Plans are underway to hold a Thursday Farmers' Market on the Boylston Plaza between the Hynes Convention Center and the Prudential Center.
This would be in addition to the Tuesday and Friday markets held in Copley Square.
Cathy and David Gilson of Gilson Family Herb Enterprises are organizing the market.
In an interview, Cathy Gilson said they hope to serve all the people who work and live in the area around the Prudential Center.
She confirmed that plans are well underway and that applications are out to farmers who might want to sell at this location. By midsummer the space in the photo above should be filled with fresh food and happy shoppers like the second photo of the market at Copley Square.
New farmers' markets have been popping up all around Massachusetts according to Hannah Freedberg, Development and Outreach Director for The Federation of Mass Farmers Markets.
She said, "Five years ago there were less than 100 farmers markets in Massachusetts. This season we anticipate that about 200 markets will be running in cities and towns across the state."
The number of markets in the state has doubled in five years, thanks primarily to significantly increased consumer demand for farm-fresh products.
The Federation of Mass Farmers Markets is thrilled that increasing numbers of consumers are recognizing the great taste and superior freshness of locally grown food, as well as the significant civic, economic, and environmental benefits of buying from local producers."
That is good news for all of us who love local fresh food and value the people who grow it.
Details:
Mass Farmers Markets
(a 501c3 non-profit charitable organization)
240 Beaver Street, Waltham, MA 02452
www.massfarmersmarkets.org
Gilson Family Herb Enterprises, Ltd.
368 Main Street, Groton MA
Welcome to BostonZest Jacqueline.
As you may know, there is a group that has been working on a Boston Public Market for years. Now the city is talking about putting it next to Haymarket.
I'm not sure that is a great location from all that I learned during the early feasibility studies, but we do need to find a location and get it underway.
Posted by: Penny | February 27, 2009 at 03:37 PM
This is great news and we're told that our Dewey Square Market is coming back, too. What we really need is a world class permanent year-round market like Pike's Place in Seattle! Even Philly has Reading Terminal, what's taking us so long here?
Good to discover your blog.
Cheers,
Jacqueline
Posted by: Jacqueline Church | February 27, 2009 at 12:12 AM