It is all systems GO! The Planning Board approved the Special Permit for the Needham Farmers Market to operate on the front lawn of First Parish Church in Needham Center.
This is shaping up to be a real community building project because in addition to allowing eight vendors, the Board approved an area for Needham artists, for nonprofit information, and for musicians.
Three local farms will be ready to open booths in June. Kate Canney, a farmer and Needham resident who runs The The Neighborhood Farm, grows produce at eleven sites in Needham, Dedham, Westwood and Medfield. Most of the sites are in private yards. She is enthusiastically on board for one booth.
The MacArthur Farm in Holliston, run by Peter and Helen MacArthur, will also sell at the Needham Farmers Market. They have been helping the Market Planning Committee by providing information about how other farmers markets operate. They also sell at markets in Boston, Roslindale, and Dedham.
The third farm is Needham’s own Community Farm, a non-profit community garden and education center located near the Wellesley line at the old Nike site. Sales of their produce will help run their programs.
Opening day is June 10 from 1:00 to 5:00pm on the lawn of First Parish Church Unitarian-Universalist, 23 Dedham Avenue. See you there!
