This booklet is the result of asking the question: What can we do to increase sales and attendance at our market? At first glance, it is a very simple question, but we found that the answer is more complex. We begin with a bit more detail on the question itself…
Historic Lewes Farmers Market Announces a Market Grower Conference
The Historic Lewes Farmers Market is pleased to announce a full day workshop on Friday, February 2, from 9 am to 5 pm, at the Lewes Public Library for small farmers, market gardeners and growers. They are excited to bring to you, Ben Hartman, the author of The Lean Farm (2015), winner of the prestigious Shingo Award, and The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables (2017). Ben will discuss how to apply the lean system on any farm to increase … Continue Reading ...
Historic Lewes Farmers Market Announces 2018 Scholarship Recipients
Historic Lewes Farmers Market Announces 2018 Scholarship Recipients
For 11 years, the Historic Lewes Farmers Market has awarded scholarships to small-scale Delmarva farmers to attend sustainable farming conferences including these conferences in the Mid-Atlantic: the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) Annual Farming for the Future Conference held February 7-10, 2018 in State College, PA; Future Harvest CASA Conference held January 11-13, 2018 in College Park, MD; the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Conference held January 30-February 1, 2017 in Hershey, … Continue Reading ...
2018 Market Hours and Locations
George H.P. Smith Park Summer Saturday Market
Saturdays, May 5 – September 29, 2018
8am – 12pm
George H.P. Smith Park
Johnson & Dupont Aves., Lewes, DE
Market at Crooked Hammock
Wednesdays, June 6 – August 29, 2018
8am-11am
Crooked Hammock Way and Kings Highway, Lewes, DE
(Across from Crooked Hammock Brewery)
Fall Market
Saturdays, October 5 – November 17, 2018
9am – 12pm
Shields Elementary School Parking Lot,
Savannah Rd. & Sussex Dr., Lewes, DE… Continue Reading ...
Historic Lewes Farmers Market Announces 2017 Scholarship Recipients
For 10 years, the Historic Lewes Farmers Market has awarded scholarships to small-scale Delmarva farmers to attend sustainable farming conferences including these conferences in the Mid-Atlantic: the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) Annual Farming for the Future Conference held February 1-4, 2017 in State College, PA; Future Harvest CASA Conference held January 12-14, 2017 in College Park, MD; and the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Conference held January 31-February 2, 2017 in Hershey, PA.
This year, scholarships were awarded to … Continue Reading ...
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