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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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TV Schedules
Upcoming
Kentucky Shrimp - Faul Family Farm
Maggie and Lindsey visit a farm in Henry County that raises saltwater shrimp. Recipes include shrimp spring rolls and head-on shrimp.
- Saturday April 8, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
- Saturday April 8, 2023 2:30 pm CT on KET
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.
- Monday April 3, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday April 3, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2
- Monday April 3, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday April 3, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
- Saturday April 15, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
- Saturday April 15, 2023 2:30 pm CT on KET
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.
- Monday April 10, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday April 10, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2
- Monday April 10, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday April 10, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
- Saturday April 22, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
- Saturday April 22, 2023 2:30 pm CT on KET
Foxhollow Farm; Growing the Next Generation of Farmers
Premiered On: 01/25/2020
Maggie and Lindsey head to Foxhollow, Maggie's family farm, to meet the diverse group of young farmers making a living from the land. They craft a seasonally inspired feast, including grass-fed beef meatballs with homemade marinara sauce and a rosemary spritz cocktail.
- Monday April 24, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday April 24, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2
- Monday April 24, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday April 24, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
Food, Family & The Hindman Settlement School
Premiered On: 01/18/2020
Maggie and Lindsey travel to Eastern Kentucky, for the Hindman Settlement School's annual Family Folk Gathering. They learn about the region's rich heritage and how the school is partnering with Grow Appalachia to empower local residents to grow their own food. Maggie helps prep a garden before they head back to Lindsey's kitchen to cook a meal inspired by their visit, including the Hindman Settlement School's apple stack cake cobbler.
- Monday April 17, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday April 17, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2
- Monday April 17, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday April 17, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
- Saturday April 29, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
- Saturday April 29, 2023 2:30 pm CT on KET
The State of Hunger in Louisville
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 May 1, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday May 1, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2
- Monday May 1, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday May 1, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
Recent
Homegrown by Heroes - River Hill Ranch; Townsend Sorghum Mill - S3 E4
- Saturday April 1, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
- Saturday April 1, 2023 2:30 pm CT on KET
- Monday March 20, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday March 20, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
- Monday March 20, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday March 20, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2
Kentucky Shrimp - Faul Family Farm - S3 E5
- Monday March 27, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday March 27, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
- Monday March 27, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday March 27, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2
Pawpaws - Kentucky State University - S3 E3
- Saturday March 25, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
- Saturday March 25, 2023 2:30 pm CT on KET
- Monday March 13, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday March 13, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
- Monday March 13, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday March 13, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2
Animals in Agriculture - S3 E2
- Saturday March 18, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
- Saturday March 18, 2023 2:30 pm CT on KET
- Monday March 6, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday March 6, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2