Come to the opening of the second season of the Salem Farmers’ Market Thursday, June 17. The market will open an hour earlier this year at 3 p.m. and close at 7 p.m. It will feature more farms and more great produce including some new and less common vegetables sure to please the gourmet cooks in Salem. Don’t miss the opening bell of the market at 3 p.m. At 3:30 p.m. Chive, Sustainable Event Design & Catering will do a cooking demonstration and from 5 – 7 p.m. there will be live music by Qwill and The Further From Zen Orchestra. http://wqillmusic.com. The market will include fresh bread by “When Pigs Fly”, live lobsters, and much more. New farms include: Flats Mentor Farm (an Asian vegetable farmer), Cider Hill Farm of Amesbury, and West River Creamery. The Salem Farmers’ Market is held every Thursday June 17 – October 21 in Derby Square on Front Street in downtown Salem from 3 – 7 p.m. It is a Salem Main Streets project and more information can be found at http://www.salemfarmersmarket.org/. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
