BACON, CHOPS, ROASTS and more! The ITALIAN SAUSAGE recipe has been reworked, and is out of this world!! This week we'll have our first COUNTRY HAM from Stone Cross Farm. We'll also have their great CHEESES, and there are some new varieties to try!
Grass fed/grass finished BEEF from Colcord Farm in Bourbon County. We're having an OPENING SPECIAL on their SHORT RIBS at $3.50/LB (reg. $4/99/LB). Good deal!! Here's a yummy recipe to try- http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/11/braised-short-ribs-heaven-on-a-plate/ This week we'll have their BEEF BRATS and BEEF HOT DOGS too! Check out all our beef prices!
Of course you'll find Sunrise Bakery's BREADS and PASTRIES! It's been a long winter without those GARLIC BAGELS! Come remember how delicious they are! CINNAMON BUNS, MUFFINS, CROISSANTS, and all different kinds of ARTISAN BREADS for school lunches and dinner tables. GARLIC TOPPED FOCACCIA too!
Something new and different for this year........TORTILLA CHIPS!! They are made for Sunflower Sundries of Mt. Olivet, from the heirloom corn they grow on their farm in Robertson County. This week we'll also have their FRESHLY GROUND CORN MEAL and GRITS!
Stone Cross Farm's wonderful HANDMADE SOAPS will be back in all different varieties too!
We'll start off bringing just a few of the heartier HERB SETS while the weather is still cold in the early mornings.......maybe some MINTS, PARSLEY, ROSEMARY, THYME etc.
Something for everyone!!
We always look forward to seeing all your smiling faces at the market! See you there! Special orders
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
Roasted in downtown Paris Kentucky on Friday, April 11
All Coffees $10.
Black bag - full bodied dark roast Brown bag - velvety Moka Java Gold bag - elegant espresso blend Blue bag - palate cleansing 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 La Petite Sucre {Website}{Facebook}{Instagram} Fayette County We had great time last Saturday at the Farmers Market, despite the cold and  windy day. We LOVED meeting everyone and shared our handcrafted French Macaron! Looks like the weather should be nice this weekend, so come and stop by at the Farmers Market. We look forward seeing everyone! La Petite Sucré (pronounced su-cray, meaning sweet) is a small boutique specializing in macarons and custom design macarons. Macaron is a gluten free French confection made of almond flour and meringue filled with choices of ganache, buttercream, caramel or jam filling. Our macarons are about one and seven inches in diameter and each is handcrafted carefully to create a perfect confection that is visually appealing and will delight your taste buds. Our macarons are slightly crispy on the outside, and soft/chewy on the inside. They are best consumed at room temperature. Our macarons are baked to order in a certified commercial kitchen located at Lexington, Kentucky. We make our macarons from scratch using the finest ingredients available (hormone free eggs, real butter, the finest chocolate and no preservatives). Easter Pre-Orders!! Easter is around the corner! Pre-order your Easter Macaron gift box now and you can pick up your order on April 19th at the Farmers Market. Local Raw Honey by Nick and Bev Nickels {Website} Fayette County Spring is Here! We WILL be at the following markets this week: Downtown at Cheapside Park, Saturday, April 12th (opens at 7 am) Southland Drive, Sunday, April 13th (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. Hood's Heritage Hogs {Website}{Instagram} Robertson County Hood's Heritage Hogs will be fully stocked with their pasture raised Red Wattle Pork. Make sure to get your hands on the 1" thick chops! They will only last one weekend per month. In addition to the chops, you'll be able to find 9 flavors of sausage, 2 bratwurst, 3 styles of our chemical nitrate/nitrite free bacon, and all cuts in between. A farm favorite are the cutlets. Great lightly floured and pan fried! Smother it in gravy, make a sandwich, or right out of the skillet...you can't go wrong. Magic Beans Coffee Roasters {Website}{Facebook}
Fayette County
Magic Beans will be back at the Lexington Farmers Market for the season starting this Saturday. We're looking forward to all our old friends and the new faces we are sure to see as well. We have some big things in store this season, and we can't wait to roll them out. This Sunday, we will be featuring two of our standard Fair Trade offerings, Peru Cajamarca and Sumatra Mandheling, as well as a limited release roast from Burundi. Stop by and see us for a freshly roasted and brewed cup, and pick up some beans for home. We're looking forward to seeing you!
Peru Cajamarca - Sweet and balanced, with hints of floral and fruit aromas, and a smooth toffee-like body. Medium roast
Sumatra Mandheling - Rich, deep, chocolatey, with woodsy-spicy notes and a hint of black pepper. Full bodied. Dark roast
Burundi Kayanza - Located in the heart of East Africa's coffee region, Burundi is a small country with similar climate and terrain to Kenya and Tanzania. This coffee is fully washed and sun-dried on raised beds at the Gitika cooperative washing station, where around 1,350 small farmers deliver their coffee cherry to be processed. In the cup, look for suggestions of chocolate and sage with tart lemon and pineapple. Light roast
Quarles Farm {Website}{Facebook} Shelby County The weather is finally starting to break and we're starting to see some sun and warmer weather. A very welcome sight indeed. The lambs, kids and young calves are enjoying the warmer days and so are we. The lettuce and other vegetables seeded in the ground a few weeks ago are sprouting and it appears the growing season is on the way. While waiting on our veggies to mature, we still have coolers full of beef, lamb and goat. The tables are full of canned goods such as corn relish, squash pickles, green tomato relish, which is also known as chow chow, and a wide selection of interesting jams. There's also breads that aren't your usual zucchini bread. Lemon poppy seed zucchini as well as blueberry poppy seed and many other favorites are available each week. Give a leg of lamb a try for Easter instead of ham. Good local lamb that is carefully tended to give you the most flavor in each bite. All our animals graze the fields daily and have access to wholesome grass to provide a succulent main dish for your meals. Our goat or lamb is a wonderful change from some of the more readily available meats. Stop by Cheapside on Saturday or Southland on Sunday for breakfast, brunch or lunch. Have a sausage, egg and cheese biscuit or bacon and eggs. We're grilling burgers, brats and jumbo hot dogs all made with our beef and containing no fillers. It's all beef and all good. 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. Three Toads Farm {Facebook} Clark County  Can't wait for Saturday to get here - it's going to be a beautiful day and we have some truly beautiful flowers for this week's Market! - Conca d'Or lilies - huge lemon and white flowers (pictured) - Sorbonne lilies - soft pink with lots of blooms per stem - Merostar lilies - big raspberry flowers rimmed in white - French tulips - long-stemmed (24"+) in gorgeous pastel shades - Orange Emperor - this is the tulip featured in last Sunday's Herald-Leader. It's the most delightful, impossibly cheerful shade of orange! We offer our tulips with the bulbs on because it makes the blooms last the longest time possible. The bulbs can be cut off, along with the big lower leaves (we can do that for you), or you can keep the bulbs on and display the tulips in a big hurricane vase. Please give us a call (859-771-2085) or message us on Facebook if you have questions or to reserve flowers. Thanks so much for your support and we hope to see you Saturday! - Charlie Hendricks, Elizabeth Montgomery and Val Schirmer | 
