Chef Ted Deptula, Director of Culinary Operations for
Crooked Hammock Brewery Demos at 10 am
Historic Lewes Farmers Market
September 18, 2021, 8 am – 12 pm
George H.P. Smith Park
(Dupont and Johnson Aves., Lewes, DE)
What’s Fresh on September 18, 2021
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Ficner Farm
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Chef Ted Deptula
Director of Culinary Operations,
Crooked Hammock Brewery Demos at 10 am
At 10 am at the demo tents, Ted Deptula, Director of Culinary Operations for Crooked Hammock Brewery, demos at the Market. He will prepare a mouth-watering seasonal meal featuring Grilled Baywater Farms Shishito Peppers with malted miso dip and Grilled Baywater Farms Eggplant with "Jackpot" amber lager tomato sauce and herb parmesan.
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This Saturday, you can find pumpkins, fall wreaths, Asian pears, Bartlett pears, many apple varieties, tomatoes, cabbage, baby lima beans, beets, sweet corn, broccoli, kale, radishes, green and yellow beans, eggplant, a variety of peppers, chard, microgreens, romaine lettuces, arugula, potatoes, garlic, onions, jams, eggs, yogurt, milk, butter, ice cream, mushrooms, lamb, chicken, pork, beef, crabs, oysters, honey, and much more.
Customers are reminder that the market moves to Shields Elementary School Parking lot on October 2 for the fall hours of 9 am to 12 pm.
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Covid Protocols
We hope you are vaccinated. If not, please wear a mask when you are at the market. Help keep our market safe for everyone!
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.
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Wednesday Market at Crooked Hammock Brewery
Wednesdays, 8am-11am
The HLFM has its Wednesday market at Crooked Hammock Brewery, 36707 Crooked Hammock Way, Lewes with ten of your favorite farmers/producers: 302 Aquaponics, Baywater Farms, Bodine Farms, Dittmar Family Farms, Hattie’s Garden, Jackie Blues, Kalmar Farm, Mandala Pies, Stag Run Farm, and Totem Farms. This market is open through September 29.
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SNAP, WIC, SFMNP—HLFM Matches up to $20 of SNAP Per Market
The Market continues to match SNAP up to $20 per market, per customer. The SNAP tent where SNAP/EBT is processed, and the match is given, is now inside the Market, next to the Raffle tent. 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)
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Epworth Food Pantry-Help Your Favorite Farmers and the Food Pantry
HLFM customers who want to help feed the local community with fresh local food may purchase produce, meats, milk, and other food from growers at the Market to donate to the Epworth Food Pantry program 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 vendor and ask them to put together a selection for Epworth. The farmer gets your sale, and the food pantry gets the local food. We thank you for your generosity, and if you have any questions, please contact us: info@historiclewesfarmersmarket.org.
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Epworth and HLFM volunteers picking up weekly donated food from the Market.
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Market Volunteers Needed—Can You Help?
Do you come to the Market all the time and wonder what all 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. We still need additional help at the Market through November. There are two shifts for volunteers, so you only have to commit to a two-hour period. If you are interested in working at the SNAP tent, please let us know. To volunteer, please contact us: volunteer@historiclewesfarmersmarket.org
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Janice Pinto
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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HLFM Bags
Get Them While You Can—FEW LEFT!
Our royal blue Therm-O-Tote Bag keeps all your market purchases -- from dairy to eggs and veggies -- cool this season. This earth-friendly market tote is reusable, has a plastic bottom insert, and even includes a sleeve to hold a water or any bottle inside. Stop by the HLFM INFO tent and purchase yours for $10.
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302 Aquaponics
Dover, DE
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.
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.
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302 Aquaponics
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Milton, DE
Preorder by calling: (302) 684-0435 (home) or (302) 249-2135 (cell)
They bring lots of Fall flavors to market this Saturday They will have fig jam, beach plum jelly, crabapple jelly, spiced cranberries, cranberry orange preserves, cranberry hot pepper jelly, apple jelly, and spiced apple jelly. You will find pear jam, pear raspberry jam, raspberry jam, Concord grape jelly, and Niagara grape jelly-all made with their backyard fruit. Some of these flavors are also available with no sugar added. Due to the jar shortage, Backyard Jams and Jellies will not be making much jelly this week, so come early for the best selection of flavors.
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Backyard Jams and Jellies
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Baywater Farms
Salisbury, MD
Baywater Farms
Salisbury, MD
Produce: Spring salad mix, bibb lettuce, red and green cabbage, bell peppers, Shishito peppers, Jalapeno peppers, banana peppers, Atomic grape tomatoes, cherry tomato mixed pints, 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
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Baywater Farms
Photo Mary Lu Pool
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Bennett Orchards
Frankford, DE
Not at Market. Season has ended.
