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Rehoboth Farmers Market launching pad for Locals Tuesday

Market opens to with dozens of vendors, large crowds
Mauricio Mendez of Anita's Guacamole will be at the Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market full-time this year. He was impressed with the popularity on the few days he was at the market last year, and decided to make the trip from Philadelphia every Tuesday this year. Mendez started Anita's Guacamole eight years ago in Miami. He later expanded to Philadelphia.Mendez sells fresh-made guacamole from his family's recipe, salsas and chips.With Mendez are his mother, Hortencia Munoz, and his cousin from Texas, Nohra Martinez. BY RACHEL SWICK MAVITY
Rachel Swick Mavity
May 16, 2013
Happy faces greeted market-goers from the information table. Shown are (l-r) Susan Morrison, Al Hoffman, Pat Coluzzi and Toni Sharp. BY RACHEL SWICK MAVITY
Ten years ago, Carol Hudson's son, Devon, was in a car accident that left him with a brain injury. After rehabilitating at A.I. duPont hospital, Devon returned to school. As a sophomore at Sussex Tech, he learned about beekeeping and fell in love with the practice. He brought his knowledge home and the family started keeping bees."We started with two hives; now we have 37," said Carol Hudson, shown.This year, Hudson will be a regular vendor at the Rehoboth market where she will sell local honey from the family farm in Frankford, soap and a variety of honey breads. BY RACHEL SWICK MAVITY

Bagpipe music filled the air as Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market  opened May 7.

Clouds and drizzle did not keep away the enthusiastic market crowd.

Vendors offered fresh lettuce, granola mixes, honey, rhubarb, breads, lavender, soap and colorful salsas and guacamole. Espuma restaurant offered a live cooking demonstration, and market officials sold messenger bags, shopping totes and raffle tickets.

Gretchen Hanson of Hobo's Restaurant in Rehoboth said the market will really kick off next week with the first Locals Tuesday.

Hanson, Alyssa Titus of Azura Clothing, Heidi Lowe of Heidi Lowe Galleries and Anne-Marie Westerfield of Rehoboth Beach Main Street, have been planning Locals Tuesday for months and have gotten many local merchants on board. Titus also coordinates the popular Cocoa Crawl and Get Down in Town events.

“We want to capitalize on our award-winning farmers market and bring people downtown with fun local events, unplugged music, farm to table menus and retail events,” Hanson said.

“Many business owners in town are extremely excited about the prospect of extending the Farmer's Market to include other in-town venues,” Titus said. “Local's Tuesday will be a fun day downtown where we will offer one day specials and have fun events year round.”

Each week, Locals Tuesday will feature specials in participating shops downtown and a wooden nickel exchange, Hanson said.

On Tuesdays, residents can pick up wooden nickels at select restaurants, shops, hotels and salons in Rehoboth. The tokens can be exchanged at second location for a free gift, Hanson said.

“It's a day and night event,” Hanson said. “Residents can enjoy the farmers market until 4 p.m., then go downtown for local farm-to-table menus and specials.”

Hobo's will also have weekly events starting Tuesday, May 14, when NPR does a live feed from the restaurant, she said. All of the Hobo's staff will be donning fashion apparel from Azura and makeup by Bad Hair Day. Hanson will feature a strawberry-infused vodka called Pinkie Pies for the event.

Participating businesses include Hobos, The Running Company, Cake Break, Carltons, Sea Shell Shop, Bad Hair Day and Hula Sue.

Mosaic's Second Saturday will also return this year with an art walk, entertainment and a contest for the favorite window art at local stores from 6 to 9 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month.

 

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