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Maker's Mark Distillery

Maggie and Lindsey go to Maker's Mark distillery to learn from president Rob Samuels about the role of regenerative farming practices to produce the corn and wheat used in making bourbon. They visit Star Hill Provisions, the distillery's restaurant, and meet its executive chef, AuCo Lai.
Season 3 Episode 7 Length 27:25 Premiere: 02/18/23

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Explore Kentucky’s food traditions with The Farmer & The Foodie

Get to know the food grown by Kentucky farmers and celebrate the Commonwealth’s diverse food traditions with The Farmer & The Foodie.

The Farmer & The Foodie hosts, Maggie Keith (The Farmer) and Lindsey McClave (The Foodie), celebrate regional food traditions and create delicious recipes by visiting the people and places providing the ingredients and inspiring simple, healthy meals. The two friends travel the state, where they draw inspiration from the farms, ingredients and people they encounter. Then they bring what they’ve learned into the kitchen to create delicious and approachable recipes.

Each episode wraps up with Maggie, Lindsey, and the friends they’ve met sitting down and enjoying a meal together — underscoring The Farmer & The Foodie‘s mantra that “good food is meant to be shared.”

About the hosts

Lindsey McClave is a food and wine writer and self-taught home cook with a knack for creating original recipes with fresh, locally-sourced ingredients.

Maggie Keith is the owner and operator of Foxhollow Farm and a passionate advocate for Kentucky farmland.

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Season 3 Episodes

Maker's Mark Distillery

S3 E7 Length 27:25 Premiere Date 02/18/23

Heirloom Seeds

S3 E6 Length 26:47 Premiere Date 02/11/23

Kentucky Shrimp - Faul Family Farm

S3 E5 Length 26:12 Premiere Date 02/04/23

Homegrown by Heroes: River Hill Ranch, Townsend Sorghum Mill

S3 E4 Length 27:37 Premiere Date 01/28/23

Pawpaws - Kentucky State University

S3 E3 Length 27:52 Premiere Date 01/21/23

Animals in Agriculture

S3 E2 Length 27:12 Premiere Date 01/14/23

Cheese - Slak Market Farm

S3 E1 Length 27:45 Premiere Date 01/07/23

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The State of Hunger in Louisville - S1 E3

Premiered On: 02/01/2020

Maggie and Lindsey explore the state of hunger in their community and visit Dare to Care Food Bank. They help prep over 1,000 hot meals at the Community Kitchen served at Kids Cafes throughout Louisville.

  • Monday December 4, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
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Farming Well - S1 E4

Premiered On: 02/08/2020

Maggie and Lindsey visit a decades-old family farm in New Castle, Kentucky, where they learn what it means to farm well from Steve Smith. They spend some time with Mary Berry of The Berry Center before heading back to Lindsey's kitchen, where Mary teaches them to cook her family's brown sugar pie, and they make a hearty winter meal of braised Boston butt with sweet potato BBQ sauce.

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Coming Around One Table with Common Earth Gardens - S1 E5

Premiered On: 02/15/2020

Maggie and Lindsey take part in the kitchen skills classes taught at the Common Table, a six-week program preparing refugees and others for careers in hospitality. They visit the vibrant vegetable beds of Common Earth Gardens, where refugees from around the world are able to make a living from the earth.

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Tackling Carp in Western Kentucky - S1 E6

Premiered On: 02/22/2020

The season's final episode brings Maggie and Lindsey to Paducah, Kentucky, where they learn firsthand how the community is turning the problem of the invasive carp fish into an opportunity. Chef Sara Bradley of Freight House cooks carp for Maggie and Lindsey, sharing with them the many benefits of this misunderstood fish. Maggie joins local fisherman Marcus on his boat and helps catch his daily carp haul, which Lindsey fries and serves with squash soup.

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Chickens - Foxhollow and Rootbound Farms - S2 E1

Maggie and Lindsey learn natural ways of raising chickens, take part in a chicken roundup and collect eggs. They return to the kitchen to create a speedy weeknight meal of spatchcock chicken and asparagus, poached eggs topped with a hollandaise sauce.

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The State of Hunger in Louisville - S1 E3

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Dairy - JD Country Milk; Louisville Cream - S2 E6

  • Monday November 13, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
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Foxhollow Farm; Growing the Next Generation of Farmers - S1 E2

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Jeptha Creed Distillery - S2 E5

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Food, Family & The Hindman Settlement School - S1 E1

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Black Soil KY - Silver Springs Winery; Miller Home and Farm - S2 E4

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