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Chinky Salt Oyster Company
Chincoteague, VA
Fresh oysters shucked and unshucked from the Chincoteague Bay, clams
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Chinky Salt Oyster
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Davidson’s Exotic Mushroom
Wilmington, DE
Portabella, Shiitake, Cremini, Gray Oyster, King Oyster, Pom Poms, and Maitake mushrooms. They also have several combinations of mushroom mixes. They accept cash or VENMO.com.
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Davidson's Exotic Mushrooms
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Derby Mill Farm
Dover, DE
Flower bouquets: Large bouquets of their summer flowers include zinnias, celosia, statice, amaranth, strawflower, sunflowers, giant marigolds, gomphrena, anise hyssop, herbs and a surprise or two.
Eucalyptus shower bunch - limited amount of fresh-cut eucalyptus to hang in the shower
Culinary rings: aromatic, functional and decorative - great for hanging in your kitchen
Pears from their small orchard - grown on rain and sunshine (never sprayed) - they have a small quantity of Anjou and Bartlett pears.
Fresh-cut herbs: Mexican tarragon, sweet basil, hot and spicy oregano, thyme, Thai basil, mrihani basil, sage, spearmint, peppermint, lemon verbena, lime balm, lemon balm, cilantro, and dill
They will have the first of their dried flower offerings for the season - a preview of what is to come in this year's fall market.
This first-generation family farm grows sustainably (no chemicals, pesticides, or tilling) using regenerative agricultural methods.
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Dittmar Family Farms
Felton, DE
Chicken, Lamb & Eggs: Fresh lamb—ground and sausage. Freshly laid eggs. Whole birds and boneless skinless breasts, wings and leg/thigh quarters, and chicken livers.
Produce: Acorn squash, butternut and spaghetti squash, scallions, loose leaf lettuce, arugula, kale, Swiss chard, peppers, and eggplant.
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.
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Earth Harmony Produce
Frankford, DE
Produce & more:
Cut flower bouquets, mixed varieties of cherry tomatoes, arugula, sweet peppers, hot peppers, cut basil and other fresh herbs. Homemade pesto, Purple Bee Balm perennials plants. All produce, herbs, and flowers grown without pesticides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers from organic seed.
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Earth Harmony Produce
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Enoch Farms
Denton, MD
and indicate at check-out that it is for HLFM pick-up.
Pork cuts: Hot and sweet Italian sausage, jalapeno and cheddar brats. Bone-in and boneless pork chops, ham steaks, ground chorizo, breakfast links, smoked bacon and ground pork.
Sustainably raised – naturally grown, heritage pork.
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Enoch Farms
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Evans Farms Produce
Bridgeville, DE
Pumpkins, watermelon and sweet corn this Saturday.
Third generation family farm specializing in asparagus, strawberries, watermelon, sweet corn, tomatoes, cantaloupe, canary melon, honeydew melon, string beans, cucumbers, eggplant, squash, zucchini, and an array of peppers and pumpkins.
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Evans Farm Produce
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Federal Brewing Company
Federalsburg, MD
They will have a variety of freshly bottled, artisanal kombucha sure to please even the pickiest palate. Some fantastic and freshly bottled flavors to look for are Aronia Berry, made with local aronia berries, Elderberry, and Imperial Garden, made with whole leaf, organic, Imperial Yellow tea, ginger, turmeric and cardamom and many more flavors. This holistic health coach formulated small-batch Kombucha is made with organic, premium whole-leaf tea and functional ingredients. It is “delicious by design, nutritious by nature.”
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Federal Brewing
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Ficner Farm
Dover, DE
Broccoli, kale, cabbage, green and yellow beans, eggplant, sweet corn, tomatoes, zinnia and sunflower bouquets.
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Ficner Farm
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Fifer Orchards
Camden-Wyoming, DE
Figs, Bartlett pears, Asian pears, nectarines, Encore yellow freestone peaches, Italian red plums, McIntosh, Honeycrisp, and Crimson Crisp apples, cherry tomatoes, Red Deuce slicing tomatoes, sweet corn, apple cider donuts, and honey.
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Fifer Orchards
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Fox Briar Farm
Easton, MD
Produce:
Produce: Radishes, turnips, Dragon’s Tongue beans, baby kale, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, oregano, basil, eggplant, sweet peppers, and winter squash.
No-till, regenerative vegetable farm. No artificial pesticides, herbicides or fungicides are used.
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Fox Briar Farm
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Gaia Coffee Co.
Lewes, DE
Preorder online by Wednesday for guaranteed Saturday pick up! Select shipping option “Pick up at Historic Lewes Farmers Market”.
All of their coffees are roasted in small batches right here in Lewes, Delaware. These coffees are currently coming from small farmers in Costa Rica that they have met personally to bridge the gap between the farmer and you. Learn more about their coffees and meet the farmers behind the beans on Gaia’s website or email contact@gaiacoffeeco.com with any questions.
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Herbs, Spice, Everything Nice
Selbyville, DE
Phone: Dave Wiley (908) 578-3159.
