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.
Come join the organizers of the Salem Farmers’ Market for a fundraiser to help us prepare for the 2010 Salem Farmers’ Market. Enjoy delicious appetizers, fantastic music provided by Qwill and Henley Douglas Jr., and support the market all for $20. Due to the great success of the Salem Farmers’ Market in 2009 it will be back by popular demand in June 2010. This fundraiser will help with all the costs in making this a reality. Silent Auction items range from a make up less at Rouge Cosmetics valued at $75 to a $50 gift certificate to Rowands Seafood one of the SFM vendors. Other raffle items include a nights stay at the Morning Glory Bed & Breakfast, a gift card to Bella Hair Studio, a $50 gift card to Urban Elements and much more…There are a limited number of tickets so purchase yours in advance at Sixty2 on Wharf or the Salem Chamber of Commerce at 265 Essex Street.
The Salem Farmers’ Market had 20 vendors and ran for 19 weeks with attendance figures over 35,000. This exceeded all expectations for a first market and would not have been possible without their incredible efforts. The Visitor Information Booth served over 14,000 people on weekends in October and was a great resource for many visitors.
Don’t miss the last Salem Farmers’ Market of the season! The market still has lots of great fresh fruits and vegetables, monkey bread, seafood, live lobsters, bread and pastries. For the last market of the season we are encouraging vendors, volunteers and patrons to come in costume or in their official Farmers’ Market T-shirt which is a fundraiser for the market and available for only $15. Enjoy live music, a cooking demonstration and a fun atmosphere at the last market October 29.