Delaware
 Newark
Natural Foods Co-op - 280 E. Main St.,
Newark, DE 19711. 302-368-5894. The Co-op began in
1967 as a food buying club when the "Founding
Mothers" and other individuals banded together to
establish a local source for unadulterated,
unrefined, organically grown food. Clearly an idea
whose time has come, the Co-op has continued to
attract new members concerned about their and their
families' health and environmental impact. The
active membership now exceeds 2000 households.
Hours: Mon-Sat 9-8, Sunday 10-5. Blueberry
Lane Farm & Orchards -
Blueberry Lane, Frankford, DE 19945. 302-238-7043.
64 acres of blueberries, black berries, pears,
apples, and kiwi fruits! Newly remodeled store. 30
minutes from Ocean City, MD. 'U-Pick' and
'We-Pick-4-U' operation (June-October). Certified
organic in 2004.
Good
4 You Produce & Organic
Farm - Lewes, DE.
302-381-6182.
Newark
Co-op Farmers' Market - 280 E. Main St.,
Newark, DE 19711. Ready for its 2006 opening on May
7th, the Newark Co-op Farmers' Market will be
open from 10am to 2pm every Sunday through the
spring, summer, and early fall of this year. The
goals of the Co-op Farmers' Market are to support
and help keep local farmers in business and
to provide shoppers with the best fresh
produce available. If you would like any
further information about the Farmers' Market you
can call Pam Stegall at 410-658-3914 or Bob Warren
at 302-366-1577.
Highland
Orchards Farm Market - 1431
Foulk Rd., Wilmington, DE 19803. 302-478-4042. In
early May, rhubarb and asparagus are ready to cut.
Soon, in late May, red strawberries ripen as the
first fruit of the land. The summer harvest is on
in late June as cherries ripen, and red raspberries
and blueberries are ready for picking. As the
peaches form on the trees in thick clumps, they
must be thinned to allow room for proper growth.
Meanwhile, tomatoes, sweet corn and other
vegetablesc are ready for picking. When the peaches
are ripe - soon to be followed by nectarines,
pears, plums, fall raspberries and finally apples,
the packing house operation begins, and many
relatives and neighbors work to grade and pack the
thousands of bushels of bountiful harvest. With
apple season, the cider mill goes into operation,
pressing sweet juice from quality fruit. Even after
the harvest, there is still work to be done: gift
baskets made, trees to be pruned or planted,
equipment to be winterized, firewood cut,
organizing ourselves for the next season.
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