by Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer
Farmers’ Market Week starts on Saturday and runs through the following Saturday. Many of Kentucky’s 120 farmers’ markets have special events scheduled during the week to mark the occasion. I’d like to celebrate the week with a challenge to you: Eat local foods.
This is prime time for locally grown fruits and vegetables in the Commonwealth. Kentucky Proud producers also raise mouth-watering meats and produce a wide array of sauces, salsas, mixes, baked goods, beverages and many other fine products. You can find Kentucky Proud foods at farmers’ markets as well as roadside farm markets, groceries, restaurants and state parks.
Take a day to see how much of your food you can buy from right here in Kentucky. A sample menu might be farm-fresh eggs and Kentucky country ham in the morning, a salad with local vegetables for lunch, and a hearty dinner of Kentucky Proud beef. What foods do you like, and how many of them are produced in Kentucky? You may be surprised at the variety and quality Kentucky producers have to offer.
When you serve local Kentucky Proud foods to your family, you can be confident that you know where that food came from. In a time when almost every day brings a new food safety alert, that’s more important than ever. You also will have the satisfaction of keeping your food dollars in the Kentucky economy and helping Kentucky farm families stay on the farm.
For more information about the Kentucky Department of Agriculture's farmers' market program, including a directory of Kentucky farmers' markets, click here.
To find out more about Kentucky Proud, click here.
For locations of Kentucky Farm Bureau roadside farm markets, click here.
This is prime time for locally grown fruits and vegetables in the Commonwealth. Kentucky Proud producers also raise mouth-watering meats and produce a wide array of sauces, salsas, mixes, baked goods, beverages and many other fine products. You can find Kentucky Proud foods at farmers’ markets as well as roadside farm markets, groceries, restaurants and state parks.
Take a day to see how much of your food you can buy from right here in Kentucky. A sample menu might be farm-fresh eggs and Kentucky country ham in the morning, a salad with local vegetables for lunch, and a hearty dinner of Kentucky Proud beef. What foods do you like, and how many of them are produced in Kentucky? You may be surprised at the variety and quality Kentucky producers have to offer.
When you serve local Kentucky Proud foods to your family, you can be confident that you know where that food came from. In a time when almost every day brings a new food safety alert, that’s more important than ever. You also will have the satisfaction of keeping your food dollars in the Kentucky economy and helping Kentucky farm families stay on the farm.
For more information about the Kentucky Department of Agriculture's farmers' market program, including a directory of Kentucky farmers' markets, click here.
To find out more about Kentucky Proud, click here.
For locations of Kentucky Farm Bureau roadside farm markets, click here.
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