Fresh foods for Hanukkah and Kwanzaa

Published on December 08, 2025

Are you hosting or attending a Hanukkah or Kwanzaa celebration this month? Give local products a starring role in your dishes. Look for these and more at Lenexa's Holiday Farmers Market on Dec. 20, 2025:

Hanukkah

• Apples (JET Produce and Meats)
• Honey (Next to Nature Farm)
• Brisket (Hedgewood Farms, JET Produce and Meats) 
• Potatoes and onions for latkes or knishes (JET Produce and Meats)
• Other root vegetables like garlic, radishes, turnips (JET Produce and Meats, TableTop Farms)
• Jam fillings for sufganiyot donuts (The Bean Patch)
• Flour and eggs for challah (Fyler Farms, JET Produce and Meats, Hedgewood Farms)
• Pecans (Jake Creek Pecans)
• Slow cook chai mix (Mindfully Made)
• Sunflower oil and olive oil (JET Produce and Meats, Daniel’s Bar-b-q Sauces)

Kwanzaa

• Sweet potatoes (JET Produce and Meats)
• Cornbread mix (Fyler Farms, JET Produce and Meats)
• Dried pinto beans and black-eyed peas (JET Produce and Meats)
• Bell peppers (TableTop Farms, JET Produce and Meats)
• Hearty greens (TableTop Farms)
• Eggplant (JET Produce and Meats)
• Chicken (Hedgewood Farms, JET Produce and Meats, TableTop Farms)
• Winter squash (JET Produce and Meats, Tabletop Farms)
• Herbal tea blends (Smooth September)