Bluegrass Farmers Market

For a 100% homegrown/produced market we sure have a variety!!!

I was just looking over the list of items that will be at the Bluegrass Farmers' Market this Saturday and I went WOW! Our farmers and producers have sure outdone themselves this spring! Here's a sampling of what we'll have available on Saturday...

Ed will be bringing his pepper and canning tomato plants along with banana trees and giant elephant ear plants. And, where else in Kentucky can you find peanut plants? He's got them!

Keith is going to bring his Kentucky State Fair Championship honey!

Vicki will be unloading her truck full of herb hanging baskets, herb plants and assorted flowering plants!

Lauren is always a welcome sight with her ASH Free beef!!!

Our newest member, John, will have his farm fresh eggs, lettuce, green onions and even some red ripe tomatoes!!! He'll have green ones too so those of us who love fried green maters can enjoy them this week!

Jane has some surprises for the gardener who likes to dry their bounty...she'll be bringing coxcomb and gomphrena plants! She'll also have cut flowers, kale, Swiss chard, sugar snap peas and green onions!

Judi will be loaded down with her fabulous jams, asparagus and wonderful strawberries!

Linda always has her fantastic baked goods including zucchini chocolate cake! She also has fresh eggs, jams, pepper jellies and even a bean soup mix!

Roger will be set up if he has any heirloom tomato plants left...they went quickly this year! But, he'll be there to answer any questions even if he has no plants!

Karin and Drew will be driving their dear “Chuck” van once again and it will be loaded down with all of their herb seasoning blends, soaps and even some of those herb'n buns! They might even part with some of their Black Seeded Simpson lettuce, fresh cut Kentucky Colonel mint and Greek oregano!

Fran will arrive with her homemade soaps, fresh green onions and even some green garlic! Don't forget her sugar snap peas and herb plants!

Robert has really outdone himself this year in the Asian greens department! He'll be bringing freshly harvested Mizuma, Vitamin Green, Tokoyo Bekana, Bok Choy, Komatsuna and Yukina Savoy Asian greens!! He'll also have his wonderful asparagus, rhubarb, spinach and lettuce!

See what I mean? Our farmers have been busy and it sure shows! Heck, I don't think I even have the full list...there will probably be other farmers with plants and even more strawberries. Growing, weeding and harvesting takes many hours and trying to get in touch with each farmer before the blog goes out is almost impossible. Take my word for it...you'll get nothing but 100% homegrown or produced goodness at our market...we guarantee it!

We'd like to say thanks to Pedal the Planet and Fast signs for allowing us to “invade” their beautiful tree lined parking lot each week. They sure do help us make a farmers market that has easy access, free parking and probably the only wheelchair and stroller friendly one in the county!

So, got your shopping list ready? It's almost market time! :)

2010 Market Information

When

Saturday 9-2

Tuesday 3-6:30

Where

3450 Richmond Rd. in the Fast Signs and Pedal the Planet parking lot, right next to the Glenn Auto Mall.

Parking is always FREE and we are stroller and wheelchair friendly!

Why

Because we think everyone who shops at a farmers market deserves to be talking to the farmer who grew, baked, made or created what they are selling!

We are Lexington's only 100% homegrown/produced farmers market!