I had an opportunity to visit the folks at Berea Farmers Market a few weeks ago for their Live Large! Live Local! festival. They had an amazing farm-to-table lunch that was out of this world. (Trust me, this line of work leads to eating a lot of farm-to-table meals, but this one was an incredible value [...]
We’re following up yesterday’s post on the extra benefits of organic food with a contribution from Alison Wiediger of Au Naturel Farm near Bowling Green. Alison and Paul were early adopters of organic farming and give some further details here on why a farm would choose to use or not use the organic label. Read [...]
A few months ago, I had the privilege of sitting down to chat with Jeff Dabbelt, Executive Director of Lexington Farmers Market (LFM). Jeff was gracious enough to share his experiences at one of Kentucky’s older markets. The market, which operates as a cooperative of farmers, has been around for 37 years. Jeff previously worked [...]
Today, we are continuing our series of farmers market interviews with Nathan and Michelle Howell of Community Farmers Market in Bowling Green. This new producer-only market places a special emphasis on building community through innovative programs. I am really excited to share with you some of the fun and different things they are doing! SK: [...]
I am very excited to share with you a series I have been working on for a while now of profiles of farmers markets throughout Kentucky. Many of you have written in because you are interested in starting a farmers market or wonder what can be done to improve the one in your area now. [...]
