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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
Pawpaws - Kentucky State University
Maggie and Lindsey visit Kentucky State University, where they learn about the pawpaw, a tropical fruit native to Kentucky. Then they make an inspired pawpaw breakfast menu including pawpaw bread and pawpaw smoothies.
- Saturday March 25, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
- Saturday March 25, 2023 2:30 pm CT on KET
Homegrown by Heroes - River Hill Ranch; Townsend Sorghum Mill
Maggie and Lindsey highlight the Homegrown by Heroes program created by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. They visit farms run by military veterans including an alpaca ranch in Richmond and a sorghum farm in Montgomery County. Great recipes include sorghum popcorn balls and alpaca shepherd's pie.
- Saturday April 1, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
- Saturday April 1, 2023 2:30 pm CT on KET
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.
- Monday March 27, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday March 27, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2
- Monday March 27, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday March 27, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
- 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
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
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
Recent
Homegrown by Heroes - River Hill Ranch; Townsend Sorghum Mill - S3 E4
- 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
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
Pawpaws - Kentucky State University - S3 E3
- 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
Cheese - Slak Market Farm - S3 E1
- Monday February 27, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday February 27, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
- Monday February 27, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday February 27, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2
- Saturday February 25, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
- Saturday February 25, 2023 2:30 pm CT on KET
Maker's Mark Distillery - S3 E7
- Monday February 20, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday February 20, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
- Monday February 20, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday February 20, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2