Salem Main Streets

Are you staying in town this Labor Day or packing for a trip the last weekend of summer? Stop by the Salem Farmers’ Market Thursday from 3 – 7 p.m. in Derby Square on Front Street. Pick up some lobsters, fresh bread, apples, peaches, tomatoes, corn on the cob to make the perfect Labor Day picnic.  Do your Labor Day shopping downtown Salem this year. For a complete list of what’s available at the market visit http://www.salemfarmersmarket.org/vendors/. Also come to the market this week at 3:30 for a Chef demonstration by: Kate Hammond and Vittorio Ambrogi from The Grapevine and from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. music by Qwill.

The Salem Farmers’ Market officially received a $2,500 grant to implement the SNAP program.  The grant was awarded by Commissioner Scott Soares and Commissioner Julia Kehoe. Pictured Mayor Kimberley Driscoll, Commissioner Julia Kehoe, Chef Tony Bettencourt, Executive producer and co-host of TV Diner, Jenny Johnson, Commissioner Scott Soares and Salem Main Streets Manager Jennifer Bell.

Market patrons also enjoyed a cooking demonstrationand sampling by Chef Bettencourt of 62 Restaurant and Wine Bar.

Co-host and Executive Producer of TV Diner, Jenny Johnson will stop by the Salem Farmers’ Market Thursday, August 26 at 4:00 p.m. to join the cooking demonstration by Executive Chef & Owner of 62 Restaurant & Winebar in Salem, MA, Antonio Bettencourt.  Commissioner Scott Soares DAR and Commissioner Julia Kehoe DTA will also participate in the cooking demonstration and a special event at the market.  Mayor Kimberley Driscoll and State Representative John Keenan will officiate the special event. The market is held in Derby Square on Front Street in downtown Salem from 3 – 7 p.m. every Thursday through October 21. The official website is www.salemfarmersmarket.org.

Images from the market today…

Many people cruising the market, shopping, watching the cooking demonstration.  Next week promises to be full of excitement with Jenny Johnson from TV Diner, Mayor Kimberley Driscoll, State Representative John Keenan all attending a special event at the market….check back for more details.