Lewes farmers market awards scholarships to five farmers
The Historic Lewes Farmers Market announced that it has awarded five scholarships to Delmarva farmers. Each scholarship provides $500 to enable the recipients to attend conferences devoted to sustainable agriculture.
The HLFM provides these scholarships to further its mission of promoting and strengthening sustainable farming through education and public outreach. Recognizing the importance of sustainable agriculture to the community, individual donors have again generously stepped forward to contribute to the HLFM scholarship fund. To contribute to the fund, email historiclewesfarmersmarket@comcast.net or call 302-644-1436.
Three recipients attended the Future Harvest CASA Conference PASA held Jan. 14-16, 2016 in College Park, Md. Future Harvest CASA provides education, networking and advocacy to help build a sustainable Chesapeake foodshed, where food flows from farm and fishery to table in ways that strengthen farming and the regional food economy; protect land, water and air; and provide healthy, nutritious food that sustains the region's communities and cities.
One recipient will attend the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture conference Wednesday through Saturday, Feb. 3-6, in State College, Pa. PASA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the economic viability and environmental soundness of the local food and agricultural systems. PASA assists working farmers concerned with the ecological well-being of the environment and natural resources.
One scholarship recipient attended the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference held Jan. 7-10, in Savannah, Ga. This is the largest educational conference and trade show in the Southeastern United States that unites growers, vendors and suppliers. Through more than 80 hours of educational sessions, attendees participated in educational sessions on food safety concerns, specific commodity issues on production practices, and increased yields and marketing strategies.
The 2016 recipients of the HLFM scholarships are Lisa Garfield, Calliope Farm; Kathleen Moss, Mossflower Cottage, Debbie Schaefer, Into the Soil Farm; Charlotte Magee, Magee Farms; and Niamh Shortt, formerly with Greenbranch Farm.
For more information, go to www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org.
