 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 are loaded with fresh chèvre and feta this week. Tomatoes and basil are abundant at the market now, so what could taste more summery than a Caprese salad with feta or mozzarella? We alternate slices of tomatoes with slices of feta on a big platter, add basil leaves, then drizzle all with Stuarto's fig balsamic and EVOO. We could eat this every day with crusty bread or Carla's pretzel bread.
Our grilled cheese sandwiches (with market cheeses) are becoming legendary for both breakfast and lunch. Bacon from Hood's Heritage Hogs turns them instantly into breakfast. We even grilled a few with fresh sliced tomatoes last week. Just follow your nose to our panini grill sizzling away.
Susan Miller
Bleugrass Chevre
Farmstead Goat Cheese
(859)421-6983
Lexington, KY
Blue Moon Farm {Facebook}{Website}{Email}
Madison County 
This week we will have the very first of our beloved SPRING MIX!! A mix of LETTUCES, PEA SHOOTS, BABY KALE, and BABY SPINACH! Quantity may be limited, so if you'd like us to hold you a bag, please drop us an email! Of course we'll also have Vibrant Greens hydroponic lettuces- Romaine, Bibb and others, Kale, Arugula, BASIL, Red Veined SORREL and more. If you're ready for the first BLT of the year, we can fix you up! Blue Moon Farm has the "B" and the "L", and our buddy and market neighbor, Roland McIntosh has the "T". (KY grown hydroponic tomatoes) Today's photo is of the sweet baby kitties who were born in our garage 3 weeks ago. Their mother belongs to our neighbors, and on Sunday (Mothers'
Day!!) while we were at the farmers' market, she moved them one by one out to the neighbor's house. This is a distance of 1/4 mile (one way), with a
kitten in her mouth...... five trips!! What a good mother! I miss being
able to visit them during my workday, but we're glad they are safe. If you are needing a sweet little 4-legged in your life get in touch! Eventually they will need new homes.
ASPARAGUS continues, and has been exceptionally delicious this year. Nice to think that something appreciates the weird weather we've had! We never get tired of asparagus here, and have been eating some every day! It's so easy to prepare! Just steam and squirt with some fresh lemon juice before serving. Do you know the trick to peeling the fat ends of the stalks? Use a vegetable peeler and remove the tough outside layer, and you'll have almost twice the asparagus than if you snapped the ends off!
BABY GREEN GARLIC is looking good! Please note that at best, it will only be around another 2 weeks, tops. We are on "scape watch", waiting for the first GARLIC SCAPE sighting, but nothing so far. They should come on just in time to replace the baby green garlic. There will be lots of GARLIC POWDER, GARLIC SCAPE PESTO, GARLIC FOCACCIA, GARLIC BAGELS and GARLIC CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES, too, so we can get you "garlicized"!!
PASTURE RAISED PORK- SAUSAGE, BACON, CHOPS, ROASTS and more from Stone Cross Farm in Spencer County. We'll have their ARTISAN CHEESES and HANDMADE SOAPS too! LAMB- GROUND, CHOPS, ROASTS, RACKS.
GRASS FED/GRASS FINISHED BEEF- STEAKS, ROASTS, BURGER, BRATS from Colcord Farm in Bourbon County. We've even got a whole STRIP LOIN, and a WHOLE TENDERLOIN.
From Sunflower Sundries in Robertson County, 100% open pollinated, NON-GMO, heirloom variety white Hickory King corn, ground into CORN MEAL and GRITS.
We'll also have their out-of-this-world TORTILLA CHIPS! You've got to try them! They don't need salsa, but if you must have it, Elmwood Stock Farm makes a really good one!
Still need HERBS for your garden? We'll have a good selection from which to choose. Add a little spice to your life!
Stay in touch through our Facebook page using the link above. Late breaking updates will appear there!
We'll look forward to seeing you all Saturday or Sunday!
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 16
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  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). 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 17th (opens at 7 am) Southland Drive, Sunday, May 18th (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. This week we will have lots of blacks, reds, oxhearts, roma and cherry tomatoes
-Sweet and hot bell pepper transplants
-Large basil pots, multiple varieties
-Cilantro and Italian parsley transplants
-Fresh cut salad mix
Stay up to date on all of the exciting new stuff going on at the farm on our Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Henkles-Herbs-and-Heirlooms/209284635797660. We look forward to seeing you at the market!
Hood's Heritage Hogs {Website}
Robertson County
From 5/7
This Saturday, Hood's Heritage Hogs will have all cuts, albeit a limited supply, of forest fed and Bleugrass Chèvre/whey finished Red Wattle Pork. This will be the last of the forest fed pork until January. If you want chops, get there early. Also, a new item is available...Pork Sirloin Steaks. As always, chemical nitrite free cures and no preservatives or msg in our bacon and sausage. If you consider yourself a pork connoisseur, then this is your Naismith Trophy.
Kentucky Lamb {Facebook}
Washington County
This week KyLamb will have shanks, ground, steaks and roasts. Oh yeah, chops too. Sorry, no sausage yet but it'll be announced here first! Happening this week end is the Kentucky Fiber Festival at Masterson Station Park AND the Bluegrass Stock Dog Trials. If you've never seen a stock dog at work it's worth it to see. Also, Tim Farmer is going to be creating something with KyLamb loin chops on Sunday at the festival. See you Saturday. Magic Beans Coffee Roasters {Website}{Facebook}
Fayette County
From 5/7 Warm weather is finally here to stay, and we couldn't be more excited. As the days get hotter, we can keep you cool and caffeinated with our iced coffee. We'll be back this week with more freshly roasted beans, our coffee bar, and cold brew concentrate. Last week, we doubled production of our cold brew concentrate and it still sold out, so please pre-order if you would like to guarantee a bottle at http://www.magicbeanscoffee.com/shop/cold-brew-concentrate/. You can pick up your order at either the Saturday or Sunday market. Our roasts this week will include our Ethiopia Yirgachefe - a consistent favorite - and our Guatemala Huehuetenango as a dark roast. As always, we will be brewing your favorite coffees to order by the cup as well. Looking forward to seeing you! 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. Stone Hedge Farm Produce {Facebook} Woodford County This week we are currently harvesting: Lettuces (Bibb, red and green romaine, green and red and mixed baby leaf, spring mix) Green (Swiss Chard, kale, spinach, and braising mix) Root crops (green onions, baby radishes [three types]) Herbs (basil, parsley, cilantro) Assorted garden plants Three Toads Farm {Facebook} Clark County  That's Charlie standing next to one of our English Sweet Pea pots! This year we're growing 21 varieties of the sweet peas we get directly from Laughing Owl Nursery in England, where the owner has developed the most amazing heat-tolerant varieties of fragrant sweet peas in the world. If you'd like one of these substantial pots, just give Charlie a call (859-771-2085). Follow our growing advice and you'll enjoy vases of these sweet smelling old fashioned darlings all summer long! We'll also have sweet pea bouquets at the Market. This week we'll also have long, luscious stems of the gorgeous pink lily 'Sorbonne' as well as a variety of Oriental and Oriental Trumpet (OT) lilies ready to plant in gallon containers. They are the PERFECT solution for anyone craving instant gratification! Lilies are tremendous garden performers and will bloom this year and for years to come in your garden! If you have any questions, or would like to reserve flowers or plants (we deliver weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Lexington), just give us a call or message us on Facebook. Many thanks for your support of locally grown flowers!
Thanks so much for your support of your local farmers! - Charlie Hendricks, Elizabeth Montgomery and Val Schirmer | 
