SUSTAINABLE KENTUCKY.
We wanted to share that we are featured in Sustainable Kentucky's Young Farmer Series today! We LOVE Sustainable Kentucky - it is an invaluable source of information for Kentuckians - whether you are looking for a farmer near you, want to learn about keeping chickens in the city, or just need a recipe for strawberry salsa. We got to meet with Jamie of Sustainable Kentucky a few weeks back, and she has truly become a good friend who we seem to bump into every few days! She is a busy woman, and her website is so well organized and put together - I am jealous! Anyway, she has been interviewing several different young Kentucky farmers for her Young Farmer Series, so check it out! Also, make sure to see the first article about Jacob and Carolyn at SWEETGRASS!
Thank you Sustainable Kentucky!
FIELD TO FORK.
Jesse and I took a week off of our CSA delivering duties (my amazing mother rose to the task) so we could work the Field to Fork Festival in Paint Lick, Kentucky. It was an amazing event - and we were honored to be there representing Bluebird Cafe. Bluebird is a new-ish restaurant located in Stanford, not far from us in Danville. Open for breakfast and lunch, they source their meats and produce from local FARMERS! We love any place that we can eat a burger and actually feel good about it! So when they needed help for this event on Saturday, we were excited to join them!
The festival was a full day of workshops - ranging from beekeeping and beer brewing to composting and seed bombing. There were many different booths - all with Kentucky Proud products - people selling wools and fibers, honey, watermelons, homemade ice cream, Ale-8, and our dear friends at Sweetgrass with their granola. It was a great day - fun to meet lots of new folks, sell lots of delicious pear salad wraps, and plunge ourselves deeper into the community. This is an annual event, too, so be sure not to miss it next year!
- Hannah.
SWEETGRASS.
As we mentioned, we are starting to meet some people. Starting to connect. Starting to find a community here in Danville. I am planning a big ol' post about this city and all the great places we are discovering, but in the meantime, we wanted to share a bit about some new friends.Jacob and Carolyn are young farmers, much like us....they were interns on a farm and are now starting their own adventure together called FOOD LEAF FARM. They have veggies and chickens and goats, plus they make the most wonderful and delicious granola. We are kind of obsessed with them....and their OHmazing granola. It is made entirely with organic and local ingredients....they are even planning on growing and pressing their own sorghum this year! So wonderful. The best part is, you can try some for yourself and we hope you will! Sweetgrass Granola is available at GOOD FOODS in Lexington, MARKSBURY in Garrard County, GRASSHOPPERS out of Louisville, and even ONLINE! We really kind of love these people, even though we just met them....and are so happy to share them with you guys.- Hannah.
