Historic Lewes Farmers Market
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On Saturday, August 5, 14 of our vendors will pair with 14 local star chefs. The chefs will create unique recipes for our Market attendees to sample. Here are some recipes from last year for you to try in your own kitchen. Local tomatoes are the best! Thank you to everyone that supported our 2016 Tomato Festival, and those supporting the 2017 Tomato Festival this year!
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Our 2016 Hoedown Fundraiser was held on Saturday, May 7, and boy did we have a good time! Here are some pictures of the event. Thank you to everyone who came, donated, bid, volunteered, danced, and ate, all to benefit our 2016 Market season!… Continue Reading ...
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Earlier this month, the HLFM hosted a packed house of farmers at our Sustainable Farmers Productivity Workshop. Jean-Martin Fortier, farmer, educator and author of The Market Gardener, as well as Gordon Johnson from the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension were the key speakers at this workshop.
Jean-Martin Fortier discussed intelligent farm design and soil biology. He is helping small farmers everywhere to farm more efficiently. Fortier and his wife, Maude-Helene Desroches, operate an organic market garden in Quebec, “Les Jardins … Continue Reading ...
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The Historic Lewes Farmers Market would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to the following for supporting our 2016 Hoedown and Market Season. It is because of your generosity that we are able to continue to provide fresh and local foods every Saturday from May 14 through November 19 at our new location, George H.P. Smith Park, on the corner of Johnson and Dupont Avenues.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales
Heirloom
Henlopen City Oyster House
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Historic Lewes Farmers Market Awards Five Scholarships to Local Farmers
The Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) is very pleased to announce that it has awarded five scholarships to Delmarva farmers. 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 nine years, to further its mission of promoting and strengthening sustainable farming through education and public outreach. Recognizing the importance of sustainable agriculture to … Continue Reading ...