Historic Lewes Farmers Market
Crooked Hammock Market
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
8am - 11am

36707 Crooked Hammock Way, Lewes, DE

What’s Fresh at the Market on July 28, 2021
Crooked Hammock Brewery
 Photo by Ellie Shue
The HLFM’s Wednesday market at Crooked Hammock Brewery, 36707 Crooked Hammock Way, Lewes has eleven of your favorite farmers/producers. Thank you to Crooked Hammock Brewery for sponsoring the Wednesday market at the brewery!
 
You can still pre-order from a number of our farmers/producers to guarantee your purchase will be ready for you when you come to the market. See below for information on how to pre-order from each vendor.
Tomato Festival
Saturday, August 7, 2021, at George H.P. Smith Park
The Biggest Tomato at Market Contest!

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market Tomato Festival will take place at the market on Saturday, August 7. This year there will be The Biggest Tomato at Market Contest. To enter the contest, growers should bring their tomatoes to the market between 8 and 9 am. Contest participants must have grown the tomato themselves. Tomatoes may be heirloom or hybrid and must be edible. The largest tomato will be judged by weight, as determined by the judges. The variety of each tomato must be identified on the entry form with contact information. All tomatoes must be washed and clean. Tomatoes will be weighed by 9:30 am, and then the winners and all entries will be displayed with grower’s name at The Biggest Tomato at Market Tent in the middle of the Market, and first and second place ribbons will be awarded.

At the festival. there will also be tomato handstamps for kids, the Guess the Number of Tomatoes in the Jar contest, and a demo by Cape Gazette food writer Denise Clemons at 10 am. Heirloom, cherry, and slicer tomatoes will be in abundance. The market holds the festival each year to celebrate National Farmers Market Week, which this year takes place August 1-7. 
SNAP, WIC, SFMNP—HLFM Matches up to $20 of SNAP Per Market
The Market will continue to match SNAP up to $20 per market, per customer. The SNAP tent where SNAP/EBT is processed, and the match is given is at the Entrance to the Market. WIC and SFMNP coupons are also welcome at the Market. If you qualify, here is a link to where you can get SFMNP (Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program) SNAP Issuance Sites
302 Aquaponics
Dover, DE
This family-owned and operated Aquaponics greenhouse specializes in growing leafy greens. They have multiple varieties of lettuces, as well as herbs, Tilapia fish, and fresh eggs.
Lettuces & greens: Amadeus Romaine, Cosbee Romaine, Monte Carlo Romaine, Rex Butter, 3 varieties of Romaine, green oakleaf lettuce, green multi leaf lettuce, Summer Crisp, Red Summer Crisp, kale, Spicy Spring Mix, and basil.

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302 Aquaponics
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
Baywater Farms
Salisbury, MD
Produce: Spring lettuce, bibb lettuce, salad mix, microgreens, purple kale, green curly kale, Tuscan kale, collard greens, Swiss chard, eggplant, red and green cabbage, bell peppers, shishito peppers, jalapeno peppers, banana peppers, zucchini, yellow squash, tomatillos, cucamelons, cucumbers, heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomato mixed pints, green cherry tomatoes, large red cherry tomatoes, herbs, and pea shoots.
Hemp Products: Their hemp products are unique in that the hemp is grown and processed on their farm, so you know where the hemp is actually grown.
1000 mg CBD Oils in 4 flavors Natural, Mint, Orange, and Vanilla
Bath Salts 100 mg CBD 3 flavors
500 MG CBD Oil Lemon flavor

Baywater Farms
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
Bennett Orchards
Frankford, DE
For the Crooked Hammock market, they will bring “Red Haven” heirloom yellow freestone Bennett peaches. This iconic varietal is their first full freestone Bennett Peach of the season. Grown on the Delmarva since the 1940’s it is considered the "Gold Standard" of all peaches. With an alluring aroma, insanely sweet flavor and beautiful yellow flesh it is perfect for canning, baking, freezing and eating over the sink!
Sixth-generation family farm offering tree ripened peaches, nectarines, and farm direct blueberries. They hand select daily the largest fruit, at the peak of ripeness, to bring directly to market offering customers Delmarva’s most flavorful fruit.

