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Historic Lewes Farmers Market
July 19, 2025 • 8am - 12pm
George H.P. Smith Park
(Johnson & Dupont Aves)
| | Summer Flavors at the Saturday Market | | |
At the Market this Saturday, 35 local farmers and producers will bring peaches, cantaloupe and watermelon, sweet corn, heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, summer squash, peppers, carrots, potatoes, lettuces, kale, spinach, arugula, beets, radishes, oysters, live crabs, hand-picked crabmeat, grass-fed chicken, lamb, beef, pork, honey, jams, mushrooms, freshly-laid eggs, coffee drinks, kombucha, cold-pressed juices, fresh-baked breads, pastries made with fruit from Market farmers, gluten-free offerings, apple-cider donuts, herb, veggie, and flower plants, beautiful cut-flower bouquets, and much more!
The Historic Lewes Farmers Market is unique in that it is producer-only—at this Market, customers buy directly from the farmer who grew the produce. Only vendors who grow, raise, or produce what they sell are allowed in this market. A true farmers market!
| | Peach Celebration: Henry Bennett and Chef Dru Tevis Demo at 10 am | | |
At 10am in the demo tent, it’s all about peaches! Henry Bennett, a sixth-generation farmer from Bennett Orchards will share all about what it takes to grow Bennett Peaches. Then Pastry Chef Dru Tevis and Chase Cline, owners of the new Brûlé Bakery, will take those peaches and make a fabulous peachy dessert. Chef Dru will be preparing caramel vanilla bean panna cotta with fresh Bennett peaches!
| | Save the Dates for Tomato Festival and Kids Day! | | Children's Storytime at the Market | | | | The very popular Children’s Storytime at the Market is every Saturday at 10 am under the yellow tent as all children and their adults can enjoy listening to books about farming, gardening, and healthy eating read by Market volunteers. | | |
ATTENTION DOG OWNERS:
Please note that dogs and other pets (except for Service Dogs) are not permitted inside the Market. This is to ensure the safety of customers, vendors, and volunteers. Customers may still walk their dogs around the other paths and parts of G.H.P. Smith Park but may not bring dogs into the Market.
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The HLFM Summer Raffle continues this celebratory 20th Market season.

July brings new chances to enter to win more fabulous prizes with our July Raffle Bundles: The Summer Fun Activities Bundle contains tickets and gift cards to Cape May-Lewes Ferry, Cape Water Tours, Cinema Art Theater, Milton Theater, and more–as well as the Let’s Do Lunch Restaurant Gift Cards–including Big Chill, Crooked Hammock, Irish Eyes, Patty's Deli, Pig & Publican, Rose & Crown, Station on Kings, Sticky Rice, and Striper Bites!
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Customers still have the full Raffle season to purchase tickets to win a Lewes Oyster House 3-Course Chef’s Tasting with Wine Pairing for 6-8 at the LOH Chef’s Table, a watercolor painting of “Chicken Man at the Market” by Anne Buck, and a beautiful blueberry themed quilt by Laurie Sieminski, titled “Ku-plink, Ku-plank, Ku-plunk” from the book Blueberries for Sal. Winners for full-season prizes will be drawn at the Labor Day Weekend Market on August 30th.
Tickets are on sale at the HLFM Raffle Tent - $5 a ticket or 6 tickets for $25. All proceeds directly support HLFM farmer support and food access programs.
| | Support our Programs with HLFM Bags and Tees! | | |
The HLFM is a non-profit organization, and all merchandise proceeds benefit our food access programs. You are not just purchasing a bag or a shirt, you are helping small family farms sustain their businesses, and you are helping us expand access to fresh, seasonal food for our neighbors facing food insecurity. All merchandise can be purchased at the Merchandise Tent (next to the Information Tent) at the Saturday Markets.
