Fresh foods for Hanukkah and Kwanzaa

Published on December 08, 2025

Stack of potato latkes on wax paper and tablescape with wooden goblet, candelabra and pumpkin

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)