 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'll have plenty of flavors of fresh chèvre, plus our "confetti" decorated rounds with edible flowers for your Derby festivities. This week's feta is an especially good batch. Sometimes the feta just takes on a life of its own and bowls us over with its flavor, and sometimes is just stays meek and humble. This week it's strutting!
Don't forget we have the best GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES on the planet - made with a combo of market cheeses, crusty bread and real butter. Add Hood's Heritage Hogs bacon, a cup of java from one of our coffee vendors, and it's breakfast.
Blue Moon Farm {Facebook}{Website}{Email}
Madison County 
It's always a big week in Kentucky leading up to the first Saturday in May! It's Derby time!! A festive time, even for those of us not going to the race!!
ASPARAGUS has hit, and we have a terrific recipe for you on our Facebook page (link above). Crispy Baked Asparagus Fries. Here's a photo of it!
Our philosophy for asparagus is.....eat it at least one meal a day (2 or 3 times is even better!) while it's in season, then wait til it rolls around next year!
We've got a suggestion for a really quick and easy dish that would make a great addition to a Derby Party buffet table, or a side dish for your dinner any time!
Garlic Scape Pesto Potato Salad
2 LB potatoes of your choice, skin on, cut into 1" cubes
2 stalks celery cut into ¼ - ½" pieces
1 medium onion, chopped
Garlic Scape Pesto, to taste
Balsamic vinegar- several large dashes, or to taste.
Boil potato pieces approx.. 8 minutes or until slightly crunchy. Pour water off and while potatoes are hot, add celery and onion. Mix.
Let stand covered for 10 minutes.
Mix in Garlic Scape Pesto to coat pieces, and splash with balsamic vinegar. Salt and pepper to taste. Extra good with a bit of cayenne pepper.
Serve either warm or chilled.
We can supply you with all the fixin's for your parties, from PORK, BEEF, and LAMB to beautiful SALAD GREENS and BABY GREEN GARLIC, CHEESES and BREADS, and even locally produced CORN MEAL, GRITS and TORTILLA SHELLS!! Need a hostess gift? How about some nice handmade SOAPS from Stone Cross Farm? Or a cute little bottle of our "knock-your-socks-off" GARLIC POWDER?
Come see us Saturday and look around! If we don't have what you're looking for, we probably know where to send you for it!
Happy Derby! We hope your horse wins!
Boone Creek Creamery {Facebook}{Website}
Fayette County
We will have our cheeses at the Market this weekend.
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, May 2
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 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, May 3rd (opens at 7 am) Southland Drive, Sunday, May 4th (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.
Henkle's Herbs & Heirlooms {Facebook}
Jessamine County
Look for us and our big box truck on Saturday at the corner of Short and Upper and on Sunday at Southland Drive. All of our offerings are sustainably grown, Kentucky Proud, 100% homegrown, and pesticide free. We will have the following:
-Robust and ready to plant heirloom and hybrid tomato transplants, lots of pinks
-Sweet bell pepper transplants
-Hot pepper transplants
-Our large basil pots will be available soon!
With the completion of our greenhouse/wood fired boiler project we have been receiving some great press, check out our mention in the April edition of the Chevy Chaser/Southsider magazine as well as Rona Roberts blog, SavoringKentucky.com. You can also stay up to date on all of the exciting new stuff going on at the farm on our Facebook page.
We look forward to seeing you at market.
Kentucky Lamb {Facebook} Washington County The fact that we had a long icy winter isn't news to any of us but for KyLamb it has made a difference in our lambs weight gain. We are proud however to have been able to keep up with those of you who ordered through the winter and thank you for it and now, you'll be able to pick up your favorite cuts at the market starting this Saturday. Please send a note if you're looking for something specific. This week we'll have plenty of kabob cuts, steaks and chops of all kinds!
See you Saturday
Magic Beans Coffee Roasters {Website}{Facebook}
Fayette County
Magic Beans returns this week with our freshly roasted beans, coffee bar, and cold brew concentrate. Our cold brew concentrate sold out very quickly last week, so please pre-order if you would like to guarantee a bottle at http://www.magicbeanscoffee.com/shop/cold-brew-concentrate/ Our new roasts this week will include the last of our estate coffee from Hacienda La Minita in Costa Rica. Those of you who have had La Minita know what an incredibly rich and well-balanced coffee it is. Those of you who haven't - this is your last chance for a while. But worry not, because we will be receiving more La Minita later this Spring. We will also feature a limited amount of this month's coffee selection for the Origin Explorer's Club - a fantastic Ecuadorian coffee. This one will go fast, so get there early if you want a bag. And of course, as always, we will be brewing your favorite coffees to order by the cup and cooling you off with our freshly brewed iced coffee. (And a special derby treat!)
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  Coming up this week ... -- LILIES - the luscious soft pink 'Sorbonne' and we'll also have a variety of lily plants, ready to go in your garden now. Talk about instant gratification! -- LAVENDER 'PHENOMENAL' - this is a totally new variety of Lavender that we got from a wonderful grower in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. Phenomenal has a higher oil content (making it more fragrant) and stronger disease resistance than other Lavenders ... and we've fallen in love with it! It stands up to heat, humidity and extreme weather (like our crazy winters). -- SPEARMINT - we're growing true spearmint for our friends at Louisville Stoneware and will have some at the Market. Sure, it's fabulous with Bourbon, but it's also excellent in any kind of icy drinks and teas! Butterflies and hummingbirds also love, love, LOVE it's pink-purple flowers. -- NASTURTIUMS and SWEET PEAS -- we're growing big 14" Italian clay pots of climbing Nasturtium and Sweet Peas for Mothers Day. If your favorite sweetie or mom loves flowers, we think this is the most unique gift you might find. We can deliver them within the Lexington area. 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 | 
