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    Eat & Swig

    Where to Get Local Ingredients for a Classic Thanksgiving Meal
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    Turkey with Stuffing

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    Valley Acre Farm
    Pekin, IN
    812-786-5445
    They’re taking pre-orders now for local turkeys to gobble up! Find them at The Original Bardstown Road Farmers' Market Saturdays from 8:00 to 12:00.
     
    Douglass Loop               Village Square               Chenoweth Plaza             
    2204 Dundee Rd.           11770 Shelbyville Rd.    3628 Brownsboro Rd.   
    502-452-1510              502-254-2885              502-893-3200
    Traditional stuffing made with white bread is a must. Breadworks carries hand crafted premium white and challah.
     
    2868 Frankfort Avenue 
    502-899-9800​
    Specializing in authentic artisan bread with no preservatives, Blue Dog Bakery, has a Miche just waiting to be used in the perfect Thanksgiving stuffing.
     

    Mashed Potatoes & Sweet Potatoes 

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    954 E. Kentucky Street
    (502) 618-0663
    Ah, the classic comfort food and Thanksgiving staples. You can get local, direct from the farm potatoes from The Root Cellar seven days a week. They also carry onions, carrots, garlic, and other seasonal veggies.
     

    Green Beans

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    3100 Apple Hill Road
    (502) 417-7852
    They’ve got green beans, herbs, and other seasonal vegetables gorwn in a chemical free process. You can find them at the Douglass Loop Farmers' Market Saturday from 10:00 to 2:00.

    Pumpkin Pie

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    223 S. Hancock Street
    (502) 551-7311
    Made-to-order and she delivers! 
     
    For all your other local Thanksgiving needs, check out these places:
     
    (several locations in Louisville and a location in New Albany, IN)
    A natural food market with a selection of local grown foods. They are also offering organic, free range, natural turkeys. 
     
    207 West First St.
    New Albany, Indiana 
    812-944-3800
    An independently owned local market located on the sunny side. They can provide you with local produce, wine, and natural turkeys. 
     
    200 North Hustbourne Pkwy
    Louisville, KY, 40222
    502-883-4781
    Lucy's is another market specializing in organic foods, as well as, fresh produce from local farms. 
     
     
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    Loretta Lynn is the best country music singer of all time and if you don't like pickled foods, you can leave.

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