The Local Buzz
Our mission: to bridge the gap between our farms and your table.
🍓 fresh-picked berries are on their way to the Buzz! We’ll have them for sale by 1pm 🍓
Open today til 5, tomorrow (Sunday) 10 to 3 🍓
06/13/2026
Part-Time Farm & Market Team Member
We’re looking for a dependable, hard-working person to join our growing farm and market team.
This is a physically demanding, outdoor position for someone who enjoys staying active, working with their hands, and being part of a small business where their work matters every day.
What you’ll be doing:
* General farm and market work
* Lifting, carrying, loading, and unloading products and supplies
* Assisting customers and helping maintain a clean, organized work environment
* Supporting day-to-day operations wherever needed
What we’re looking for:
* Reliable transportation and consistent punctuality
* Ability to lift heavy items regularly throughout the day
* Ability to work safely and effectively in heat, humidity, rain, and other outdoor conditions
* Strong work ethic and willingness to stay busy
* Ability to work independently, solve problems, and manage responsibilities with minimal supervision
* Positive attitude and commitment to completing scheduled shifts
Hours & Compensation
* Part-time, approximately 20-30 hours per week
* Additional responsibility and demonstrated self-management will be recognized and compensated accordingly
* Immediate opening
This position isn’t for everyone. It is for someone who takes pride in showing up, working hard, and being part of a team that depends on one another.
If that sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Please email a cover letter & resume to [email protected]!
06/11/2026
hyper-local (adj.): within approx. 50 miles “as the crow flies” of a location.
Example: The following items in the market are hyper-local this week:
BEETS
RAINBOW CHARD
CARROTS
CAULiFLOWER
BROCCOLi
GARLIC SCAPES*
FRESH HERBS*
HONEY*
SLiCiNG TOMATOES
HYDROPONIC LETTUCE
PERSIAN CUCUMBERS
ZUCCHiNi
BROCCOLiNi
COLLARD GREENS
CUT FLOWERS
EGGS
BABY SPINACH
MUSHROOMS
HULL PEAS
MINT TEAS
SEASONINGS
* Means HOMEGROWN!
Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays 10am to 6pm
Saturdays 10am to 5pm
Sundays 10am to 3pm
Closed Mondays & Tuesdays
📍821 Port Penn Rd
💫don’t forget your reusable bags💫
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If you’re visiting The Buzz, make sure you wish Miss Ruth a happy birthday! 🎉 We hope her day today is as sweet as honey! 🐝
🎉 SALE SALE SALE 🎉
This week we’re having two special sales, Seymour!
First up, 50% off PLANT* SALE (I’ve got a couple exclusions, they’ll be listed below 😉)
Secondly is a 7 for $20 in the produce barn, stay tuned for what’s included there (envision what you’d do with a plethora of cauliflower!)
HERE ARE SOME DETAILS, ask questions after you’ve read to the bottom:
*🪴🪴🪴PLANT SALE excludes the following: berry plants & brambles, rhubarb plants, houseplants, & succulents
PLANT SALE includes annual planters, hanging baskets, individual annuals, vegetable plants, & herb plants
Discounts will be taken at the register; 50% off the price as marked (for instance, hanging baskets that are marked $27.50 will ring up $13.75)🪴🪴🪴
🍐🍋🥭🌶️🧅🥔🥦🥬 7 for $20 is while supplies last; this sale is designed to help the three of us (you, me, & the farmer who grew it, which is sometimes also me). This week our growers have an excess of cauliflower, but I’m confident that with your help we’ll eat it all 🍐🍋🥭🌶️🧅🥔🥦🥬
Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays 10am to 6pm
Saturdays 10am to 5pm
Sundays 10am to 3pm
Closed Mondays & Tuesdays
📍821 Port Penn Rd
💫don't forget your reusable bags💫
06/06/2026
⬇️🍓Strawberry Saturday! I'Il be back with those good local strawberries by 2pm!🍓⬇️
🫛HULL PEAS ARE HERE, and they're sweeter than your grandma!🫛
🍯💞HONEY IS BACK! If I broke your heart last week, come back to me 💞🍯
🥦That big, beautiful local cauliflower & broccoli are in season, come get enough for this week’s every meal! Sweet local carrots & beets are here! Eggs galore! Fuel your bodies, babes! 🥚
Everything's super-stocked, come see me & your celebrity barn cat!
Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays 10am to 6pm
Saturdays 10am to 5pm
Sundays 10am to 3pm
Closed Mondays & Tuesdays
📍821 Port Penn Rd
💫don't forget your reusable bags💫
05/30/2026
🩷 READ CAREFULLY TIL THE END:
It’s a Saturday and it’s almost June. Okay Molls, what’s that mean?
This’ll be our FIFTH year working with our strawberry growers in Nottingham, PA, about an hour north —
They pick us their bounty on Saturday mornings FRESH 🍓
I have a standing appointment during berry 🍓 season for Saturday pick-up just before noon —
Which means I’ll be back here @ The Buzz & unloaded no later than 2pm —
So if you want your mouth to explode today in the best way possible, wait til after 2 to come over— I make a special trip for these bad boys because they’re absolutely worth it — if you’ve never had a local strawberry 🍓 COME OVER!
Also, local tomatoes are in. They’re gorgeous & delicious, please treat them (and each other) with care!
LOCAL THIS WEEK: Strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, rainbow snap peas, cucumbers, zucchini (the fruit & the cat), beets, kohlrabi, radishes, carrots, spring onions, mushrooms, hydroponic lettuce, baby spinach, rainbow chard, microgreens, eggs, HOMEGROWN fresh-cut herbs, & local fresh-cut flowers
ALSO AVAILABLE: seedless & seeded watermelons, cauliflower, cabbage, cherries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, pineapple, oranges, limes, lemons, mangoes, celery, brussel sprouts, green beans, bell peppers, grape tomatoes, sweet potatoes, russet or gold potatoes, USA garlic, shallots, red & yellow onions, & somebody’s else’s sweet corn ~
And yes, we still have lots of plants! Tomato seedlings, herbs, annual & perennial flowers, strawberry plants, baskets & planters, tons to choose from!
Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays 10am to 6pm
Saturdays 10am to 5pm
Sundays 10am to 3pm
Closed Mondays & Tuesdays
📍821 Port Penn Rd
💫don’t forget your reusable bags💫
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821 Port Penn Road
Middletown, DE
19709
Opening Hours
| Wednesday | 10am - 6pm |
| Thursday | 10am - 6pm |
| Friday | 10am - 6pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 5pm |
| Sunday | 10am - 3pm |