Homegrown by Heroes: River Hill Ranch, Townsend Sorghum Mill
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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 February 4, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
- Saturday February 4, 2023 2:30 pm CT on KET
- Monday February 6, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday February 6, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2
- Monday February 6, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday February 6, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
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.
- Saturday February 11, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
- Saturday February 11, 2023 2:30 pm CT on KET
- Monday February 13, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday February 13, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2
- Monday February 13, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday February 13, 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.
- Saturday February 18, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
- Saturday February 18, 2023 2:30 pm CT on KET
- Monday February 20, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday February 20, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2
- Monday February 20, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday February 20, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
Cheese - Slak Market Farm
Maggie and Lindsey visit a small Lexington farm to learn about the benefits of raw milk and help make labneh, a cheese with Middle Eastern roots. Inspired by their visit, Lindsey and Maggie make a cheesecake and a cheese board with labneh at its center.
- Saturday February 25, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
- Saturday February 25, 2023 2:30 pm CT on KET
- Monday February 27, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday February 27, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2
- Monday February 27, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday February 27, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
Animals in Agriculture
Maggie and Lindsey highlight the importance of draft animals in agriculture. They learn team driving and animal husbandry at the Wendell Berry Farming Program in Henry County and go horseback riding at Foxhollow Farm. Recipes include winter squash and potato gratin and chimichurri sauce.
- Monday March 6, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday March 6, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
Recent
Homegrown by Heroes - River Hill Ranch; Townsend Sorghum Mill - S3 E4
- Monday January 30, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday January 30, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
- Monday January 30, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday January 30, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2
- Saturday January 28, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
- Saturday January 28, 2023 2:30 pm CT on KET
Pawpaws - Kentucky State University - S3 E3
- Monday January 23, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday January 23, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
- Monday January 23, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday January 23, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2
- Saturday January 21, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
- Saturday January 21, 2023 2:30 pm CT on KET
Animals in Agriculture - S3 E2
- Monday January 16, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday January 16, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
- Monday January 16, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday January 16, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2
- Saturday January 14, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
- Saturday January 14, 2023 2:30 pm CT on KET
Cheese - Slak Market Farm - S3 E1
- Monday January 9, 2023 5:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday January 9, 2023 4:30 pm CT on KET2
- Monday January 9, 2023 12:30 pm ET on KET2
- Monday January 9, 2023 11:30 am CT on KET2
- Saturday January 7, 2023 3:30 pm ET on KET
- Saturday January 7, 2023 2:30 pm CT on KET
Recipes
Savor the Season
The leaves are changing and there's a chill in the air. Warm up and relish the season with these savory recipes from The Farmer & The Foodie.
