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Delaware Grown Week kicks off at Rehoboth farmers market

Campaign celebrates agricultural diversity
In May, Delaware Agriculture Secretary Mike Scuse kicked off Delaware Grown Week at the Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
July 3, 2019

Delaware Grown Week, launched in May at Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market, is a campaign highlighting the fruits, vegetables, and value-added agricultural products produced in the First State. 

“Having an array of of locally grown, fresh in-season produce encourages consumers to try new fruits and vegetables, and eat healthy,” said Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse.

Through the use of an interactive map on the Delaware Grown website, consumers can find local products from fruits and vegetables, herbs and honey to Christmas trees and other value-added products.

Citizens can also find out how to cook using local produce.

For more information, go to www.Delawaregrown.com.

 

In May, Delaware Agriculture Secretary Mike Scuse kicked off Delaware Grown Week at the Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market. DAN COOK PHOTOS
State Rep. Lyndon Yearick, who authored the legislation creating Delaware Grown Week in 2015, said, “Fresher foods translate into better nutrition, better taste and and the potential for creating healthier eating habits.”
Kicking off Delaware Grown Week at the Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market are (l-r) Rep. Ronald Gray, R- Selbyville; Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Michael T. Scuse; Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market Manager Pat Coluzzi; Rep. Lyndon Yearick, Camden-Wyoming; and Sen. Ernie Lopez, R-Lewes.
Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market Manager Patricia Coluzzi welcomes shoppers and tells of the market’s importance.
Sen. Ernie Lopez, right, purchases flowers from Loretta Ficner of Ficner Farms.
Rehoboth Beach Mayor Paul Kuhns welcomes shoppers to the market.
Rep. Ron Gray says there is nothing like picking your own strawberries while spending time with your family.
Delaware Agriculture Secretary Mike Scuse enjoys a walk through the vendors at the Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market.
Shoppers take advantage of the Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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