Farmers’ Market Has Something For Everyone

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Jun 302009
 

Check out the Salem Farmers’ Market every Thursday from 4 – 7 p.m. in Derby Square on Front Street. As the growing season changes different items will be for sale each week. For the first week Gibney Gardens had a beautiful array of plants…



Salem’s very own Maitland Mountain Farm brought farm fresh eggs which were a hot item and sold out very quickly…


Chef Tony Bettencourt from Sixty2 on Wharf Restaurant provided a cooking demonstration…

Opening day entertainment included music by Qwill and Will Faust and Emily Rousso and children’s activites by A.L.L. Thank you to the Lobster Shanty for holding an opening day fundraiser for the Salem Farmers’ Market!

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Market Opening A Great Success!

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Jun 262009
 

The Salem Farmers’ Market organized by Salem Main Streets drew enormous crowds for it’s opening day debut, Thursday, June 25!

Fresh strawberries were one item enjoyed by all…

The opening day’s festivities were celebrated with Mayor Kimberley Driscoll ringing the market bell and sharing her praise for the work done by the Salem Main Streets Farmers’ Market Committee, pictured here with the Mayor.

Alex Sutherland, Marlene Faust, Kristin Rogers, Beth Paquin, Mayor Driscoll, Jennifer Bell

Alex Sutherland, Marlene Faust, Kristin Rogers, Beth Paquin, Mayor Driscoll, Jennifer Bell

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Salem Farmers’ Market Opens Today

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Jun 252009
 

Salem Main Streets is happy to announce the return of a Farmers’ Market to downtown Salem, MA. With eight farms and eight non-farm vendors already the market is off to a fantastic start. Not only will the market be an incredible shopping area but the whole of downtown Salem will be bustling Thursday nights. Thursday is market night downtown, Salem with over 120 downtown businesses staying open late during the Salem Farmers’ Market hours 4 – 7 p.m. including 70 retail businesses. Many businesses will stay open until at least 8 p.m. and quite a few longer.

The Salem Farmers’ market will run every Thursday from 4pm to 7pm June 25 through October 31, 2009 in Derby Square across from Artists Row on Front Street. The Market opening day will be celebrated with City of Salem, Mayor Kimberley Driscoll ringing the market bell and musical entertainment.

Items for sale at the Salem Farmers’ Market range from fresh lobsters to herbs and include soap, roasted coffee, and art work. The farms participating in the market include: Clark Farm, First Light Farm, Gibney Gardens, Green Meadows Farm, Long Hill Orchard, Maitland Mountain Farm, Simone Farms and Wally’s Vegetables. Non-farm vendors include Rowand Seafood, Rowell Fishing Company, Magick Moon Soap Works, Jaho Coffeeroasters, Nana’s Kitchen and others.

The Salem Farmers’ Market, a project of the Salem Main Streets initiative, will be held at the location of the original Farmers’ Market of Essex County, in Derby Square on Front Street behind Old Town Hall and the Salem Marketplace. The market will run every Thursday from 4pm to 7pm June 25 through October 31, 2009. This is a significant anniversary year that the market is returning downtown Salem as it is the 375th anniversary since Salem was first authorized to hold a weekly market. The market plans to celebrate this anniversary throughout the season.

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Salem Living Green & Renewable Energy Fair June 13 and Salem Lifestyles Open House June 14

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Jun 112009
 

2nd Annual Living Green & Renewable Energy Fair
Saturday, June 13 from 10 am – 3 pm
The Salem Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Salem Main Streets and the Salem Renewable Energy Task Force, invite businesses and organizations that promote green and renewable products to participate in the 2nd Annual Living Green & Renewable Energy Fair.

Our Goal: Promote products, services and information that encourage healthier, more sustainable consumption and lifestyles for businesses and families. There is limited space for participants at the fair, the organizers will review applications and payment will be refunded if applicant is not selected.
Schedule of Events:

Vendor Booths & Exhibits in Old Town Hall from 10 am – 3 pm
Green Kids Zone in Old Town Hall from 10 am – 3 pm
Screening of “Addicted to Plastic” in CinemaSalem at 10 am
“Green Speaker Series” at The Gathering from 11 am – 3 pm

For more information go to www.salem-chamber.org


Downtown Salem, Mass – Come Check Out our Hip, Urban Lifestyle!

Salem Lifestyle Open House – Sunday, June 14
Noon – 3pm

Over 20 realtors are participating in Salem’s first Lifestyle Open House this Sunday, June 14, showing over 30 properties in and around a walkable downtown. A Map of Open House locations can be picked up Sunday, 11.30 – 3pm at the Salem Chamber of Commerce, 265 Essex Street, Salem, MA (T. 978-744-0004).
Properties shown include historic properties, single family homes, townhouses, condominiums as well as rental apartments in and around the downtown area. List prices start as low as $186,000 for a loft style unit and go up to as high as $950,000 for a colonial revival mansion in the Historic McIntire District.

Organized by the Salem Chamber of Commerce and Salem Main Streets.

For more information or a full listing of properties click here. or visit www.salem-chamber.org.

The Spirit of Salem: Urban, Hip & Walkable
Move to Salem, a City where people can live, work, and play.
Just 16 miles north of Boston and accessible by car, train, and ferry, Salem offers its residents many benefits of urban living, but with easy access to beaches, parks, and open spaces. Historic downtown Salem is conveniently located within walking distance to many restaurants, shops, museums, the MBTA commuter rail, and the Salem Ferry, both of which provide direct service to and from downtown Boston.

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