FINAL MARKET OF 2026 ~ MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 ~ 8AM TO 12NOON
Celebrating our 20th season
Twenty Years, Celebrated One Last Sunday (Well, Monday!)
That was it, BBFM family. Our 20th season wrapped up with one final Market on Monday, September 7, from 8am to 12noon, at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Garfield Parkway. People came early, came hungry, and came ready to say thank you to the vendors who fed us all summer long.
Since 2007, our Market has been about one simple thing: connecting the people who grow our food with the people who eat it. Twenty years in, that connection still makes Sunday (or our last this year on Monday) at BBFM worth showing up for.
Looking Back on Season 20
15 Markets, Not 14. Thanks to where Memorial Day fell on the calendar, we got an extra week this year, kicking things off on May 31 with a sunny but cool opening day.
A New Face at our Market. We welcomed Carey Apiary and Farm this season, run by Master Beekeeper Patrick, who operates 50 hives and quickly became a Market favorite for raw honey, pollen, and beeswax products.
Peach Season Ran Short. Bennett Orchards had a tougher year than usual, with a lighter crop, an early start, and a total loss of their final “Encore” variety. As they put it: they’re a real, working farm that sells only what they grow, so their season depends on what the crop gives them. Pick-your-own wrapped up along with peach season. #WeGrowWhatWeSell
We Celebrated National Farmers’ Market Week in early August with a deep dive into fresh honey versus store-bought (courtesy of Carey Apiary) and a fun tangent into “corn sweat,” the very real phenomenon of corn fields adding humidity to Sussex County’s already sticky summer air.
We Went French. Périers Day on July 27 had us channeling Julia Child, Jacques Pépin, and Paul Prudhomme, with our Market vendors supplying the baguettes, herbs, lavender, and everything else needed for a French-inspired table.
We Kept Giving Back. Our Gleaning Program with Mariner’s Church continued all season. Each week, vendors donated what they could, and Mariner’s food pantry got it to families who needed it. Thank you to every vendor who made that possible.
We Talked About the Dry Summer. Delaware’s statewide drought watch was on a lot of minds this season. While our vendors didn’t report specifics on how it affected their fields, dry conditions are something every grower keeps an eye on, and we appreciated everyone’s flexibility as the season played out.
Every Vendor Got Their Moment. Our Live Reels series featured every single vendor at some point this summer, from Davidson’s Exotic Mushrooms explaining their varieties to Jackie Blues walking us through their crab-catching and picking process. If you missed any, they’re still up on our Facebook page.
Thank You
To our vendors: thank you for twenty years of showing up, rain or shine, drought or downpour, with the freshest produce, seafood, meats, and goods around.
To our volunteers, our Board, and our Volunteer Coordinator Carolyn: thank you for keeping our market running smoothly every single Sunday (and this one Monday).
To our customers, residents, and vacationers alike: thank you for making our Market a real community gathering place for two decades.
We’re looking forward to seeing everyone next year.