2024-03-05T11:06:10-05:00 2023-12-31 931601729 ATLANTIC BLUE ADVISORS LLC 34382 CARPENTERS WAY STE 6 LEWES DE 199584919 990 2023-01-01 204131598 HISTORIC LEWES FARMERS MARKET SOCIETY INC HIST 3026441436 PO BOX 185 NASSAU DE 19969 HELAINE HARRIS PRESIDENT 3026441436 2024-03-05 true HELAINE HARRIS XXX-XX-XXXX true SARAH E DILL P01524540 3026445990 2024-03-04 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z HELAINE HARRIS 2301 CONNECTICUT AVE NW APT 3B WASHINGTON DC 20008 709406 false X HISTORICLEWESFARMERSMARKET.ORG X 2007 DE THE HLFM IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO NURTURING A VIBRANT LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM IN DELMARVA THAT IS SUSTAINABLE AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. WE BRING TOGETHER OUR COMMUNITY AND FARMERS THAT GROW OUR FOOD. WE BUILD DELIVERY NETWORKS THAT CONNECT LOCAL GROWERS TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR PRODUCER-ONLY FARMERS MARKETS AND OTHER FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS. WE FOCUS ON EMPOWERING EMERGING FARMERS AND EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING LOCAL FARMLAND. OUR GOAL IS AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THAT INCREASES HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS, REDUCES FOOD WASTE, AND BENEFITS OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. 7 7 7 160 0 158171 591065 83499 103126 785 4920 7856 8695 250311 707806 1570 950 0 77861 115696 0 23509 108636 342752 188067 459398 62244 248408 244390 496485 8622 7925 235768 488560 X THE HLFM IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO NURTURING A VIBRANT LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM IN DELMARVA THAT IS SUSTAINABLE AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. WE BRING TOGETHER OUR COMMUNITY AND FARMERS THAT GROW OUR FOOD. WE BUILD DELIVERY NETWORKS THAT CONNECT LOCAL GROWERS TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR PRODUCER-ONLY FARMERS MARKETS AND OTHER FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS. WE FOCUS ON EMPOWERING EMERGING FARMERS AND EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING LOCAL FARMLAND. OUR GOAL IS AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THAT INCREASES HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS, REDUCES FOOD WASTE, AND BENEFITS OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. false false 136072 99332 FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT: FARMERS MARKET: IN 2023, THE HLFM (HISTORIC LEWES FARMERS MARKET) CONTINUED TO OPERATE TWO FARMERS MARKETS IN LEWES, ONE EVERY SATURDAY FROM MAY-NOVEMBER AND ONE EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM JUNE-SEPTEMBER. THESE MARKETS PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE WHERE CONSUMERS MAY PURCHASE THE FRESHEST LOCAL FOODS AVAILABLE DIRECTLY FROM LOCAL PRODUCERS. CONSUMERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN DIRECTLY FROM THE FARMER HOW THEIR FOOD IS GROWN/RAISED, AND ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN TERMS OF NUTRITIONAL VALUE. THE MARKET ALSO GIVES SMALL, LOCAL FARMERS/PRODUCERS AN OUTLET FOR THEIR PRODUCTS AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THE HLFM MARKET TEAM TO SHARE IDEAS AND LEARN 'BEST PRACTICES' ON ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND DIRECT MARKETING. THE HLFM ORGANIZES WEEKLY DEMONSTRATIONS PROVIDED BY LOCAL CHEFS, FARMERS, MASTER GARDENERS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS ABOUT HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, COOKING TECHNIQUES AND HEALTHY RECIPES. ALSO, AS PART OF THE MARKET, THE HLFM ORGANIZES A GLEANING PROGRAM WHERE THEY TAKE DONATIONS OF EXTRA PRODUCE FROM VENDORS AT THE END OF EACH MARKET, ORGANIZE THE PRODUCE, AND DONATE IT TO CASA SAN FRANCISCO IN MILTON, DE, A CHARITY WHICH RUNS A SOUP KITCHEN AS PART OF ITS MISSION. THE HLFM IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EXPERTISE IN SUPPORTING LOCAL FARMING, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, AND FARMERS MARKET MANAGEMENT. IN 2018, HLFM PUBLISHED "CREATING A FARMERS MARKET LIVING LAB: LESSONS LEARNED IN GROWING A FARMERS MARKET", WHICH WAS THE RESULT OF A 2-YEAR STUDY CONDUCTED BY HLFM WITH FUNDING FROM THE USDA. HLFM SHARED THE FINDINGS FROM THIS STUDY WITH FARMERS MARKET ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND EUROPE BY PRESENTING AT CONFERENCES AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE COPIES OF THE FINAL PUBLICATION. 