| | 20th Anniversary Canvas Bags | Still available with a limited quantity is our specialty 20th Anniversary Canvas Tote Bag! These sturdy, high-quality totes feature our 20th Anniversary tagline “Eat Fresh, Stay Rooted, Love Local” and are perfect for bringing home a haul of fresh food from the Market. These classic open-top canvas totes are stylish and durable, reminiscent of our former HLFM bags. | | | | | 20th Anniversary T-Shirts | 20th Anniversary T-Shirts have our commemorative tagline "Eat Fresh, Stay Rooted, Love Local" and a beautiful design of Market produce on the back. Available in adult sizes Small - 3XL. | | Kids Tees are here! These adorable lime green t-shirts come in only kid sizes (2T , 3T, 4T, Youth Small, Youth Medium, Youth Large) and feature a sprout design, saying "Future Farmer," as we hope to inspire the next generation of farmers! | | | | | Our lime green Therm-O-Tote Bag keeps all your market purchases–from meats to eggs to veggies–cool this season! The bag’s design includes a plastic bottom insert and an inside pocket. Measuring 13W x 10D x 15H, this sustainable market tote contains 20% recycled materials and is reusable. | | Tomato T-Shirts Still Available | HLFM Retro Tomato T-Shirts are still available in limited quantities and sizes so be sure to pick one up before they're gone! Thanks to Sam Shelton and Jeff Fabian of Kinetik Design for designing the original shirt and helping us bring it back! | | | Wednesday Market at Crooked Hammock | |
Visit the Market at Crooked Hammock Brewery (36707 Crooked Hammock Way, Lewes, DE) each Wednesday through September 3rd from 8am-11:30am for all your Market favorites like seasonal produce, locally raised meats, fresh baked breads, oysters, gluten-free offerings, and more! Thanks to Crooked Hammock Brewery for sponsoring the Wednesday Market!
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We encourage customers that are able to bike or walk to the Market. The circle in front of the Fred Thomas Building at the foot of Dupont will be open for accessible drop-off and pick-up, with some spots available for accessible parking only.
Judy Rolfe
| | | With the new sidewalks to G.H.P. Smith Park, the best place customers can park is at the main parking lot at the Lewes Elementary School (where the Market moves if it rains) at 820 Savannah Road, with just a short walk down the path to Market. Beebe Hospital also generously allows Market customers to park in its outside parking lot. | | |
HLFM's Food Pantry Purchase Program—
Help Your Favorite Farmers
and Local Food Pantries
| HLFM customers who want to help feed the local community with fresh local food may purchase produce, meats, eggs, and other food from growers at the Market to donate to the local Food Pantries, including Epworth and Casa San Francisco Food Pantries, every Saturday. It’s so easy--all you have to do is let the vendor know what you want to donate or give $5, $10, $25 to the grower and ask them to put together a selection for the food pantries. The farmer gets your sale, and the food pantry gets the local food. We thank you for your generosity! | | |
SNAP, WIC, SFMNP—
HLFM Matches up to $20 of SNAP
Per Market
| The Market continues to match SNAP benefits up to $20 per market, per customer. You can find the SNAP tent inside the Market with volunteers to process your SNAP/EBT and give you the HLFM tokens that can be used at market all season long. WIC and SFMNP benefits are also welcome at the Market. | | |
Do you come to the Market all the time and wonder what those folks in green HLFM aprons do? Well, you can find out by volunteering for the non-profit Historic Lewes Farmers Market, almost totally run by volunteers. There are two shifts for volunteers, so you only have to commit to a two-hour period.
If you are interested in volunteering please fill out our Volunteer Interest Form today!
| | HLFM Yard Signs Still Available | |
Show your support for the Historic Lewes Farmers Market with a 20th Anniversary Yard Sign! These signs feature our new tagline “Eat Fresh, Stay Rooted, Love Local” and are a great way to show your support.
Limited quantities remain, so pick one up for free at the HLFM Merchandise Tent during Market hours.
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The Historic Lewes Farmers Market is a rain or shine Market!
Our rain location is Lewes Elementary School Parking Lot at 820 Savannah Rd, Lewes, DE. The Market will only close in the event of severe weather conditions to ensure the safety of our vendors, customers, and volunteers.
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