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Heirloom Seeds

Maggie and Lindsey learn about heirloom seeds from a farmer in Jackson County. She shares her preservation methods passed down from generation to generation. They cook a meal using recipes passed down from each of their families. Recipes include soup beans, chuck roast and parsnips.
Season 3 Episode 6 Length 26:47 Premiere: 02/11/23

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

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

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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

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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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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.

  • Saturday June 10, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
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New Roots - New Roots' Old Louisville Fresh Stop Market; Barr Farms - S2 E2

Maggie and Lindsey learn about New Roots, a shareholder program that brings fresh vegetables and fruits to those who may not have access to them. They visit with a Kentucky farmer helping with New Root's mission. Recipes include roasted carrot hummus, broccoli quinoa salad and swiss chard bok choy cups.

  • Saturday June 17, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
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Urban Farming/YCAP - Iroquois Urban Farm - S2 E3

Maggie and Lindsey tour an urban farm in South Louisville, a program of the Food Literacy Project, tended by teens and young adults. They prepare a meal centered around the harvest including roasted vegetables, risotto and a peach dessert.

  • Monday June 12, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
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Black Soil KY - Silver Springs Winery; Miller Home and Farm - S2 E4

Maggie and Lindsey learn about Black Soil KY from founder Ashley Smith, a program that gives attention and support to Black farmers in Kentucky. They visit two farmers who have benefited from the program. Lindsey joins one of the farmers in her kitchen to cook a family recipe and fried green tomatoes.

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Dairy - JD Country Milk; Louisville Cream - S2 E6

In this 2023 Ohio Valley Chapter Regional Emmy Award-nominated episode, Maggie and Lindsey visit a farm famous for its cream and chocolate milk. They tour the bottling facility, help with the afternoon milking and visit a Louisville ice cream shop that incorporates that cream into their product. With the help of their kids, Maggie and Lindsey make ice cream at home.

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Jeptha Creed Distillery - S2 E5

Maggie and Lindsey meet a mother-daughter team making waves in the bourbon industry. They tour Jeptha Creed distillery to learn more about the company's ground-to-glass initiative. Great recipes include beef and bourbon stew and bloody butcher cornbread.

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Tackling Carp in Western Kentucky - S1 E6

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Chickens - Foxhollow and Rootbound Farms - S2 E1

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Coming Around One Table with Common Earth Gardens - S1 E5

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Farming Well - S1 E4

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The State of Hunger in Louisville - S1 E3

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Foxhollow Farm; Growing the Next Generation of Farmers - S1 E2

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Recipes

Broccoli Quinoa Salad Susan Miller’s Sweet Potato Casserole Swiss Chard Cups with Miso-Ginger Bok Choy Saute  Summer Vegetable Risotto Strawberry Sorghum Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream Spatchcock Chicken and Asparagus Roasted Carrot Hummus Sunday Roast Bloody Butcher Cornbread with Bourbon-Honey Butter Honey-Grilled Peaches with Whipped Cream and Garden Herbs Poached Eggs with Hollandaise Sauce Cheesecake with Honeyed Blueberries Labneh with Balsamic Roasted Grapes Tropical Pawpaw Smoothie Pawpaw Bread with Pawpaw Butter Carrot Top Chimichurri Pumpkin & Potato Gratin Fried Green Tomatoes with Buttermilk Dressing Shrimp Spring Rolls Lemon & Garlic Butter Shrimp Soup Beans Pan Fried Parsnips Alpaca Shepherd’s Pie Sorghum Oven Caramel Corn Paper Plane Cocktail

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