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The 2023 St. Matthews Farmers Market begins on Saturday, May 13 at 8 a.m. and runs through Saturday, September 23, 2023. Applications and Vendor Rules and Regulations are now posted on the on the About Tab. Please complete applications by the end of January 2023 and mail to stmatthewsfarmersmarket@gmail.com.

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Andrea Wells started Wells Made Co. as a made to order seed butter business out of her home in early 2016. Her mission was to create only seed butters for children with nut allergens.  That mission has grown to include bringing awareness of how a few simple ingredients can have a positive impact on health and taste buds. 

They source the ingredients locally as much as possible from farmers and artisans in Louisville and surrounding areas.  Sustainable packaging is necessary and relevant to community, so they only use glass jars.

Working in small batches ensures higher quality and requires lots of love and dedication. They never compromise when it comes to ingredients, offering wholesome food that is clean and simple. Many flavors are packed with protein, potassium and good fats.

All the flavors are vegan. Andrea purchases maple syrup and sorghum from Kentucky farmers to use in her Cashew Butter and Buckwheat Granola. A local coffee shop’s espresso beans are used in the Hazelnut Butter. 

She says she’s are on a mission to sensibly feed the world one healthy spoon at a time.
The processing is minimal. At the start of creating the flavors, she first makes sure that every surface, utensil and jar is clean. She cleans her jars the night before production to ensure that water is not present.

All the seeds and nuts are roasted first, but not in the same batch. Some of the ingredients, such as figs and dates, are chopped by hand. The whole pepper corns are ground with a mortar and pestle for the Cashew Black Pepper Butter.

Once everything is roasted, cut, ground, and blended together; the butters are put into jars once the mixture reaches optimal temperature. Lastly, once cooled, the labels are applied and a delicious butter is ready for you! She also makes delicious roasted nuts and the rosemary almonds are a favorite! https://wellsmadeco.com/shop/

The St. Matthews Farmers Market was founded in May 2007 by a small and very determined group of members of Beargrass Christian Church.  They had three objectives in mind:

• Creating a festive, family-friendly Saturday event, available free to everyone from late spring to early fall
• Providing a vibrant sales venue for local farmers looking to sell their home-grown produce; at that time, few such markets existed in Louisville or had available space for growth
• Continuing their congregation’s long tradition of reaching outside the church walls to serve the wider Louisville community

For 15 years, the market has been serving the needs of St. Matthews and the larger community.

In the first of many ministries that three-decade member, Bob Callander, would come to envision and launch, and after exploring such markets in other cities and determining only a few small ones existed in Louisville, Callander organized a core group of interested Beargrass members, including current committee member, Leslie Geoghegan, to consider the concept for Saturday mornings on our outdoor campus. Their goals were simple but their aims were high.

Initially, getting the concept off the ground was not so simple. Callander’s team determined they would move forward if 25 farmers and producers could be convinced to participate. After many seemingly unfruitful visits and communications by the group, a breakthrough came with a call from Irvin Stoll, owner of Gypsy Ridge Farm in southern Indiana. After seeing the layout and location of Beargrass, Stoll proclaimed, “I’ve been selling at farmers markets for 30 years, and this is the best venue I’ve ever seen.”

With Gypsy Ridge as the first, 22 more farmers and producers signed on as charter members and the St. Matthews Farmers Market was born. It was an instant success, bringing an amazing vibrancy to the corner of Shelbyville Road and Browns Lane every Saturday, May to September, as well as a newfound, citywide recognition for Beargrass Christian Church. It would soon become an award-winning market on a statewide basis.

As the curtain closes on our 15th season we are extremely grateful for all of you and for our farms and vendors. Our founding members include the following:

Coulters Good Earth Farm 

Full Heart Farm 

Gallrein Farms 

Garey Farms

Gypsy Ridge Farms

Hambley Farms

Harmony Fields Farm

Highland Moor

Holy Branch Farm

Jacksons Produce

Organic Acres

Sherwood Acres

Sunergos Coffee

Triple J Farm 

Wildflour Bakehouse

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Limited edition 15th anniversary organic cotton market bags are now available to mark this exciting time in the life of the St. Matthews Farmers Market. Just $10 cash or Venmo and available near the seating area under the big tree. Organic cotton, 13″X 13″ with a 7″ gusset to hold all your produce and with long 26″ handles for easy carrying. This special artwork featuring a market’s bounty in the fleur de lis symbol of Louisville and the founding date of 2007 was specially designed for the St. Matthews Farmers Market by a local artist. Get yours today before they sell out! Thank you for the support of our farmers!