950 950 SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENT: FARMER SCHOLARSHIPS: THE HLFM AWARDED TWO SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING 950 TO SMALL DELMARVA FARMERS IN 2023, ENABLING THEM TO ATTEND VIRTUAL SUSTAINABLE FARMING CONFERENCES, INCLUDING THE FUTURE HARVEST CASA CONFERENCE AND THE SOUTHEAST FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONVENTION. THESE CONFERENCES DRAW FARMERS INTERESTED IN EDUCATION ABOUT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES FROM A BROAD SECTION OF THE EAST COAST, MID-ATLANTIC, AND THE SOUTH WITH SIMILAR GROWING CONDITIONS TO THE DELMARVA. 7545 3794 THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENT:-HLFM FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS SNAP/EBT: THE HLFM PROVIDES ACCESS TO HEALTHY LOCAL FOOD FOR LOW-INCOME OR UNDERSERVED LOCAL RESIDENTS BY COORDINATING VENDOR PARTICIPATION IN ACCEPTING SNAP (SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM) EBT AT THE MARKET. THE HLFM ALSO PROVIDES MATCHING DOLLARS TO HELP SNAP RECIPIENTS STRETCH THEIR DOLLARS TO PURCHASE LOCAL, FRESH, NUTRITIOUS FOODS. THE HISTORIC LEWES FARMERS MARKET MATCHES UP TO 20 IN TOKENS FOR SNAP/EBT USED AT THE MARKET. THIS 20 MATCH IS FOR EVERY SNAP CUSTOMER, EVERY MARKET. THE HISTORIC LEWES FARMERS MARKET ALSO DOES OUTREACH TO LET SNAP PARTICIPANTS KNOW ABOUT THE HEALTHY FOOD THAT CAN BE PURCHASED WITH THE MATCH AT THE HLFM MARKETS FOOD PANTRY PURCHASE PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM BENEFITS BOTH LOCAL SMALL FAMILY FARMS AND LOW-INCOME LOCAL RESIDENTS. THE MARKET PROVIDES FUNDS TO PAY THE SMALL FARMERS IN THE MARKET TO SUPPLY FRESH LOCAL FOOD WHICH IS DONATED TO A LARGE, LOCAL FOOD PANTRY RUN BY THE EPWORTH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE. BOTH THE FARMERS AND THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO FRESH LOCAL PRODUCE, DAIRY, AND MEAT, BENEFIT. IN 2023, A TOTAL OF 15,372 OF FRESH LOCAL FOOD WAS DONATED TO THE EPWORTH FOOD PANTRY. 267538 FARM TO COMMUNITY PROGRAM: IN 2023, THE HISTORIC LEWES FARMERS MARKET WAS CHOSEN AS THE SUSSEX COUNTY PARTNER BY THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN THE LOCAL FOOD PURCHASE ASSISTANCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM CALLED FARM TO COMMUNITY. AS THE SUSSEX COUNTY PROJECT PARTNER IN THIS TWO-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM, THE HISTORIC LEWES FARMERS MARKET RECEIVES A TOTAL SUBAWARD OF 420,000 TO PROCURE, AGGREGATE, AND DISTRIBUTE PRODUCE, MEAT, EGGS, AND DAIRY FROM DELAWARE SMALL FARMERS AND OTHER LOCAL SOURCES TO FOOD PANTRIES ACROSS SUSSEX COUNTY. SMALL FARMERS IN DELAWARE TYPICALLY HAVE LIMITED CAPITAL AND RESOURCES, LIMITED ACREAGE, CAPACITY, AND PRODUCTION VOLUME TO COMPETE IN MAINSTREAM MARKET OUTLETS, LIMITED MARKETING, AND PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT CUSTOMER BASE. MEANWHILE, SMALL FARMERS PRODUCE A WIDE VARIETY OF FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND OTHER FOOD PRODUCTS EACH HARVEST SEASON THAT THEY SELL AT LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS AND ROADSIDE FARM STANDS. THIS PILOT PROJECT EXPANDS THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL SCALE FARMERS TO GAIN ENTRY INTO ADDITIONAL MARKET OUTLETS AND INSTITUTIONS, BY DEVELOPING A COOPERATIVE STRUCTURE FOCUSED ON MARKETING AND PROMOTION; AND INITIATES A PROCUREMENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FARMERS AND DISTRIBUTION OUTLETS IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY AND SUSSEX COUNTY, SERVING URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE. IN THIS FARM TO COMMUNITY PROGRAM, THE HLFM IS PRESENTLY MANAGING THE PROCUREMENT, AGGREGATION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF FRESH FOOD FROM LOCAL FARMERS TO SUPPLY FRESH PRODUCE, EGGS, DAIRY, AND MEATS TO 13 SUSSEX COUNTY FOOD PANTRIES, FEEDING OVER 3,000 PEOPLE IN NEED WEEKLY. IN 2023, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FOOD DELIVERED TO THOSE IN NEED WAS 210,314. