For 13 years, the Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) has awarded scholarships to small-scale Delmarva farmers to attend sustainable farming conferences.
This year, five-$400 scholarships were awarded. Scholarships from the regular Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) scholarship fund went to: Zachary Dittmar of Dittmar Family Farms in Felton, Delaware and Henry Bennett of Bennett Orchards in Frankford, Delaware.
In 2016, the HLFM established an emerging women farmers’ scholarship fund in loving memory of Delaware farmer Debra Schaefer. This year, three … Continue Reading ...