All vegetables and plants are USDA Certified Organic
Produce: Figs, Hakurei turnips, French Breakfast and cherry red radishes, spicy arugula, baby Pac Choi, new crop of tender baby summer squash, garlic, big slicing tomatoes--red, yellow and black with fantastic flavor, or try the cherry mix in many colors. Also, multi-color picnic peppers, Italian fryer peppers, Poblano, Jalapeno, Habanero, Ghost and Yellow Wenk’s hot peppers, and fresh-cut basil.
Over 50 varieties of organic herb plants
Plants: They have over 50 varieties of USDA Certified Organic herbs. Lots of plants that make great House Plants include Cardamon Ginger--very fragrant edible indoor shade plant, Spider plants clean the air. Spotted Leopard Lily and Oyster plant in purple/green super easy no fuss Succulent house plant. You can check out their website www.HSENOrganicFarm for more information on the plants or place an order for pick-up at the market to be sure you get your favorites
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Herbs, Spice, Everything Nice
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Jackie Blues
Greenbackville, VA
Phone: (443) 783-6363
Fourth and fifth generation Commercial Fishermen, offering you the freshest Blue Crabs on the Eastern Shore, from their boat to your table.
Customers report that they have the best crabs at the best price around!
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Jackie Blues
Photo by Brook Hedge
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Kalmar Farm
Harrington, DE
Pre-order by phone or text: (302) 943-8707
Baby lima beans, new potatoes, beets, bell peppers, sweet corn, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, and green beans.
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Kalmar Farm
Photo by Brook Hedge
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Lavender Fields
Milton, DE
They have hand sanitizer, Doggie Spray for fleas and ticks made of essential oils, lavender lotions, lavender sachets, lavender honey and other products. They also offer “The Soap Fairy” natural handcrafted soaps, bath salts, and lotions. www.lavenderfieldsde.com
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Lavender Fields
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Mandala Pies
Vienna, MD
Pre-orders: Email mandalapies@gmail.com or call Wednesday-Sunday, 11 am-4 pm (443)953-0490, and tell them it is to pick up at either Wednesday or Saturday Historic Lewes Farmers Market.
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.
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Mandala Pies
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Marsh Creek Cattle & Company
Preston, MD
Eggs. Pasture-raised pork including sage loose sausage, English Banger sausage, and scrapple. Pasture-raised hamburger.
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Marsh Creek Cattle & Company
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Nice Farms Creamery
American Corner, MD
Pre-order on:
https://fs26.formsite.com/EILqh8/jnrqwma7df/index.html
Cream-line milk, chocolate milk, butter, ice cream and yogurt from pastured grass-fed dairy cows - free from artificial hormones. Please note cash only.
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Old World Breads Bakery
Lewes, DE
Old World Breads is an artisan bakery in Lewes, Delaware baking handcrafted breads, pastries, and savory items. Each item is hand formed to create the delicate textures and flavors reminiscent of European breads and pastries.
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Old World Breads
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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The Point Coffee House and Bakery
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Sticky buns, cinnamon rolls, sweet cheese and strawberry point puffs, croissants, blueberry crumb cake, flatbreads, chicken pot pie, pepperoni bread, and much more.
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The Point Coffee House
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Stag Run Farm
Georgetown, DE
Produce: Honey Crisp and Gala Gingerbread apples, pears, German butter ball potatoes, Apple Rose Fin potatoes, fingerling potatoes, red peppers, spaghetti squash, butternut squash, yellow squash, and zucchini.
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.
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Stag Run Farm
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Totem Farms
Milton, DE
Produce:
Tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, garlic, mini Romaine, okra, microgreens, and flowers
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Totem Farms
Photo by Mary Lu Pool
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Weathered Eye
Lewes, DE
Pre-orders accepted on the website Wednesday 12 noon - Friday 12 noon.
https://www.weatheredeyefarm.com
Phone: (443) 220-1849
Produce: Figs, salad greens, arugula, Fairy Tale eggplant, Jalapenos, and radishes.
On-farm kitchen prepared foods: All vegan/GF—fig newtons, pumpkin spice donuts with cardamon, sweet and salty trail mix bars, roasted beet hummus, sunflower dill dip, sundried tomatoes, dried Jalapenos, dried figs, garlic powder, fig and almond granola, nut free granola with dried pears, sweet potato dog treats
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Weathered Eye Farm
Photo by Brook Hedge
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Please Walk or Bike to the Market
Parking is limited at the Market as the Lewes School parking lot is still fenced off due to construction, Customers are advised to either walk or bike to the market, especially this Saturday. There are a few handicap spaces in the circle at the Fred Thomas Building, and handicapped customers can be dropped off in the circle. The Market thanks Beebe Hospital for allowing customers to also park in the outdoor Beebe lot in back of the Hospital. Customers can enter that parking area through the main entrance to the Hospital between Rite Aid and the Hospital. The Park has an entrance from the Beebe lot. It is closer to get to the Market if customers go right on the path at the park after entering.
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Please join us next week for Beebe Healthcare Day |
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