What's happening at Lewes Farmers Market Sept. 13

On Saturday Sept. 13, the Historic Lewes Farmers Market will open on the grounds of The Lewes Historical Society at 110 Shipcarpenter St. at the corner of West Third and Shipcarpenter streets in Lewes. The market will be open from 8 a.m. til noon.

At the Historic Lewes Farmers Market, customers will find the freshest produce Delmarva has to offer, as well as meat, fish, chicken, freshly laid eggs, breads, milk, yogurt, ice cream, plants, herbs, and more as well as fresh flowers for the table.

The HLFM continues its educational series of demonstrations at the Market.  At 9 a.m. this week Dorothy Greet, plant-based food educator, will share her knowledge and experience that cardiovascular disease can be reversed by nutritional means. She will select a variety of market potatoes for guilt-free appetizers and easy delicious main dishes.

At 10:30 a.m., Nancy Stacey, Lewes resident and foodie, will share her passion for canning.  Stacey enjoys finding fruit and produce at the market and preserving all the bounty available. She will show the audience the incredibly gratifying, economical and simple process of canning.

Last Saturday ended the season for the Children's Reading Program at the market. Many thanks to The Lewes Public Library that sponsors this and to Maureen Miller, children's librarian from the Lewes Public Library, and her colleagues who spent every Saturday during the season reading to the children.

Specific types and varieties of fresh meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, flowers, and plants are listed by vendor in the HLFM newsletter sent to patrons on the first Thursday of the month during the market season.  Newsletters for the remainder of the month will highlight featured vendors and selected produce.  The newsletter is also posted on the Market's Facebook page.  To receive the HLFM newsletter, email the HLFM at historiclewesfarmersmarket@comcast.net and be added to the HLFM subscription list.

The market continues to process SNAP (EBT Food Stamps). To help lower economic barriers to local, healthy food, the HLFM will match up to $10 with HLFM Bonus Bucks. SNAP participants are encouraged to go to the SNAP Information tent at the Market to redeem the Bonus Bucks incentive.

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market has adopted a policy that pets (with the exception of service animals) are not permitted at the market.

Consistent with its mission, the board of directors of the HLFM is committed to supporting farmers and emerging farmers who grow local fruits, vegetables and produce  - a “real” farmers market.

More information about the market is available at www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org.