Delmarva Drives
On the Road with Fran Severn
Delmarva’s Farmers’ Markets
One of the best things about living in Delmarva is availability of fresh, good, wholesome, home-grown, often organic food. This has always been an agricultural area. Where else will you find a town called “Fruitland?” Pick-your-own berries and fruit open up as the season allows; local farmers are raising grass-fed beef and lamb, free-range chicken, and natural foraging pigs; seafood? Nah, ‘round here, it’s just Mrs. Pauls. Not.
Roadside produce stand dot the highways, but even better are the farmers’ markets. Produce picked that morning; bread and pastries sometimes still warm; plants and cut flowers; honey and jams; local cheeses – who needs supermarkets when food’s this fresh? Each market has its regular customers and the weekly market is as much a community gathering as shopping experience. You catch up on the gossip, talk about the weather, give advice about cooking something unfamiliar. There’s something deeply satisfying about knowing the people who grow your food and taking home their harvest.
Here are all of the farmers’ markets in Delmarva. Grab a tote bag and wander. Even odds you will end up buying enough for a feast. So pick up a bottle of wine on the way home and invite your friends over.
DELAWARE:
Bethany Beach: Garfield Highway & Pennsylvania Ave. Sunday 8-12.
Delaware State University: State College Road (Near DSU Campus & DE Ag Museum) Sat 10-2
Fenwick Island: Coastal Highway & East Essex St. Monday/Friday 8-12
Georgetown: Town Park (North Bedford & Edward Streets) Friday 3-6
Harrington: Byler’s Supermarket Parking Lot (Rt. 13S) Thursday 1-6
Lewes: Historical Society Complex (110 Shipcarpenter St.) Sat. 8-12 (At Shields Elementary School 6/25,7/9,8/6,10/1)
Milford: Riverwalk Park (N. Walnut St.) Saturday 9-1
Milton: 624 Mulberry St. Friday 3-7
Rehoboth: Grove Park. Tues. 12-4
Seaford: W. Sussex Boys & Girls Club (310 Virginia Ave.) Sat. 8:30-12
MARYLAND
Berlin: Atlantic General Hospital (9733 Healthway Dr.) Thurs. 12-4
North Main St. Wed. 10-3; Fri. 10-3
Cambridge: Main Street (Academy & Muir St.) Tues. 8-7; Thurs. 3-6
Centreville: Lawyer’s Row. Wed. 9-1; Sat 9-1
Chestertown: Park Row at Fountain Park. Wed. 12-5; Sat. 9-12
Denton: St. Luke’s United Methodist Church (Franklin & 5th St.) Tuesday 8-12
Main Street Market (4th & Gray) Wednesday 3-6
Easton: Parking lot on Harrison St. Wed 8-1; Sat. 8-1
Ocean City: Phillips Parking Lot (142nd & Coastal Highway)
Tues. 8-1; Thurs. 8-1; Sat. 8-1; Sun. 8-1
Pocomoke: 3 Market St. Fri. 7-1
Princess Anne: Manokin River Park. Thurs. 3-6
St. Michaels: Muskrat Park. Sat. 8:30-11
Salisbury: Asbury Methodist Church, Camden Ave. Tues. 3-6 (open year round)
Parking lot on E. Market by the river. Sat. 8-1
Snow Hill: Municipal Parking Lot. Tues. 2-6
VIRGINIA
Cape Charles: 110 Blue Heaven Rd. Sat. 1-5
Cheriton: Main. St. Sat. 9-1
Chincoteague: 4113 Main St. Wed/Sat 9-12
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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 06/05/11 at 05:45 PM
There was a time when the drive-in movie was a fixture of summer. Load up the car with the kids, hook the scratchy speaker to the car window, fill up with popcorn and hot dogs during intermission, and watch the latest movies on a massive screen under the stars.
They are gone now. The Diamond State Drive-in in Felton went dark a couple of years ago, and the deteriorating sign for a drive-in near Ocean City is rusting in the brush on Rt. 50. But the lure of watching films in the fresh air instead of in a metroplex has led to a revival of outdoor viewing. A lot of Delmarva communities are using portable screens to show movies outside on summer nights. All the films are family-friendly. Bring your own lawn chair and snacks. (And bug spray.)
CRISFIELD: Movies on the Dock. June 25, July 9, 23 August 6, 20. 9 pm at the dock. http://www.crisfieldevents.com
DEWEY BEACH: Monday Movies on the Beach. June 20-August 29. 8:30 at Dagsworthy Street and the Beach. http://www.beach-fun.com
EASTON: Cinema by Starlight. Fridays, July 1- August 26. 8:30 at Brewers Lane by N. Harrison St. (Across from the parking lot used for the Farmers’ Market) http://www.theavalonfoundation.com
LEWES: Cinema by the Canal. Thursday June 16, July 21, August 18 8:30 at Canalfront Park
OCEAN CITY: Monday & Friday, 8:30 at 27thy St. and the Beach; 8:30 Thursdays at Princess Royale Hotel on 91st St.; Wednesdays at the Carousel Hotel on 117th St. and the beach. http://www.ococean.com
REHOBOTH BEACH: Cinema by the Surf. Thursday July 7, August 11. 8:30 at the Bandstand. http://www.rehobothfilm.com
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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 06/04/11 at 08:29 PM
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