Jul 282009
 


The Salem Farmers’ Market will add two new vendors to the successful Thursday afternoon market on Derby Square. The new vendors will be Living With Pets, a Salem pet boutique which makes organic homemade dog treats and Mostly Miniatures a grower based in Reading, MA. Mostly Miniatures grows miniature hostas, African violets, herbs and other indoor and outdoor plants.

The market will now offer an array of fruits, vegetables, cheese, bread baked on-site, art items, plants as well as treats for your favorite canine companion. Stop by the market from 4 – 7 p.m. on Front Street every Thursday through October 29. This week Finz restaurant will conduct a cooking demonstration at 4:15 and at 5:15 there will be acoustic music by Bob and Ren. For more information on what’s in-season at the market go to www.salemfarmersmarket.org or call Salem Main Streets at (978)744-0004. The new market now boasts 20 booths offering a great variety of items for sale as well as weekly entertainment and children’s activities.

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Jul 222009
 

This year’s Heritage Days will once again include A Mayor’s Night Out restaurant hors d’oeurves sampler where Salem residents will be able to join Mayor Driscoll on a tour of three of Salem ‘s hot dining spots: Gulu-Gulu Cafe, Tavern in the Square, and the Grapevine Restaurant.

The event takes place Monday, August 3 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Cost to participate is $20 with proceeds to benefit Salem Main Streets. Salem Main Streets is a non-profit organization with the goal of revitalizing downtown Salem as a vibrant year-round retail, dining and cultural destination. Pre-registration for the event is required.

‘Mayor’s Night Out’ will start at Gulu-Gulu Cafe on 247 Essex Street (5:00pm – 5:30pm); a popular gathering place on the North Shore . The next stop on the sampler tour is Tavern in the Square, 189 Washington Street (5:45pm – 6:15pm), the hot new restaurant in town that everyone is talking about. The final stop on Mayor’s Night out is The Grapevine Restaurant, 26 Congress Street known for serving the finest food in a charming atmosphere (6:30 – 7:00pm). For more information or to pre-register contact Salem Main Streets at (978)744-0004 or Jennifer@salemmainstreets.org

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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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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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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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