Historic Lewes Farmers Market

June 15, 2024 • 8am - 12pm

George H.P. Smith Park

(Johnson and Dupont Aves)

Photos by Mary Lu Pool
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What's Fresh at the Historic Lewes Farmers Market:

Summer means grilling! This Saturday, the Market features steaks, hamburgers, sausages, pork chops, chicken, portobello mushrooms, squash, zucchini, and more to put on the grill. Thirty-five local farmers/producers will also bring blueberries, tart cherries, English peas, sugar snap peas, radishes, turnips, beets, oysters, live crabs, hand-picked crab meat, honey, jams, mushrooms, freshly-laid eggs, A-2 milk, yogurt, butter, ice cream treats, kombucha, cold-pressed juices, fresh-baked breads, cakes, cookies, pies, and pastries made with fruit from vendors at the Market, herb, veggie, and flower plants, fresh-cut herbs, beautiful cut-flower bouquets, and much more!

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT WHAT EACH VENDOR IS BRINGING THIS WEEK

Not at Market this Saturday:

  • Brittingham Farms
  • Frozen Farmer Ice Cream Truck

Chef Ian Crandall Demos at 10am

At 10 am, Kindle and Half Full Owner and Executive Chef Ian Crandall, along with his Sous Chef Dan Redd and Megan Ernakovich from Half Full, will be preparing their well-loved pizza. In the heart of downtown Lewes, Half Full is known for their unique handmade pizzas and stellar selection of wine and beer. This demonstration will feature Half Full’s perennial favorite Crab and Corn Pizza, with crab from Jackie Blues, as well as Asparagus and Exotic Mushroom Pizza, with asparagus from Fifer's and mushrooms from Davidson's Exotic Mushrooms.

HLFM's Summer Raffle Continues This Saturday

The HLFM Big Raffle returns with stupendous prizes:
  • The Fabu-Lewes-Feast including 12--$100 restaurant gift cards
  • A Private-in-Home 3-Course Chef Tasting with Wine Pairing for 10 by Chef Sean Corea from Lewes Oyster House
Tickets are $5--or 6 for $25--on sale at the Market. The drawing will be August 31.

Children's Storytime at the Market is every Saturday at 10am!

Visit Children’s Storytime at the Market each week, where volunteers read books about farming, gardening, and nature at the Yellow Tent by the playground.

Thank you Heirloom for sponsoring the Children's Storytime at the Market!

Supporting our Community

HLFM's Food Pantry Purchase Program
Help Your Favorite Farmers
and Local Food Pantries
HLFM customers who want to help feed the local community with fresh local food may purchase produce, meats, milk, and other food from growers at the Market to donate to the local Food Pantries, including Epworth and Casa San Francisco Food Pantries, every Saturday. It’s so easy--all you have to do is let the vendor know what you want to donate or give $5, $10, $25 to the grower and ask them to put together a selection for the food pantries. The farmer gets your sale, and the food pantry gets the local food. We thank you for your generosity!
SNAP, WIC, SFMNP
HLFM Matches up to $20 of SNAP
Per Market
The Market will continue to match SNAP benefits up to $20 per market, per customer. You can find the SNAP tent inside the Market with volunteers to process your SNAP/EBT and give you the HLFM tokens that can be used at market all season long. WIC and SFMNP benefits are also welcome at the Market.
ATTENTION DOG OWNERS:
Please note that dogs and other pets (except for Service Dogs) are not permitted inside the Market. This is to ensure the safety of customers, vendors, and volunteers.

The HLFM Wednesday Market

at Crooked Hammock Brewery continues!

The Wednesday Market is located at the Crooked Hammock Brewery parking lot from 8-11:30am. This season, the Wednesday Market will be open until September 4th, with ten farmers/ producers: Bennett Orchards, Cosmic Dog Farm, Davidson's Exotic Mushrooms, Dittmar Family Farms, Dream Catcher Homestead, Kalmar Farm, Mayhems Confections, Old World Breads, Point Coffee House and Bakery, Stag Run Farm.

The Wednesday Market accepts SNAP/EBT as well as WIC and SFMNP benefits, and also matches SNAP benefits up to $20 per Market, per customer. Thank you Crooked Hammock Brewery for sponsoring the Wednesday Market!

PARKING:

Parking is limited, so customers should walk or bike to the Market if they are able.  The circle in front of the Fred Thomas Building at the foot of Dupont will be open for accessible drop-off and pick-up, with some spots available for accessible parking only. With the addition of new sidewalks to George H.P. Smith Park, one of the best places customers can park is at the main parking lot at the Lewes Elementary School (where the Market moves if it rains) at 820 Savannah Road. Please do not block any school buses. Please drive carefully when parking for the Market and watch for children, walkers, and bikers around the Park. 

Join the fun: Volunteer!

Do you come to the Market all the time and wonder what those folks in green aprons do? Well, you can find out by volunteering for the non-profit Historic Lewes Farmers Market, almost totally run by volunteers. There are two shifts for volunteers, so you only have to commit to a two-hour period.
If you are interested in volunteering at the Saturday Market, click the photo to fill out our interest form!

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Vote for the HLFM as the 2024 America’s Favorite Farmers Market in Delaware!

Every farmers market is special in its own right, but we happen to think that ours is one of the best in the nation! This summer, help us take home the $5,000 top prize in the 2024 America’s Farmers Market Celebration and win the Number 1 Farmers Market in Delaware for the third year in a row. Voting is open now through July 31. Please note each person may only cast one vote.

Vote for the HLFM Here!
HLFM Totes and Tomato Tees are Back for 2024!
Our eggplant purple Therm-O-Tote Bag keeps all your market purchases–from dairy to eggs to veggies–cool this season! The bag’s design includes a plastic bottom insert and an inside pocket to hold a water–or even kombucha–bottle. Measuring 13W x 10D x 15H, this earth-friendly market tote contains 20% recycled materials and is reusable. Stop by the HLFM INFO tent and purchase yours for $10, cash and credit card.
HLFM Retro Tomato T-Shirts are available in all sizes (from youth medium to 3XL), so be sure to pick one up before they're gone! Thanks to Sam Shelton and Jeff Fabian of Kinetik Design for designing the original shirt and helping us bring it back!
Reminder:
the HLFM is a rain or shine Market!
Our rain location is Lewes Elementary School Parking Lot at 820 Savannah Rd, Lewes, DE 19958.