Lexington Farmers Market: Pie, Oh my
It is Saturday at the Lexington Farmer’s Market. Do you feel that hint of fall in the air? It's the perfect time of year to enjoy pie and ice cream. Baked with fruit harvested over the summer and topped with homemade ice cream made from local milk, it's an incomparable dessert. Is your mouth watering yet?
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At 10 a.m. there will be a pie and ice cream tasting in the kitchen area, featuring peach crumb pie and peanut butter pie from Go Rustic Artisan Breads, and homemade vanilla and chocolate ice cream from Crossings Farm made with Lutheridge milk. All the Things Bakery will also be offering samples of pumpkin pie at her booth.
As we anticipate the arrival of fall, don't forget that honey is a seasonal product just like summer produce. If you use honey regularly in your household (or if Honey Bee Day last weekend got you fired up about honey and made you a new fan), stock up on local honey now so that you will have it on hand throughout the winter! It is worth the investment, because honey is extremely shelf-stable. Pro tip: if you notice your honey crystalizing, it is still good, especially if it is sealed and can be re-liquefied in a warm water bath. You can purchase honey this weekend from Abbott's Creek Honey, SandyCreek Farm, and Sunflower Hill Farm.
Do you have SUN Bucks benefits this summer? (SUN Bucks is a new grocery benefit that offers families $120 per eligible school-aged child for groceries during the summer. Find out more about SUN Bucks here.) We accept these benefits at the market - the process is the same as our regular SNAP program! See the graphic below the vendor list for more info.
Confirmed vendors (list and products are subject to change):
Abbott's Creek Honey: Local honey and honeycombs
All the Things Bakery: Homemade sweets. Featuring pumpkin pie samples!
Blue Butterfly Flower Farm: Specialty cut flowers/bouquets
Bush Hill Coffee Co.: Artisan roasted coffee that rocks. Master of Brewality Chocolate Monster returns! This is a Vietnam Lotus dark roast. Saturday Special: 20% off on Rage Against the Caffeine - Honduras Marcala Honey Decaf
Crossings: Locally raised lettuce, pork, chicken, chicken pies, specialty sausages, and Lutheridge milk (including chocolate milk). Bringing homemade vanilla and chocolate ice cream made with Lutheridge milk for the pie and ice cream tasting!
Crown and Heart Mercantile: Home products, tea herbs, all natural bug spray. Featuring new fall products: All-natural hand sanitizer (for adults and kids), Pumpkin Patch Foaming Hand Soap,"Ember" Dry Body Oil,"The Great Pumpkin" Organic Herbal Tea, and a Harvest scented all-natural all purpose cleaner!
Davidson County Woodcarvers: Local woodcarving club
Elvira's Homestead: Farm fresh, free range brown eggs and frozen, homegrown farm raised chicken
Fancy Plants Farmstead: Cut flowers and plant starts. Featuring fall plants starts!
Fiddletree Nursery: Plants, transplants and flowers
Garden Window Farm: Seasonal produce, dried pasta, microgreens, and other goods
Go Rustic Artisan Breads: Artisan breads, pastries, and compound butters. Bringing peach crumb pie and peanut butter pie for the pie and ice cream tasting!
Kepley's Hand Carved Spoons: Hand-crafted wooden creations
Klymer Ridge Farm: Premium beef, pork, poultry and eggs
Miller Farm: Farm fresh produce, featuring corn, tomatoes, and onions
Native Vines Winery: Small batch wines (arriving around 9am). Serving by the glass and by the bottle!
Papa Ted's Woodshop: One-of-a-kind wood products made from locally sourced material
Planted Faith: Plant pottery
Rabble and Rise Baking Co.: Sourdough/yeast bread, desserts, jams, jellies. Featuring two chilled soups including a market gazpacho, pimento cheese, and compound butters!
Rierson Farms: Produce, body butters, soaps, sugar scrubs, ornamental plants
Rocky Forge Farm: High quality American Wagyu beef
Rocky Knolls Farm: Pasture raised pork
SandyCreek Farm: Mushrooms, chocolate sauce, honey, cheese, homemade pepper jelly, and other jams and preserves
Silwood Soaps and Fiber Crafts: Soaps, body butters, lip balms, lotion bars, hand crocheted products. Featuring two new lip balms flavors (one is honey!), two re-releases of previous flavors, three new fall scented soaps, and new shaving products
Southern Style Creations: Handmade clothing, aprons, kitchen accessories, and more. Featuring travel jewelry pouches!
Summer's Sweet Spot: Cakes, cookies, cinnamon rolls, and fresh squeezed lemonade
Sunflower Hill Farm: Frozen lamb/mutton, turkey, chicken, eggs, honey, and produce (tomatoes, garlic, and more)
Thomas Farms: Fresh cut flowers, baked goods, vegetables, fruits and canned goods
Will Wright (The Tomato Man): Fresh produce
Windmill Ridge Farm: Locally raised beef
Young Farm: A century farm that raises fruits and vegetables
