Children’s Garden opens Saturday
Bring the kids!
Honest Farm Market presents:
the Children’s Garden Grand Opening
Saturday, July 29th
Hay rides to the garden take place at
11 am and 1 pm
Featuring lemonade, cookies and special guests, Chef Ouita Michel of the Holly Hill Inn and Mark Keating, with the University of Kentucky School of Agriculture.
At 11:30 am, award-winning Chef Ouita Michel of the Holly Hill Inn in Midway will discuss how fresh, in-season foods grown by local farmers have influenced her cuisine. Since opening more than three years ago, Michel has included the names of farmers on her menu and inspired other local chefs to include Kentucky grown items on their menus.
Mark Keating, a lecturer with the sustainable agriculture initiative at the University of Kentucky will speak to children on the health and environmental benefits of organic food. Keating, formerly with the USDA, is an expert on organic farming and was involved with the writing of the national organic program regulations.
As always, the Honest Farm Market will be open its normal hours from 9 am to 3 pm with a large variety of fresh Kentucky fruits and vegetables including:
Field-Grown Heirloom Tomatoes (pinks, yellow, and red beefsteak)
Assorted Summer Squashes
Cucumbers (pickling and slicing), Sweet Candy and Red Onions
Bell Peppers, Sweet and Hot Banana Peppers, Jalapeno, Serrano and other Hots
Stringless Snap Beans, Roma, and Wax Beans
Fingerling, Red, and Gold Freshly Dug New Potatoes
Tomatillas, and fresh Herbs: Basil, Parsley, Summer Savory
Large Sunflower Bouquets and Hand-Painted Paisley Hill Pottery
Look forward to seeing you there!