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES INTO 2024. 267538 412105 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 2 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false false true false true true true false false false X X HELAINE HARRIS 3026441436 PO BOX 185 LEWES DE 19958 SHARON DARDINE SECRETARY 20.00 X X 15000 0 0 LINDA DARLING BOARD MEMBER 15.00 X 0 0 0 TRISH HARMER VICE PRESIDE 4.00 X X 0 0 0 HELAINE HARRIS PRESIDENT 30.00 X X 0 0 0 JOANNE MELORO BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 MARTY ROSENSWEIG BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA SAMSON TREASURER 6.00 X X 0 0 0 15000 false false false 420000 171065 591065 MARKET INCOME 900099 84990 84990 SALE OF ITEMS AT MARKET 900099 14342 14342 SNAP/WIC/SFMNP PROGRAM 900099 3794 3794 103126 4920 4920 9645 1600 8045 8045 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 650 650 650 707806 103126 13615 950 950 107475 92009 6611 8855 8221 7053 491 677 7797 5206 2591 2918 2822 96 18499 18361 138 9068 5044 3377 647 9685 5297 4388 1843 1484 359 824 824 2145 2145 4357 4357 FTC FOOD PURCHASE/DELIVER 223645 223645 FUNDRAISING 11515 11515 COST OF GOODS SOLD 9255 9255 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 8838 8823 15 32363 29187 1499 1677 459398 412105 23784 23509 108337 279726 124557 15722 6371 11496 9351 207408 244390 496485 4531 2398 4091 5527 8622 7925 X 235768 336098 152462 235768 488560 244390 496485 248408 4384 X false false false X 23948 94985 135310 158171 591065 1003479 71755 47637 77124 83499 103126 383141 95703 142622 212434 241670 694191 1386620 1386620 6 785 4920 5711 6 785 4920 5711 43927 11773 7655 6856 7695 77906 139630 154395 220095 249311 706806 1470237 0.94310 0.88780 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8612 2773 5839 7110 3598 3512 9351 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 5527 5527 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE HLFM IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO NURTURING A VIBRANT LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM IN DELMARVA THAT IS SUSTAINABLE AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. WE BRING TOGETHER OUR COMMUNITY AND FARMERS THAT GROW OUR FOOD. WE BUILD DELIVERY NETWORKS THAT CONNECT LOCAL GROWERS TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR PRODUCER-ONLY FARMERS MARKETS AND OTHER FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS. WE FOCUS ON EMPOWERING EMERGING FARMERS AND EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING LOCAL FARMLAND. OUR GOAL IS AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THAT INCREASES HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS, REDUCES FOOD WASTE, AND BENEFITS OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT: FARMERS MARKET: IN 2023, THE HLFM (HISTORIC LEWES FARMERS MARKET) CONTINUED TO OPERATE TWO FARMERS MARKETS IN LEWES, ONE EVERY SATURDAY FROM MAY-NOVEMBER AND ONE EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM JUNE-SEPTEMBER. THESE MARKETS PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE WHERE CONSUMERS MAY PURCHASE THE FRESHEST LOCAL FOODS AVAILABLE DIRECTLY FROM LOCAL PRODUCERS. CONSUMERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN DIRECTLY FROM THE FARMER HOW THEIR FOOD IS GROWN/RAISED, AND ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN TERMS OF NUTRITIONAL VALUE. THE MARKET ALSO GIVES SMALL, LOCAL FARMERS/PRODUCERS AN OUTLET FOR THEIR PRODUCTS AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THE HLFM MARKET TEAM TO SHARE IDEAS AND LEARN 'BEST PRACTICES' ON ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND DIRECT MARKETING. THE HLFM ORGANIZES WEEKLY DEMONSTRATIONS PROVIDED BY LOCAL CHEFS, FARMERS, MASTER GARDENERS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS ABOUT HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, COOKING TECHNIQUES AND HEALTHY RECIPES. ALSO, AS PART OF THE MARKET, THE HLFM ORGANIZES A GLEANING PROGRAM WHERE THEY TAKE DONATIONS OF EXTRA PRODUCE FROM VENDORS AT THE END OF EACH MARKET, ORGANIZE THE PRODUCE, AND DONATE IT TO CASA SAN FRANCISCO IN MILTON, DE, A