The final pickup/delivery service for the season is this Saturday, April 27. It has been our pleasure to bring you fresh and wholesome food throughout the off-season. We will continue to be open at the Garden, located at 31341 Kendale Rd in Lewes for casual shopping during the week for the entire growing season with expanded hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 to 3.

This weekend, April 27 and 28, we will be open Saturday from 9 to 2 and Sunday from 10 to 2. This will be a good time to pick up your plants for your home gardens.

Beginning Saturday May 4, you can find us at the Historic Lewes Farmers Market (HLFM) located at the George H.P. Smith Park from 8 to 12.

The deadline for placing your April 27 pickup/delivery order is Tuesday at 8PM.

Plants, Plants, Plants

Nearly all of our plants will be ready for you this week. We have tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, squash, cucumbers, swiss chard, 8 kinds of lettuce heads, lettuce mix, spinach, arugula, all kinds of herbs, zinnias, marigolds, nasturtiums and more. Stop by and we will help you find what you need and can provide plenty of advise for your gardening questions.

Although we had planned on beginning redemption of CSA credit on May 1, because the season is upon us earlier than usual, you may begin using them now. If you did not participate in the CSA, no worries, we have loads and loads of plants for everyone.

For the next two weeks our hours at the Garden are as follows:

• Tuesday, April 23, 10 to 3
• Wednesday, April 24, 10 to 3
• Thursday, April 25, 10 to 3
• Saturday, April 27, 9 to 2
• Sunday, April 28, 10 to 2
• Tuesday, April 30, 10 to 3
• Wednesday, May 1, 10 to 3
• Thursday, May 2, 10 to 3

What’s Available This Week

The following items are available now to order for pickup or delivery on Saturday, April 27. You can stop by on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 to 3 and Saturday from 9 to 2 for most everything, though placing an online order will ensure it will be available for Saturday pickup or delivery.

Hattie’s Garden is happy to have arugula, mesclun and young lettuce mix for you this week. We also have baby swiss chard leaves, washed and bagged, beautiful red radishes and nice fresh cut cilantro, dill and chives with delicious decorative blooms.

Hattie’s Organic Beans & Nuts
We carry a nice selection of fresh organic dried beans and organic raw nuts. The organic beans we carry are adzuki beans, French green lentils, red decorticated lentils, kidney beans, cannellini beans, pinto beans, garbanzo beans, navy pea beans, green split peas and hearty bean soup. The organic raw nuts include walnuts, almonds, brazil nuts, cashews, pumpkin seeds, and roasted (not raw!) unsalted peanuts.

Enoch Farms has sustainably raised, naturally grown, heritage pork. They provide us with a nice assortment of products, including plenty of specialty sausages, scrapple and porkchops.

Dittmar Family Farms supplies us with plenty of full-sized sweet carrots and their free-range Belted Galloway beef! Dittmar’s grass-fed beef is tender, juicy and flavorful. Often called “Belties,” this exquisite artisan beef is unlike any conventionally raised beef you will find in the supermarket. Known for a much leaner, yet nicely marbled meat, the Belted Galloway averages 46% lower in calories, 70% lower in fat and saturated fat, 57% lower in cholesterol and 19% higher in protein than comparable beef breeds, including Angus. This heritage beef breed dates back over 1,000 years. Get the premium steaks, roasts and other beef cuts while you can, as it is limited in quantity.

AlaskaWild provides us with some of the best wild fish available, directly from a family business based in Clam Gulch, Alaska. We carry whatever is in season and at present have salmon in the following varieties: Coho, Sockeye, Smoked Cajun and of course, traditional. We also have both Alaska Cod and Alaska Rockfish back in stock for you. This fish is flash-frozen and gets rave reviews from our customers.

Davidson Exotics brings us freshly grown organic certified mushrooms each week. We carry Cremini, Portabella, Shiitake, Maiitake, Grey Oyster, Lion’s Mane and King Oyster mushrooms to the list. In addition, we carry their mushroom umami and wild mushroom umami seasonings with or without salt, their mushroom salts, dried mushroom wild rice soups, instant organic free trade coffee with a blend of dried mushrooms, and a big selection of mushrooms powders. The mushroom powders are made from 100% fruiting bodies containing absolutely no filler. All products are certified organic.

Beachdog Farm has pasture-raised, organic non-GMO fed Sussex chicken eggs available, as well as their pasture-raised, non-GMO fed duck eggs. Duck eggs tend to contain even higher amounts of some nutrients than chicken eggs, including folate, iron, and vitamin B12.

From Twin Posts, we have wonderful free-range chicken eggs.

Chapel’s Country Creamery brings us incredible homemade artisan cheese, handcrafted using milk that comes directly from their pastured, grass-fed dairy cows. We carry their Chapel Cheddar, Otterly Pale Cheddar, Bay Blue, Brie, Woodbine, Smooth Sails, Queso Fresco and Paneer.

From Chrissy Bee’s, a division of Stag Run Farm, we have Dutch clover and wildflower raw honey and raw honeycomb.

Backyard Jams & Jellies has many choices this year. If you are looking for some great jams, chutneys, or jellies for the holiday season, please take a look at the selections we have. For more choices, stop by the Garden during our open hours.

Remember the deadline for placing your April 27 order is Tuesday at 8PM. Otherwise, please stop by the Garden on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (10 to 3) or Saturday (9 to 2) or Sunday (10 to 2) for casual shopping.

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Directions to Hattie’s Garden

Hattie’s Garden is located at 31341 Kendale Rd in Lewes approximately 3 miles from Plantation Road (also known as Rt. 1D), coming inland on either Robinsonville Rd. or Beaver Dam Rd (Rt. 23 South).

For the next several months, Five Points is closed at Plantation and Beaver Dam. For those who normally travel that way, just head up Route 9 to Dairy Farm Rd. Turn left at Dairy Farm and right at the end of Dairy Farm onto Beaver Dam Rd. Kendale will be on your left in less than ½ mile.

Kendale Rd. is a short road (0.6 miles) between Robinsonville and Beaver Dam Road. The house is fifth on the left from Beaver Dam Rd, and has a large wooden fence in front of house with purple trim.

Park in the graveled area facing the fence. If you don’t see us, you may toot your horn. We could be processing things in the garage or working outside in the garden.

Reminder that you do not need an appointment. Simply show up during our open hours of operation. We prefer cash or checks, and do have the capability to take credit cards if necessary.

Yours in the Garden,