Bennett Orchards
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
Bodine Farms Not at Market this Week
Hartly, DE
Preorder on www.bodinefarm.com
Bodine Farms is a family owned and operated farm that prides itself in providing the best quality beef and pork products that they can offer. Their animals are 100% humanely raised and their health is a top priority. They offer a wide range of USDA certified beef and pork cuts.
Bodine Farms
Photo by Brook Hedge
Dittmar Family Farms
Felton, DE
Chicken, Lamb & Eggs: Freshly laid eggs. Whole and half pasture-raised chicken. ground lamb and lamb sausage.
Produce Blackberries, eggplant, potatoes, red and yellow onions, slicing tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, spaghetti squash, and pepper varieties.
They are a 1st generation family owned and operated farm specializing in community supported agriculture (CSA) shares and pasture raised chicken. They grow over 70 varieties of unique vegetables, herbs and cut flowers without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers. Their focus is on regenerative farming practices that work with nature and restore life and nutrition to the soil. In order to sign up for a CSA share customer should visit www.dittmarfamilyfarms.com and click to join at the top of the page. Questions can be emailed to dittmarfarms@gmail.com or phone (302) 632-5875.
Dittmar Family Farms
Photo by Mary Lu Pool


Hattie’s Garden
Lewes, DE
This week Hattie has the first of their heirloom tomatoes. They include Pineapple Bicolor, Cherokee Purple and Brandywine. They have lots of fresh basil in bunches or loose leaves. Get patty pan squash if you are early and they continue to harvest beautiful heirloom new potatoes and beans of all kinds. Hardneck purple-stripped garlic is a must have and top it all off with a bouquet of beautiful flowers. Come early for the best selection.

Hattie's Garden

Jackie Blues
Greenbackville, VA
Pre-order on: www.Jackie-blues.com
Phone: (443) 783-6363
Fourth & fifth generation Commercial Fishermen, offering you the freshest Blue Crabs on the Eastern Shore, from their boat to your table.

Jackie Blues

Kalmar Farm
Harrington, DE
Pre-order by phone or text: (302) 943-8707
Cantaloupe, seedless watermelon, sweet corn, new potatoes, spring onions, string beans, yellow squash and zucchini.
 



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Kalmar Farm
Photo by Mary Lu Pool

Mandala Pies
Vienna, MD
Mandala Pies is an artisan pie bakery baking sweet and savory “beautiful pies for beautiful people” using a variety of local and organic ingredients. They sell a variety of sizes including by the slice, small and large pies. They are a small family business, woman veteran/mother owned. They’re excited to serve both the HLFM Wednesday and Saturday markets. 

Mandala Pies

Stag Run Farm
Georgetown, DE
Pre-order by calling: (302) 922-1271 or email bradylenore@yahoo.com.
Produce: Dandy Red apples -- first apples of the season. Heirloom tomatoes, corn, cantaloupe, onions, zucchini, and cucumbers.
Eggs: Fresh eggs from heritage breed chickens.
Chrissy Bee’s Honey: Honeycomb honey, butterbean, Dutch clover, wildflower, and pine honey. Bee pollen. Each Saturday, Stag Run Farm is offering market shoppers a honey tasting of their Chrissy Bees Honey. The honey is simply delicious because it contains only pure, raw honey from their Sussex County hives. Completely uncooked and unfiltered, it contains all-natural goodness such as enzymes, amino acids, and pollen to make it a true healthy honey. From hive to bottle, Stag Run Farm treats its bees with care year-round, because happy bees are better for our environment and world!
Craig and Lenore Brady and their children started the farm in 2003. Their family farm continues to grow yearly with new crops and varieties of fruits and vegetables. Their farm is also an apiary, using Italian honeybees to pollinate the orchard and crops, producing Chrissy Bee’s Honey.

Stag Run Farm


Totem Farms
Milton, DE
Produce: Heirloom, plum, slicer and cherry tomatoes. Escarole, white and green cukes, squash, eggplant, peppers, basil, microgreens, honey and cut flowers


Totem Farms
Photo by Brook Hedge

Questions?
Call: 302-644-1436