Historic Lewes Farmers Market continues Sept. 27

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market will be open from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 27, at George H.P. Smith Park.

If it rains, the market moves to the Lewes Elementary School parking lot at 820 Savannah Road.

Beginning next week, fall markets will convene from 9 a.m. to noon each Saturday, Oct. 4 through Nov. 22, in the parking lot at Lewes Elementary School. To conclude the season, a final holiday market will be held Dec. 6.

Fresh, seasonal soup offerings will include Jackie Blues’ cream of crab, veggie crab and veggie cream of crab; Old World Breads’ sweet potato bisque, Thai coconut lentil, cream of crab, chicken noodle and New England clam chowder; and the Point’s cream of mushroom, broccoli cheddar, and roasted corn and bell pepper. Gather will have a soup and biscuit combo with its butternut squash recipe featuring Fox Briar Farm leeks and Anya’s Homestead squash, while Mahon River Farm will have fresh, homemade chicken bone broth. Vegan soup options from Kahiau’s Bakery include split pea, pasta fazool, pumpkin chili, and veggie, kale and lentil.

For customers looking to make their own soups, special ingredients groupings will be offered from Fox Briar Farm and Dittmar Family Farms. Enoch Farms will have smoked ham hocks, ham and andouille sausage, as well as Reid Angus small roasts, stew cubes, and ranch and chuck steaks.

Farmer vendors will bring pumpkins, decorative gourds, squashes, apples, pears, heirloom and hybrid tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, scallions, sweet corn, potatoes, beets, green beans, radishes, onions, arugula, lettuce, microgreens, sweet and hot peppers, local salt, oysters, crab, chicken, lamb, beef, pork, honey, jams, eggs, coffee drinks, cider, kombucha, cold-pressed juices, fresh breads and pastries, gluten-free offerings, donuts and cut-flower bouquets. Customers can also preorder their fresh, free-range Thanksgiving turkeys from Mahon River Farm.

The HLFM is producer-only, so customers are able to buy directly from the farmers who grow the produce.

Patrons should note that dogs and other pets (except for service animals) are not permitted inside the market area, in order to ensure the safety of customers, vendors and volunteers.

Organizers encourage customers to bike or walk to market if able. The circle in front of the Fred Thomas Building at the foot of DuPont Avenue will be open for accessible drop-off and pickup, with some spots available for handicap accessible parking only. The best place customers can park is at the main Lewes Elementary lot at 820 Savannah Road, with just a short walk down a path to the park. Beebe Healthcare also allows market customers to park in its outside lot.

For a list of all vendors, their contact information and whether they take preorders, go to historiclewesfarmersmarket.org. Customers will pick up preorders at the vendor tent in the market.

The market processes payments from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, and Women, Infants and Children Program benefits, and continues to match SNAP up to $20 per market, per customer. Customers may go to the SNAP tent to process SNAP/EBT.

The HLFM continues its food pantry purchase program. Market customers who want to help feed the local community may purchase local produce, meats, milk and other food from growers at the market to donate to this program every Saturday. At the end of the market, the produce and other foods are gathered and given to local food pantries.

Go to historiclewesfarmersmarket.org to see vendor information with maps. The market’s weekly newsletter lists demos and more; email info@historiclewesfarmersmarket.org to ask to be added to the list.

The market thanks The Lee Ann Wilkinson Group, 2025 HLFM Market Champion, and all sponsors, for their continuing support.