The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a producer-only farmers market located in Lewes, Delaware, "the first town in the first state."
The HLFM provides a family-friendly, community gathering place where consumers may purchase the freshest local foods available. It also provides alternative educational and marketing opportunities for farmers and others to help create local and sustainable food systems that are environmentally sound, economically viable and socially responsible.
This Week’s Highlighted Recipe:
Roasted Asparagus with Spring Garlic Scapes and Parmesan
This recipe uses the great combination of garlic scapes (the tops of young garlic plants) and fresh asparagus. The scapes have a light taste of garlic, and nothing is better than fresh asparagus. This is a very simple recipe, easy to make.
Ingredients:
- ½ lb. fresh, spring garlic
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Events and Happenings at the Historic Lewes Farmers Market
America’s Favorite Farmers Market Contest
We need your vote today! American Farmland Trust is sponsoring the first ever America’s
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The Latest News and Updates on What’s Going On in the World
Bees Are in Trouble
During the winter of 2006-2007, some beekeepers reported unusually high losses of 30-90% of their hives. Close to 50% of the losses were inconsistent with any known cause of honeybee death. There was a sudden loss of a colony’s worker bees. The queen and the brood (young) remained, and the colonies had
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