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"Eating is an agricultural act" Wendell Berry

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St. Matthews Farmers Market Opens for 17th Season

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Saturday, May 13, 2023

St. Matthews Farmers Market Kicks Off 2023 Season May 13, 2023 – 17th Season

St. Matthews Farmers Market, Kentucky’s largest urban market, opens for its 17th season Saturday, May 13, 2023. The Market runs Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 12 noon through September 30, 2023, and is located at Beargrass Christian Church, 4100 Shelbyville Road, Louisville, KY 40207. Featuring more than 40 farms and vendors selling local meats, vegetables, grains, fruit, hot breakfast, and flowers. David Garey, of Garey Farms, in Paris, Kentucky, and a founding farm of the market, said, “The friendships I have made with marketgoers and volunteers, are such a part of why I love this market.”

Bob Callander, Market Committee Member, and co-founder, offered, “As Wendall Berry said, ‘Eating is an agricultural act.’ and our goal is to offer high quality food and products from local producers, and bring farm-fresh food to the community while supporting small farmers who care for the land.” Live music and hot breakfast are also offered each Saturday.

Learn more at www.smfarmersmarket.com or facebook.com/smfarmersmarket. 

2023 Farm & Vendor Meeting Tues, March 14, 6:30 pm

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The 2023 St. Matthews Farmers Market Farm and Vendor meeting will be held Tuesday, March 14, at 6:30 p.m. at Beargrass Christian Church. All accepted farms and vendors were notified via email. If you did not receive an email from us, please write to stmatthewsfarmersmarket@gmail.com

We will introduce the 2023 Market Map, discuss marketing and special events, revised policies and procedures and accept payment for booth space, and collect insurance forms. All accepted farms, vendors, and alternate vendors are expected to attend. The meeting will last about 1 hour. We are excited to launch the 2023 season and to update you! See you there! Dale, Penny, and Zane and the Market Steering Committee.

Farm & Vendor Meeting

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Thursday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m.

Beargrass Christian Church Sanctuary

4100 Shelbyville Road

Louisville, KY 40207

Please bring:

1)Market fee with a check made payable to St. Matthews Farmers Market (Annual Market Membership Fee $100+Producer Reserved Space Fee $200 =$300 or for Alternate Members  Annual Market Membership Fee $100+Alternate Fee $50 =$150)

2)Signed last page of the Rules & Regulations document (see link below)

3)Printed copy of your commercial liability insurance listing St. Matthews Farmers Market as an additional insured

We look forward to seeing you!

Any questions, call Dale at 502-419-4791 or Penny at 502-263-9631

https://smfarmersmarket.com/about-smfm/rules-regulations/

Market opening day is Saturday, May 14 at 8 a.m.

We look forward to seeing you. The following are confirmed for the 2022 season. Welcome to our new members and thank you and welcome back to our returning members.

Farms & Vendors

Arrow Fund
Bakar Family Farm
Bluegrass Bowls
Broadway Clay
Coulters’ Good Earth Farm
Full Heart Farm
Gallrein Farms
Garey Farms
Grannys Delights
Hambley Farms
Harmony Fields Farm
Highland Moor
Hillview Farm & Orchards
Honey Bear Farms
Jackson’s Produce
KY Kombucha
Lexington Pasta
MeSalsa
Morning Fresh Growers
Nutsaboutcha
On Tapp Dairy
Primo Oils & Vinegars
Pure Pollen Flowers
Rootbound Farm
Sasa Samosoa
Sapori d’Italia
Sherwood Acres Beef
St. Matthews Breakfast
Stone Burr Farm
Sunergos Coffee
Super Food Veda
Sweet Potato Pie Co
The Glass Talisman
Triple J Farm
Valley Spirit Farm
Wells Made
West 6th Brewing
Wildflour Bakehouse

Alternate Vendors

Aesha’s African Baskets
Daily Cake
Farm to Fork
Forest Edge Winery
KY Harvest
Ky Made & More
Lazy Dog Honey
Maya Collection
PureKarma Soap
St. Matthews Area Ministries

February Spotlight on Bakar Family Farm

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Amina Osman and her family got their farming start in the U.S. through the Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program (RAPP), a program through which Catholic Charities provides agricultural land, trainings, sales and marketing support for recently relocated refugees. RAPP hosts five incubator garden sites in Louisville that allow settlers from a variety of countries to grow food for their families and for sale. 

Originally from Somalia, Amina is a Somali Bantu who has been growing and selling produce at Louisville farmers’ markets for more than 10 years. Bantus are an ethnic minority in Somalia, many of whom were brought there from Southeast Africa as enslaved persons. Native Somalis are known as nomadic traders, and Bantu are the farmers.

When Amina, her husband, Bakar, and seven children fled the Somali civil war they didn’t know if they would ever farm again, but now the family cultivates two gardens, one plot designated for commercial sales and the other for family consumption. She sells to many local restaurants, especially in the East Market District, and at several farmers’ markets. 

Visit Bakar Family Farm located along the Shelbyville Road side of the market and enjoy their many varieties of fresh vegetables. 

Wells Made Co!

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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/