Planting the Seeds for 2024

Planting the Seeds for 2024

The start of a new year is a natural time for goal setting and Maggie and I have been busy sowing the seeds of season five of The Farmer & The Foodie, which is slated to begin filming in March! We have also been setting goals in our respective happy places - the garden and the kitchen - and wanted to share what we hope to accomplish, discover, and simply enjoy this year. 

The Farmer & The Foodie: Season Four Adventures

The Farmer & The Foodie: Season Four Adventures

We have now filmed 26 episodes of The Farmer & The Foodie. The evolution of our friendship-to-partnership-to-podcast-to television show most certainly didn’t happen overnight but rather the span of a decade. Yet here we are, celebrating the latest season of stories exploring Kentucky’s farmers and foodways. 

Season 4 Premieres January 6th on KET

Season 4 Premieres January 6th on KET

The Farmer & The Foodie, the KET series that explores Kentucky farms to discover local ingredients for scrumptious dishes and desserts, returns in January with all new episodes. Premiering at 3:30PM EST on Saturday, Jan. 6th.

Harvest and Cooking Experience at Foxhollow Farm

Harvest and Cooking Experience at Foxhollow Farm

Join the hosts of KET’s The Farmer & The Foodie for a hands-on farm experience and live cooking class at Foxhollow Farm! Maggie Keith, farmer and 4th generation land steward of Foxhollow, and Lindsey McClave, food writer and recipe developer, will share a wealth of kitchen and gardening tips and tricks as they guide you through some of their favorite spring dishes. The class will start at Foxhollow Market. We will gather and make introductions at 5:30 then head to the garden promptly at 5:45 to harvest what we will be cooking.

Season 3 Premieres January 7th, 2023

Season 3 Premieres January 7th, 2023

Season 3 of The Farmer and The Foodie premieres Saturday, January 7 on KET. The Farmer & The Foodie KET Saturday, Jan. 7 • 3:30/2:30 pm Stream at KET.org and the PBS Video app. Each episode goes behind-the-scenes with Kentucky farmers to see first-hand how the food is made, and then we take what we’ve learned into the kitchen to create a delicious meal to share with guests! 

 In this Season of Gratitude and Thanks

In this Season of Gratitude and Thanks

In this season of gratitude and thanks, we couldn’t be more grateful for the farmers, chefs and artisans who have shared their time, talent, and treasure with us in the making of The Farmer & The Foodie. It is our honor to learn from each and every person featured on our show and to be able to share their stories, not just with Kentucky audiences but with PBS viewers across the nation, is a privilege.

Summer Cooking

Summer Cooking

These peaches have also been macerated and steeped with my vanilla ice cream base, blended until smooth save flecks of their pink skin for bellinis, and thrown on the grill for an easy and irresistible dessert, just like the one we cooked up with our friends at The Food Literacy Project in season two.

Season Two - Don’t Worry, You Didn’t Miss It!

Season Two - Don’t Worry, You Didn’t Miss It!

If you are feeling any sort of dismay from having missed these episodes and the wealth of recipes and knowledge shared within them, do not fret! The entirety of The Farmer & The Foodie seasons one and two can be found on KET’s website along with links to detailed recipe cards.

Season 2 Premiere

Season 2 Premiere

The Farmer & The Foodie’s new season premieres Saturday, April 30. The program is produced by Kentucky Educational Television (KET) and distributed nationally by National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA).

It all begins, once again, with chicken

It all begins, once again, with chicken

It is a happy coincidence that locally raised chicken is front and center in the premiere episode of both season one and season two of The Farmer & The Foodie.

Old Favorites for the New Year

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Old Favorites for the New Year

Pasta making is one of several tried and true cooking techniques I can find solace and stability in when the world around me is less than such, second only perhaps to homemade ice cream!

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The Farmer & The Foodie Season Two: That’s a Wrap!

The Farmer & The Foodie Season Two: That’s a Wrap!

A freshly sabered bottle of champagne being poured; stewed blueberries heaped attop labneh cheesecake; five sets of little hands grasping cones of homemade strawberry ice cream; such are just a few of the moments that topped off our final day of shooting season two of The Farmer & The Foodie.


Filming Season 2

Filming Season 2

2021 has been filled with fun and adventure. We have loved getting to know farmers throughout Kentucky. The recipes this season are fantastic.

5 Spring Gardening Tips

5 Spring Gardening Tips

Crafting balance in your garden is just as important as balancing flavors in a well crafted dish. Farm Girl gives her top 5 Spring Gardening tips.

It's Ramp Season

It's Ramp Season

It’s officially ramp season. Ramps will always hold a special place in our hearts. This wild member of the allium (onion) family is perhaps one of nature’s most fleeting gifts.

Episode Six: Tackling Carp in Western Kentucky

Episode Six: Tackling Carp in Western Kentucky

The season’s final episode brings Maggie and Lindsey to the Western Kentucky town of Paducah, where they learn firsthand how the community is turning the problem of the invasive carp fish into an opportunity.

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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 to catch his daily carp haul, which Lindsey then fries and serves with squash soup. 

Click on the picture to download Episode 6 Recipes

Click on the picture to download Episode 6 Recipes

Episode Five: Coming Around One Table with Common Earth Gardens

Episode Five: Coming Around One Table with Common Earth Gardens

Maggie and Lindsey learn what a unifying role food and farming can play in this episode, as they work with the Common Earth and Common Table programs. They take part in the kitchen skills classes taught at Common Table, a six-week program preparing refugees and employment insecure members of the community for careers in hospitality.

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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. New friend Ohanmi joins Maggie and Lindsey in the kitchen to share his recipe for a traditional Nigerian fish stew.

Click on the picture to download all the recipes from Episode 5

Click on the picture to download all the recipes from Episode 5

EPISODE 4: FARMING WELL

EPISODE 4: FARMING WELL

In episode 4 of The Farmer and The Foodie, season 1, Maggie and Lindsey begin this episode on a decades old family farm in New Castle, Kentucky, where they learn what it means to farm well from farmer Steve Smith, access to Trackside Butchershop, where Lindsey and Maggie head next, a key component.

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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.

Click on the picture to download all the recipes from Episode Four

Click on the picture to download all the recipes from Episode Four

Episode Three: The State of Hunger in Louisville

Episode Three: The State of Hunger in Louisville

In episode 3 of The Farmer and The Foodie, season 1, Maggie and Lindsey take an in depth look at the state of hunger in their community and how Dare to Care Food Bank is partnering with local farmers to bring fresh produce and meat to the food insecure.

Lindsey and Maggie outside Dare to Care Food Bank

Lindsey and Maggie outside Dare to Care Food Bank

They lend a hand in the Community Kitchen, helping to prep over 1,000 hot meals that will be served at Kids Cafes throughout the city. Maggie and Lindsey have the opportunity to meet and cook with some of the children benefiting from this program and share their recipes for kid-friendly pizza and salad. 

Click on the picture to download all the recipes from Episode Three

Click on the picture to download all the recipes from Episode Three

Valentine's Day Souffle with Lindsey

Valentine's Day Souffle with Lindsey

The Farmer and The Foodie are proud to partner with Chibo, a brand new way to learn to cook from home. Chibo streams online cooking classes that allow for hands-on learning from home. Enjoy intimate class sizes, live chef instructors, and delicious food!

February 11th at 6:30 pm

We know making a Soufflé can be a real heartbreaker, but not this year! Our very own, Lindsey, AKA The Foodie of The Farmer and The Foodie, will be your perfect dinner date matchmaker. She will teach you exactly what the do to make sure you rise to the occasion! Join Lindsey on February 11th at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here.

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