After 17 years administering our own Charlestown Land Trust Farmers’ Market and one year aiding in the transition to new management, we say a fond farewell to our farmers’ market days.  

 

Keep your eye out for our CLT folks around town. They are leading hikes, creating programs, monitoring protected properties, and running events that promote the conservation of—and love for—open space. Some of them may be wearing “vintage” CLT Farmers’ Market t-shirts as they explore our community’s country spaces—woodland walks, ocean vistas, and trails winding by meadows, streams, and ponds.

 

CLT expresses deep appreciation to all who have been part of our farmers’ market community over the course of the past 17 years. Relationships were built each summer. Relationships that remain part of the foundation of the Charlestown Land Trust. To the Church of the Holy Spirit who welcomed us for 13 summers and shared their beautiful grounds along with a generous area for storage of equipment (and more!).  To our volunteers who provided a labor of love – helping with set up, clean up, parking, photography, and staffing the CLT market table with information about the value of protecting the land and sea we love.  To the vendors who showed up with the finest quality produce and products (along with their positivity). To our market managers who ran things with competence, good will and an ability to problem solve. To the many nonprofit groups that brought information about services and opportunities in our area.  To the musicians who enlivened the market each week.  And most especially to the community of people who came often, shopped, mingled, lingered, and joined in the work of the Charlestown Land Trust. Our gratitude is sincere and heartfelt.

 

Plans are afoot to highlight our market days on our website with photographs from across the years. Stay tuned.