Phoenix Hill Farmer's Market

Very glad that I live near the Phoenix Hill (NuLu) Farmer's Market. It is held on Tuesday afternoons from 3pm to 6 pm. It is located in the Fresh Start lot bordered by East Market, Baxter and Jefferson Streets. It is a small to medium sized market but the vendors carry a wide selection of fresh veggies, fruits and also baked and canned goods. The lot offers plenty of parking.

Opens Tuesdays from 3-6pm. Very limited selection but happy to see the farmers out and people buying local produces. 3-6pm in July is just really hot. And what about all those people who work until 530pm? :[

If only the apple cider station had been open on time as promised in my weekly emails! The NuLu Farmer's Market is absolutely phenomenal. EVERY TUESDAY (MAY 8TH - OCTOBER 30TH) 3:00 TO 6:30 PM (for the 2012 season). Check the website for more info in the coming spring. This past Tuesday I loaded up on the last of the season's heirloom tomatoes (or tomAhtoes, whichever you prefer) as well as some fresh greens and pumpkins of course. Between this farmer's market and Bardstown's on Saturdays I can find literally anything I will be needing- seasonally speaking. This market features live music (usually performing after 4pm even though they open earlier) of a local artist. The last time I went there was a FREE CHILI COOKOFF tasting. SEVEN chili vendors from local restaurants on Market St. It was delectable. Picture curiously sampling warm, reddish brown saucy goodness by the spoonful (seconds were also free) with some free ice water and bright yellow, moist jalepeno cornbread to cleanse the palate between chili's. I have spoken to at least three farmer's at this market as well as an awesome bread baker. She has ultimately the best bread I've sampled of late (and I'm a huge fan of bakeries, just not their calories) due to her unique flavors. I've tried the Hot Chocolate Jalepeno Zucchini bread, the Cranberry Cantelope, and this week's- Blueberry Lemon with sweet icing on top. The best part about this market is the LOCATION and the TIME (Tuesday's are uber productive for me now that I can do this in tandem with mass that evening when the weekend get's too hectic). Parking is in the same lot as the market which puts this one ahead of the rest in regards to availability.Prices are average for a local market- four bell peppers to a pound and $3 for a pound; $1.50 for a pound of locally grown apples (VERY inexpensive considering the crop year that we had due to a late frost in the spring); and SMOOTHIES for $4 made will all local ingredients (minus the strawberries at this time of year). Didn't see that one coming did you? Yes- I enjoyed a watermelon, cucumber, peppermint smoothie (NO ICE- the watermelon was pureed and frozen so it wasn't diluted)- just add gin... I mean, whipped cream? By Sweet and Savory (soon to be food truck in February). Overall, I have tried this market twice and plan to return. The farmers are nice (and cute if you're into that kind of produces his own food thing ;-) ), the food is quality, affordable, parking is excellent, and music is usually strumming. I will be sad when October ends.

We do our weekly meat shopping here. Misty Meadow Farms and Barr Farms has a wide variety of sausages, ribs, beef, chops, chicken, roast, you name it! All fresh and all local, no gmo feed! Chef Maria is usually there with homemade pita bread and any hummus you could imagine...Sun Dried Tom is great! Small and friendly, if you haven't checked it out, it's worth it, plus it's in the back lot of Fresh Start Growers Supply!