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 ...
Jean-Martin Fortier, The Market Gardener, Speaks at HLFM Sustainable Farmers Productivity Workshop
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 ...
2016 Hoedown Sponsors
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.
Silver Queen Corn
Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales
Heirloom
Henlopen City Oyster House
Kindle/Half Full/Striper … Continue Reading ...
Historic Lewes Farmers Market Awards Five Scholarships to Local Farmers
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 ...
Historic Lewes Farmers Market Awarded USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program Grant
On October 2, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack helped to kick off the Nation’s harvest season by announcing nearly $35 million in new funding through four grant programs to support local and regional food systems, including farmers markets. The Historic Lewes Farmers Market received one of two Farmers Market Promotion Program grants awarded to Delaware entities.
The award amount of $99,229.99 was given to the HLFM to create a farmers market “Living Lab” for growth. The grant will be used … Continue Reading ...