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Lexington Farmers Market @ UK: May 22 to August 14

UK Health & Wellness, in partnership with the Lexington Farmers Market, is pleased to bring you the Lexington Farmers Market @ UK. Join us Wednesdays, from 3-6 p.m., from May 22 to August 14, in the Commonwealth Stadium parking lot, adjacent to University Drive (click here to see map - PDF).

Everyone in the UK community, Lexington community and beyond is welcome. You do not have to be a UK employee or be affiliated with UK to shop the market. Invite all your family and friends to enjoy the freshest produce in town.

What's new?

Free Farmers Market Tours

Walk the market, meet the farmers, and finally learn what to do with kohlrabi – or any other vegetable you’ve been curious about. Tours begin at 4 and 5 p.m. and will be led by Vanessa Oliver, a dietitian with UK Health & Wellness. Please sign up at the UK Health & Wellness table prior to the tour.

Free Farmers Market Guide

guideCheck out this collection of farmer bios, recipes, and produce guides. View or print the PDF.

(Guide is available at the UK Health & Wellness table while supplies last and is only for UK employees, spouses, retirees, and sponsored dependents.)


Special guests each week

May 22: Questions about your vegetable or ornamental garden? Stop by the UK Health & Wellness table to chat with Faith Fiene, Fayette County Extension Master Gardener with UK Cooperative Extension. Check out the UKMG website.

See the complete special guest schedule here.

FAQ

  • Do I have to pay with cash? You can pay with cash, debit, or EBT card. In order to use an EBT card or debit card, you must visit the Lexington Farmers Market table before you shop to buy tokens, which can be used at individual stands for payment.
  • Where is LFM@UK? Commonwealth Stadium parking lot, adjacent to University Drive: Click here to see map - PDF.
  • Where can I park? When the market is open, parking will be available in the Commonwealth Stadium parking lot, adjacent to the market. You do not have to have a UK parking permit and you will be free to buy as much as you like without worrying about how to carry it all!
  • Can I take a shuttle to the market? The following shuttles make stops at Commonwealth Stadium:
  • What if it rains? The market will be open rain or shine!
  • Who can shop at the Lexington Farmers Market? Anyone and everyone! You do not have to be a UK employee or be affiliated with UK to shop the market. Invite all your family and friends to enjoy the freshest produce in town!

2013 Special Guest Schedule

  • 5/22: Questions about your vegetable or ornamental garden? Stop by the UK Health & Wellness table to chat with Faith Fiene, Fayette County Extension Master Gardener with UK Cooperative Extension. Check out the UKMG website
  • 5/29: TBD
  • 6/5: Talk with Shane Tedder about the UK Office of Sustainability and their efforts to create policies and programs that will simultaneously advance economic vitality, ecological integrity and social equity, now and into the future.
  • 6/12: TBD
  • 6/19: Diana Doggett, County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences in Fayette County, will have information about Plate it Up!, a cooperative effort between University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service and the KY Department of Agriculture designed to bring recipes that help Kentucky consumers focus on seasonal locally grown products.
  • 6/26: Sample some tasty farmers market goodness with UK Dining Services.
  • 7/3: Sample some tasty farmers market goodness with UK Dining Services.
  • 7/10: TBD
  • 7/17: Questions about your vegetable or ornamental garden? Stop by the UK Health & Wellness table to chat with Faith Fiene, Fayette County Extension Master Gardener with UK Cooperative Extension. Check out the UKMG website.
  • 7/24: Talk with Shane Tedder about the UK Office of Sustainability and their efforts to create policies and programs that will simultaneously advance economic vitality, ecological integrity and social equity, now and into the future.
  • 7/31: Sample some tasty farmers market goodness with UK Dining Services.
  • 8/7: Want to try your hand at home food preservation but are lacking a little know-how? Diana Doggett, County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences in Fayette County will answer your questions about canning techniques and food safety.
  • 8/14: Sample some tasty farmers market goodness with UK Dining Services

Good to Know

  • Check out all Lexington Farmers Market locations and hours here.
  • List of Farmers Markets around the state - click here.
  • The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture Program is operating a Community Supported Agriculture Project (CSA). Check it out here.
  • BCTC Peace Meal Gardens is a community educational farm committed to providing a space for children, students, and adults to come together and begin to understand the beauty and importance of our local food system. Produce, herbs and flowers from the Gardens are available for sale at the market on the BCTC Cooper Campus. For more info click here.