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Historic Lewes Farmers Market
August 10, 2024 • 8am - 12pm
George H.P. Smith Park
(Johnson and Dupont Aves)
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What's Fresh at the Historic Lewes Farmers Market: | |
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At the Market this Saturday, customers can find sweet corn, red, gold, and purple potatoes, green peppers, cherry and slicer tomatoes, eggplants, Asian pears, figs, cantaloupes, watermelons, honeydew melons, Canary melons, peaches, plums, nectarines, green beans, summer squashes, kale, rainbow chard, arugula, oysters, live crabs, hand-picked crab meat, crab cakes, grass-fed chicken, turkey, duck, beef, pork, honey, jams, mushrooms, freshly laid eggs, ice cream treats, locally roasted coffee and coffee drinks, 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, cut-flower bouquets, and much more.
The HLFM is unique in that it is producer-only—customers connect directly with the farmer who grew the produce and raised the animals to buy their local fruit, veggies, eggs, dairy, and meats. This Market is where the farmers are—the most farmers in any farmers market in the Delmarva!
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This Week's Demo Featuring The Federal's Executive Chef Todd Gray | At 10 am at the Demo tent, the HLFM will host Executive Chef Todd Gray from The Federal for a Market Demonstration. The Federal in Rehoboth Beach, DE is one of Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema’s favorite places to eat. Chef Todd Gray is a well-known advocate for sustainable farming, committed to using seasonal ingredients and supporting local farmers. This Saturday, the Demo will feature Market fresh fruit to pair with Cointreau Zabaglione. Chef Gray will also do a pickling spice demo, making various vegetable pickles from what’s available at the Market. | |
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HLFM Big Raffle
Enter For a Chance to Win Two Stupendous Prizes
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- 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. | |
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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!
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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.
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The HLFM Wednesday Market
at Crooked Hammock Brewery continues!
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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 twelve 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, Shady Meadow Farms, Stag Run Farm, and Summer Moments Floral.
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.
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Thank you Crooked Hammock Brewery for sponsoring the Wednesday Market! | |
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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.
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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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Support the Market with an Eggplant HLFM Tote | | |
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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. | | |
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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.
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