Meet Marie Mayor of Lavender Fields and Chef Hari Cameron Aug. 19 at HLFM
The Historic Lewes Farmers Market will ring the bell to open at 8 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 19, at George H. P. Smith Park at Dupont and Johnson avenues, Lewes. Thirty-five vendors are at market selling eggplants, tomatoes, pears, apples, plums, sweet corn, peaches, cucumbers, beets, radishes, potatoes, kale, carrots, squash, watermelons, beef-pork-lamb, artisanal cheeses, baked goods, local honey, fresh-cut flowers, and chicken and duck eggs.
Meet the Farmer: At 9 a.m., Marie Mayor of Lavender Fields will talk about her lavender farm. Mayor is a leader in Delaware agritourism. She will share her thoughts on how agritourism helps introduce the public to small farms.
At 10 a.m., Chef Hari Cameron of a(MUSE.) and grandpa(MAC) will prepare watermelon rind preserves. Cameron attended the Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College and has earned national attention, including a James Beard nomination for Rising Star Chef and Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic.
Children's Story Time at the Market begins at 9 a.m. Jennifer Noonan, the new children's librarian from the Lewes Public Library, will read "Busy in the Garden" by George Shannon. All children and their adults are welcome to come to Children's Story Time, a partnership program between the HLFM and the Lewes Public Library. The Story Time Tent is located near the children's playground at the park.
The market continues its SNAP (EBT Food Stamps) program. To help lower economic barriers to local, healthy food, the HLFM matches up to $20 to each participant each week with HLFM Bonus Bucks. SNAP participants are encouraged to come to the SNAP tent at the market to pick up the bonus $20 in tokens to use at the market. WIC will also be accepted at the market when coupons become available.
The market is open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. Ample parking can be found at the Shields Elementary School and Lewes School parking lots (intersection of Savannah Road and Sussex Drive), a short walk to the market.
The HLFM's Wednesday Outdoor Market at Crooked Hammock Brewery is now open from 8 to 11 a.m. with an expanded number of vendors. The market is located at Crooked Hammock Way and Kings Highway in Lewes.
The market provides a Veggie Valet service to help customers carry bags and melons (in season) back to their cars. This service is located right outside the HLFM Information Tent. In case of inclement weather, the market moves to Shields Elementary School parking lot.
More information is available at www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org, or by emailing historiclewesfarmersmarket@comcast.net or calling 302-644-1436.