CHARITY WHICH RUNS A SOUP KITCHEN AS PART OF ITS MISSION. THE HLFM IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EXPERTISE IN SUPPORTING LOCAL FARMING, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, AND FARMERS MARKET MANAGEMENT. IN 2018, HLFM PUBLISHED "CREATING A FARMERS MARKET LIVING LAB: LESSONS LEARNED IN GROWING A FARMERS MARKET", WHICH WAS THE RESULT OF A 2-YEAR STUDY CONDUCTED BY HLFM WITH FUNDING FROM THE USDA. HLFM SHARED THE FINDINGS FROM THIS STUDY WITH FARMERS MARKET ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND EUROPE BY PRESENTING AT CONFERENCES AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE COPIES OF THE FINAL PUBLICATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENT:-HLFM FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS SNAP/EBT: THE HLFM PROVIDES ACCESS TO HEALTHY LOCAL FOOD FOR LOW-INCOME OR UNDERSERVED LOCAL RESIDENTS BY COORDINATING VENDOR PARTICIPATION IN ACCEPTING SNAP (SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM) EBT AT THE MARKET. THE HLFM ALSO PROVIDES MATCHING DOLLARS TO HELP SNAP RECIPIENTS STRETCH THEIR DOLLARS TO PURCHASE LOCAL, FRESH, NUTRITIOUS FOODS. THE HISTORIC LEWES FARMERS MARKET MATCHES UP TO 20 IN TOKENS FOR SNAP/EBT USED AT THE MARKET. THIS 20 MATCH IS FOR EVERY SNAP CUSTOMER, EVERY MARKET. THE HISTORIC LEWES FARMERS MARKET ALSO DOES OUTREACH TO LET SNAP PARTICIPANTS KNOW ABOUT THE HEALTHY FOOD THAT CAN BE PURCHASED WITH THE MATCH AT THE HLFM MARKETS FOOD PANTRY PURCHASE PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM BENEFITS BOTH LOCAL SMALL FAMILY FARMS AND LOW-INCOME LOCAL RESIDENTS. THE MARKET PROVIDES FUNDS TO PAY THE SMALL FARMERS IN THE MARKET TO SUPPLY FRESH LOCAL FOOD WHICH IS DONATED TO A LARGE, LOCAL FOOD PANTRY RUN BY THE EPWORTH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE. BOTH THE FARMERS AND THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO FRESH LOCAL PRODUCE, DAIRY, AND MEAT, BENEFIT. IN 2023, A TOTAL OF 15,372 OF FRESH LOCAL FOOD WAS DONATED TO THE EPWORTH FOOD PANTRY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D FARM TO COMMUNITY PROGRAM: IN 2023, THE HISTORIC LEWES FARMERS MARKET WAS CHOSEN AS THE SUSSEX COUNTY PARTNER BY THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN THE LOCAL FOOD PURCHASE ASSISTANCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM CALLED FARM TO COMMUNITY. AS THE SUSSEX COUNTY PROJECT PARTNER IN THIS TWO-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM, THE HISTORIC LEWES FARMERS MARKET RECEIVES A TOTAL SUBAWARD OF 420,000 TO PROCURE, AGGREGATE, AND DISTRIBUTE PRODUCE, MEAT, EGGS, AND DAIRY FROM DELAWARE SMALL FARMERS AND OTHER LOCAL SOURCES TO FOOD PANTRIES ACROSS SUSSEX COUNTY. SMALL FARMERS IN DELAWARE TYPICALLY HAVE LIMITED CAPITAL AND RESOURCES, LIMITED ACREAGE, CAPACITY, AND PRODUCTION VOLUME TO COMPETE IN MAINSTREAM MARKET OUTLETS, LIMITED MARKETING, AND PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT CUSTOMER BASE. MEANWHILE, SMALL FARMERS PRODUCE A WIDE VARIETY OF FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND OTHER FOOD PRODUCTS EACH HARVEST SEASON THAT THEY SELL AT LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS AND ROADSIDE FARM STANDS. THIS PILOT PROJECT EXPANDS THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL SCALE FARMERS TO GAIN ENTRY INTO ADDITIONAL MARKET OUTLETS AND INSTITUTIONS, BY DEVELOPING A COOPERATIVE STRUCTURE FOCUSED ON MARKETING AND PROMOTION; AND INITIATES A PROCUREMENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FARMERS AND DISTRIBUTION OUTLETS IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY AND SUSSEX COUNTY, SERVING URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE. IN THIS FARM TO COMMUNITY PROGRAM, THE HLFM IS PRESENTLY MANAGING THE PROCUREMENT, AGGREGATION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF FRESH FOOD FROM LOCAL FARMERS TO SUPPLY FRESH PRODUCE, EGGS, DAIRY, AND MEATS TO 13 SUSSEX COUNTY FOOD PANTRIES, FEEDING OVER 3,000 PEOPLE IN NEED WEEKLY. IN 2023, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FOOD DELIVERED TO THOSE IN NEED WAS 210,314. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES INTO 2024. 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