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2015 the Historic Lewes Farmers Market Awarded Eight Scholarships to Local Farmers

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The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is very pleased to announce that it has awarded eight scholarships to Delmarva farmers in 2015.  This year, HLFM received more applications than ever before from farmers dedicated to sustainable farming methods for these important scholarships.  Each scholarship provides $500 to enable these farmers to attend conferences devoted to sustainable agriculture.

The HLFM provides these scholarships, as it has for the past eight years, to further its mission of promoting and strengthening sustainable farming … Continue Reading ...

2014 Great Tomato Recipe Contest Winners

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Thanks to everyone who entered. Below are our winners.

First Place Overall | First Place Appetizers
Becky Hamill—Yellow Gazpacho
Second Place Overall | First Place Desserts
Harry Keyser—Tomato Jam Cookie
Third Place Overall | 1st Place Entrée
Richard Scalenghe—Triple Tomato Salad
Second Pace Appetizers/Soups
Kay Cumber—Tomato Bread
Second Place Entrée
Becky Hamill—Tomato Gruyere “Souffle” with Sausage
Second Place Desserts/Drinks
Laura Byrum—Jump Back Blueberry Bread Pudding with Feel Good Green Tomatoes

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(pictured: Harry Keyser, Laura Byrum, Kay Cumber, Richard Scalenghe)
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Real food, is that too much to ask?

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Robyn O’Brien’s book title is a mouthful in itself – The Unhealthy Truth: One Mother’s Shocking Investigation into the Dangers of America’s Food Supply – and What Every Family Can Do to Protect Itself. A former food industry analyst, Fulbright grant recipient, and mother of four, O’Brien brings insight and detailed analysis to her research into the impact that the global food system is having on our health. Watch this video of her speech at the TED Austin
http://www.wimp.com/realfood/… Continue Reading ...

Sweet Potatoes Contain Protective Antioxidants

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An article in Farmers’ Markets Today reports that caffeoylquinic acids, which are known for their antioxidant activities, were found in measurable amounts in sweet potatoes by ARS scientists. The highest levels of the compounds were found in the layer of tissue just under the skin, intermediate levels were found in the interior of the sweet potato, and the lowest levels were found in the skin. The research was published in the Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science.… Continue Reading ...

Social Justice and Local Food

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“When you buy from farms that treat their workers fairly, you are helping to limit the cruel conditions for farm workers. And although it’s not always possible to find out, knowing your farm vendor or visiting his or her farm (or Web site) may give you some idea of how the staff is treated. Your food dollar votes for everything it takes to make that food, including the treatment of the people who grow it.” -Amy Cotler, from The Locavore … Continue Reading ...

Welcome To Your Market.

Where Fresh Food is Rooted in Community.
The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is a non-profit organization with a producer-only farmers market located in Lewes, Delaware. 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 emerging farmers and others to help create local and sustainable food systems that are environmentally sound, economically viable and socially responsible and which improve the variety, freshness, nutritional value and distribution of fresh farmland foods to the community. Welcome To Your Market--Where Fresh Food is Rooted in Community.