If You Must Buy Stuff, Buy Kentucky Stuff

The best gift this holiday is a gift to charity, but if you must buy stuff, buy Kentucky.

December is "Give a Gift Made in Kentucky Month." Find a list of stores carrying Kentucky-made gifts here.

You can't go wrong with genuine Kentucky bourbon, but there are other Kentucky-made comestibles under the Kentucky Proud label that make great gifts.

“Kentucky Proud products are made with care in Kentucky by Kentuckians,” Commissioner Farmer said. “When you buy Kentucky Proud for the holidays, your loved ones will find what you already know – nothing else comes close.”

The Kentucky Proud search engine is a free, easy-to-use way to start off your holiday shopping. The search engine enables consumers to search through about 1,300 Kentucky Proud members selling more than 18,000 products.

From the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Web site, www.kyagr.com, go to the “KY Proud” pull-down menu on the top right side of the home page. Click on “Find KY Proud Producers” and enter any combination of the company name, the county and the city to find Kentucky Proud producers. Or click on “Find KY Proud Products,” select one or more product categories and then select one or more product names. You can narrow your search to a specific county or city, or search for all products in a county or city.

Honor Abraham Lincoln's Bicentennial and save 20 percent on official merchandise fro the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.

Visit the KALBC online store and commemorate the Lincoln Bicentennial in style. Make your purchase before December 31, and receive 20 percent off a wide a wide variety of merchandise, including t-shirts and fleece jackets. Stocking stuffers, like Kentucky Lincoln Bicentennial golf balls, magnets, and coffee mugs, are also available. Visit www.kylincoln.org and click the t-shirt image on the right to make your purchase today!

The two-hundredth anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth is February 12, 2009. Don’t miss this opportunity to purchase these items and showcase your pride in the commonwealth’s most celebrated native son, just in time for the Bicentennial. Order your official Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission merchandise today!