A Mobile Farm Stand May Be Coming to Mattapan

A group of "social entrepreneurs" is planning a unique way to bring fruits and vegetables to a section of Boston that does not have much access to fresh produce.

Universal Hub reports that the charitable organization BRACE has teamed up with the Mattapan Food & Fitness Coalition (MFFC) and Brookwood Community Farm in Milton and Canton to create a mobile pedal-powered "farm stand" that would bring fruits and veggies to Mattapan. The group is hoping to raise $7,743 for the project by Wednesday, August 8 in order to make the mobile farm stand happen (as of Thursday afternoon, August 2, a total of $2,015 has been raised).

For more information (including how to donate), please go to the link below:

Mattapan Mobile Farm Stand

Thanks to Grub Street Boston for bringing this to our attention.


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Update: Marshall's Fenway Farm Stand Is NOT Closing

[Ed note: This article was edited on January 31 to reflect the fact that Marshall's will not be closing after all.]

A farm stand in the heart of Boston's Fenway neighborhood that looked to be closing has gotten a new lease on life.

According to an earlier note on their Facebook page, Marshall's Fenway Farm Stand on Boylston Street was supposed to have shut its doors on Sunday, January 29, with the post mentioning that their lease was up and they did not have another spot available at the present time. A poster on the Chowhound site had said that the building in which Marshall's resides was going to be torn down to make way for a "high rise of expensive condos and a Target."

A more recent Facebook note, however (on Tuesday, January 31--thanks to the poster below for letting us know), indicates that Marshall's will NOT be closing, and that they will apparently be reopening next Monday (February 6). Hours for Marshall's will be 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM, except for Wednesdays and Sundays, when they are apparently closed. The note on their page concludes with a "big thanks...to Samuels Associates for listening to the Fenway Community."

The folks behind Marshall's Fenway Farm Stand also have a farm stand on Concord Street in Gloucester.

The address for Marshall's in Boston is: Marshall's Fenway Farm Stand, 1345 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02215. Their website can be found at http://www.marshallsfenway.com/

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Whim Restaurant Is Opening at Smolak Farms in North Andover

A new restaurant is going to be serving food once a week at a farm in North Andover, and it will be featuring some of the best known chefs in the Boston area.

According to the Smolak Farms website, Whim will be opening at the farm starting next Wednesday evening, and it will be open every Wednesday through late August. The restaurant will be serving a three-course prix fixe dinner for $60 (plus drinks and gratuity) under the stars, with a different chef cooking for patrons each week. Some of the chefs participating include Jason Bond (Bondir), Erwin Ramos (Ole Mexican Grill), Andy Husbands (Tremont 647), and Rebecca Newell (The Beehive).

Dinners commence at 7:30 PM every Wednesday.

Smolak Farms (and Whim) can be found at 315 South Bradford Street in North Andover, which is about a mile south of Route 133 and just north of Dale Street. The phone number is (978) 682-6332 and the website can be found at http://www.smolakfarms.com/

[August 25 update: It appears that Whim is done for the summer, as the last posted dinner was last night.]

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Massachusetts Farmers' Market Week Being Held from August 22-28, 2010

For those of you who love farm stands and farmers' markets, an event being held this week in Massachusetts may be of particular interest to you.

According to the official website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Farmers' Market Week is being held from now through Saturday, August 28, with a variety of events and activities going on throughout the state. Some of the events coming up include a chance for shoppers to win a basket of market products at the Arlington Farmers' Market on Wednesday, August 25; music, tastings of herb salsa and pesto, flower arrangement demonstrations, and live alpacas and rabbits at the Harwich Farmers Market on Thursday, August 26; recipe tips and giveaways at the Ashmont Farmers' Market in Dorchester on Friday, August 27; and a food demonstration and live, local music at the Greenfield Farmers' Market on Saturday, August 28.

A detailed list of events and activities for the 2010 Massachusetts Farmers' Market Week can be found at the following web page (please note that it is a PDF file).

http://www.mass.gov/agr/massgrown/docs/farmers-market-week-activities.pdf

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