IT’S BACK-TO-SCHOOL TIME!

Summer’s almost over, Labor Day is fast approaching.  Now is a good time to make an appointment with your child’s primary care doctor.  Whether your child needs an annual check-up or a sports physical for school, your pediatrician or family doctor is your best partner for a healthy life.

Dorchester House Farmers Market

Dorchester House is teaming up with local agricultural groups with social missions to host a weekly farmers market in Fields Corner.  The market would provide locally grown produce to the Dorchester Community, and would provide information on nutrition, food stamps, WIC and other community organizations.

The primary grower is the SOS “Serving Ourselves” Farm from the Long Island Shelter in Quincy.  The SOS Farm is a program of the Boston Public Health Commission.  It serves as a vocational program for homeless men and women for the Long Island Shelter in the Boston Harbor. The food grown goes for 70% directly to the shelter kitchen.

Their produce would be augmented by the reVision Urban Agriculture Project works in conjunction with reVision House, a shelter for homeless young women and their children located in the Franklin Field neighborhood of Dorchester.  The urban farm is an innovative agriculture and aquaculture project aiming to increase access to affordable, nutritious, culturally appropriate food for shelter residents and community members through our community-supported farm and greenhouses.

A third grower bringing produce to the market is the Flats Mentor Farm located in Lancaster, MA.  The Flats Mentor Farm is a hands-on training mentoring farm for small, beginning farmers of diverse ethnic backgrounds. They grow 20 acres of mainly Asian vegetables which are sold at 16 farmers’ markets in the Boston area and at area grocery stores and grower co-ops throughout the season.

The Dorchester House Farmers Market will be held in the Maxim Pharmacy parking lot next door to the health center on Dorchester Avenue.  The Market is open from 11am to 1pm on alternating Tuesdays and Wednesdays through September.

Schedule:

September

• Wednesday, September 3
• Tuesday, September 9
• Tuesday, September 16 *
• Tuesday, September 23

* note change in schedule

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