It’s easy to run into a grocery store and throw produce, bread, dairy, and meat in a cart and call it healthy. But, can you know for sure where this food was grown or raised? Can you know for sure which pesticides were used? Farmers’ markets are available year round in our area, not just […]
Markets are back for 2021 with fresh fruits and vegetables, chicken and seafood on tap – with a return of non-food vendors offering crafts, clothing, jewelry and more. Many markets aim to be waste free. Customers can help out by bringing shopping bags, water bottles, plates and cutlery to eat at the food trucks. To […]
The opening in the spring of Virginia Farmers’ Markets is a welcome return to normal for farmers and consumers alike. Last spring, many farmers had to order online, forcing some to set up websites. Market operators have had to develop contactless delivery systems and provide hand washing stations, increase space between booths and limit in-person […]
Beech Springs Farm Market and Clark County’s Fink Meats are two of 108 markets in the state accepted into the Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) Certified Farmer’s Market Program 2021. By joining the KFB Certified Farm Market Program, these markets are committed to providing quality products and services to their customers. Acceptance by Farm Bureau tells […]
Hardin County is home to five of the 108 Commonwealth Markets accepted into the Kentucky Farm Bureau’s 2021 Certified Farmer’s Market Program. Hinton’s Orchard & Farm Market-Elizabethtown, Sunshine and Blossoms Greenhouse, Wilmoth Family Farms and Market, Crawford Farms, and The Pumpkin Wagon of Hardin County are all part of the program. By joining the KFB […]
Vernon Farmers Market The Vernon Farmers’ Market opens Saturday, May 22 in the municipal parking lot, located at 21 Church Street in Vernon (across from City Hall). It will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month until October 23. The market offers local produce, honey, […]
LOUISVILLE — Cornett Farm Fresh Town Store and Laurel County’s Wildcat Mountain Cheese are two of 108 Commonwealth markets accepted into the Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) 2021 Certified Farmer’s Market Program. Opening the market this spring is Cornett Farm Fresh Town Store. By joining the KFB Certified Farmer’s Market program, these markets are committed to […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Kentucky Agricultural Development Council approved $2,245,146 in various local and regional agricultural and rural development projects across the Commonwealth at its monthly council meeting. Investments include: Initiatives of the Kentucky Grape & Wine Council: The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has received up to $259,000 in public funds over two years […]
Be sure to contact the farmer’s market before going on COVID-19 guidelines. ORANGE COUNTY ** Back to the Future Farm: 240 Browns Rd., Westtown, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Free farm tours available. Rose Hubbert, 283-0366. Backtothefuturefarm.com ** Cornwall Town Farmer’s Market: Town Hall parking lot, 183 Main Street, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., […]