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Exploring All the Fair Has to Offer

Written on: July 24th, 2012 in Agriculture

The Delaware State Fair is about so many things – seeing old friends and making new ones, seeing the best work of our state’s young people, eating good food, listening to great music, and watching our children’s faces as they soar into the air on a carnival ride. The fair, marking its 93rd year, is […]


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Guest Post: Ed Kee, Farmers’ Markets: Great Food and New Friends

Written on: May 17th, 2012 in AgricultureGuest Posts

Guest Post from Ed Kee, Delaware Secretary of Agriculture This past Tuesday, Legislative Hall was bursting with pints of red, ripe, Delaware-grown strawberries and tray after tray of strawberry cake. It was a sweet reminder that we are officially in the midst of the 2012 market season. First to open this year was the Milton […]


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Local Delaware Food – Perfect for Thanksgiving

Written on: November 5th, 2011 in AgricultureGuest Posts

Since the weather is getting cool and the holiday season is upon us, we asked Anne Fitzgerald, the Public Information Officer at the Department of Agriculture, to share her plans for feeding her family with Delaware’s incredible offering of local food.  WARNING: if you’re hungry, you might not want to read this…  If you’re not […]


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Cool Spring Farmers Market – Rain or Shine Tonight

Written on: October 13th, 2011 in Agriculture

The leaves are turning and it’s a great day to get outdoors.  We helped kick off the Sussex Outdoors Summit this morning and we’ll be celebrating the success of Cool Spring Farmers Market in Wilmington this evening. It may be getting colder, but you can still get fresh fruit and vegetables.  There are plenty of […]


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Delaware State Fair: Celebrating Agriculture and Communities

Written on: July 23rd, 2011 in AgricultureGuest Posts

I’m looking forward to this year’s Delaware State Fair!  Here’s a guest post by Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee. **** July in Delaware means it is State Fair time. The Fair means a lot of different things to different people, but there is no doubt that celebrating our agriculture is the major theme.  After […]


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