Need More Acres

Maggie and Lindsey visit Need More Acres farm in Scottsville, Kentucky, and learn how this family farm is growing its community by providing fresh food. In the kitchen, they assemble a vibrant vegetable soup with a kale pesto and prepare Eggs in Purgatory from an abundant tomato crop.

Season 6 Episode 5 Length 26:41 Premiere: 04/18/26

New season premieres March 21, 2026

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.

In Season 6, Maggie Keith (the Farmer) and Lindsey McClave (the Foodie) visit innovative farms and food producers across Kentucky and the region. They explore aquaponics and food education at FoodChain, learn about goat‑milk cheesemaking at Sirocco Ridge Farm, step into honey harvesting with My Harrodsburg Honey, discover the history and flavor of bison at Woodland Farm, meet the family behind Need More Acres to see how fresh food supports communities, and travel to the Berea College Farm to learn how the next generation of farmers is being trained.

Each episode takes viewers behind the scenes to see firsthand how the food is made before Maggie and Lindsey then take what they’ve learned into the kitchen to create a delicious meal.

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.

This program is funded in part by the KET Endowment for Kentucky Productions.

Recent Episodes

Berea College Farm

S6 E6 Length 27:21 Premiere Date 04/25/26

Need More Acres

S6 E5 Length 26:41 Premiere Date 04/18/26

Bison

S6 E4 Length 26:42 Premiere Date 04/11/26

Beekeeping/Honey

S6 E3 Length 27:48 Premiere Date 04/04/26

Goat Milk

S6 E2 Length 28:30 Premiere Date 03/28/26

FoodChain

S6 E1 Length 27:20 Premiere Date 03/21/26

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Season 6 Trailer

Preview Length 03:30 Premiere Date 02/18/26

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Berea College Farm

S6 E6 Length 27:21 Premiere Date 04/25/26

Need More Acres

S6 E5 Length 26:41 Premiere Date 04/18/26

Bison

S6 E4 Length 26:42 Premiere Date 04/11/26

Beekeeping/Honey

S6 E3 Length 27:48 Premiere Date 04/04/26

Goat Milk

S6 E2 Length 28:30 Premiere Date 03/28/26

FoodChain

S6 E1 Length 27:20 Premiere Date 03/21/26

Season 6 Trailer

Preview Length 03:30 Premiere Date 02/18/26

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Food as Medicine - S5 E4

Maggie and Lindsey discuss the medicinal properties of the food we grow and eat with an integrative health practitioner. They also demonstrate how to grow one's own food even if you're lacking garden space. In the kitchen, they make meatball soup with vegetable broth and serve beef liver pate on sourdough. A 2025 KET production.

Thursday August 20, 2026 12:00 pm ET on KETKY
Thursday August 20, 2026 11:00 am CT on KETKY
Friday August 21, 2026 2:00 am ET on KETKY
Friday August 21, 2026 1:00 am CT on KETKY
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Friday August 21, 2026 1:00 pm CT on KETKY
Friday August 21, 2026 4:30 pm ET on KETKY
Friday August 21, 2026 3:30 pm CT on KETKY
Monday August 24, 2026 12:30 pm ET on KET2
Monday August 24, 2026 11:30 am CT on KET2

The World of Wheat - UK Research Farm - S5 E2

Maggie and Lindsey begin in the wheat test fields at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, then head to the lab with Chef Bob Perry. It's a pasta-palooza in the kitchen as they assemble whole wheat ravioli with spinach chimichurri in tomato sauce, roll out and cut a spinach pappardelle and serve with a simple sauce. A 2025 KET production.

Monday August 3, 2026 12:30 pm ET on KET2
Monday August 3, 2026 11:30 am CT on KET2
Thursday August 6, 2026 12:00 pm ET on KETKY
Thursday August 6, 2026 11:00 am CT on KETKY
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Friday August 7, 2026 1:00 pm CT on KETKY
Friday August 7, 2026 4:30 pm ET on KETKY
Friday August 7, 2026 3:30 pm CT on KETKY
Saturday August 22, 2026 3:30 pm ET on KET
Saturday August 22, 2026 2:30 pm CT on KET

Corn - Walnut Grove Farms - S5 E5

Maggie and Lindsey explore how Walnut Grove Farms uses corn in the commodity and consumer markets. In the kitchen, they prepare a pinto bean stuffed acorn squash with a cornmeal crust and cornmeal fried pickles. For dessert, they make a cornmeal pound cake with bourbon flambeed apples a la mode. A 2025 KET production.

Thursday August 27, 2026 12:00 pm ET on KETKY
Thursday August 27, 2026 11:00 am CT on KETKY
Friday August 28, 2026 2:00 am ET on KETKY
Friday August 28, 2026 1:00 am CT on KETKY
Friday August 28, 2026 10:30 am ET on KETKY
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Friday August 28, 2026 1:00 pm CT on KETKY
Friday August 28, 2026 4:30 pm ET on KETKY
Friday August 28, 2026 3:30 pm CT on KETKY
Monday August 31, 2026 12:30 pm ET on KET2
Monday August 31, 2026 11:30 am CT on KET2

Mutton - Palmer Farms, Old Hickory BBQ - S5 E3

Maggie and Lindsey travel to Western Kentucky to experience the unique tradition of mutton with two generational establishments. Palmer Farms processes fresh mutton for the region, and Old Hickory BBQ gives the hosts their first taste of mutton. In the kitchen, they whip up their spin on the Kentucky staple - Burgoo. A 2025 KET production.