Public Food Market | 136 Blackstone Street | Haymarket | Downtown

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I get the impression the Public Market's looking for a different kind of vendor. Think more artisenal cheese and less chowder in a bread bowl.
 
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underground said:
I get the impression the Public Market's looking for a different kind of vendor. Think more artisenal cheese and less chowder in a bread bowl.
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I don't know - you can get chowder in a bread bowl at Chelsea Market just a couple stalls down from the artisanal cheese and the kitchen supply store. With any luck our Public Market will be as varied in wares and price point as CM.
 
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This all assumes that this project ever gets off the ground.
 
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Inclusion is focus of Boston community kitchen

The Trustees of Reservations, the largest conservation organization in Massachusetts, will join with the Boston Public Market to open a 3,000-square-foot demonstration kitchen, Trustees president Barbara Erickson announced this week. The Trustees will serve as a programming partner in the market to facilitate workshops and events at the kitchen. The market is slated to open in summer 2015 at 136 Blackstone St., above the Haymarket MBTA station.

“This signature relationship is an extension of our 100-year commitment to connecting people with land. We want to connect people to the importance of agriculture and inspire them to buy locally,” says Erickson. “This market is the first of its kind in Boston, and this community kitchen is a chance for us to access a new, large, diverse audience.”

The modular, flexible space will host education activities programmed by the Trustees, says Erickson, including lectures, cooking demonstrations by local chefs, and workshops in collaboration with nonprofit partners. Possible topics include cooking demonstrations for people living with diabetes and gardening tutorials for urban dwellers.

The Trustees oversee the Boston Natural Areas Network, which operates hundreds of programs citywide, focusing on topics like urban growing and healthy lifestyles. Erickson says her organization will leverage the network’s reach to cultivate programs geared toward a diverse population.

Elizabeth Morningstar, chief executive officer of the Boston Public Market, says that “diversity and inclusion” is the kitchen’s major focus. In conjunction with the Trustees, she says the space will offer a blend of fee-based and free programming that targets youth and low-income populations. “We see this as a real community kitchen and gathering place.” Boston-based architecture firm Architerra Inc. will design the new space.

The Trustees currently operate two demonstration kitchens, one at Appleton Farms in Ipswich, another at Powisset Farm in Dover.

The 28,000-square-foot market will also house vendors selling locally sourced products and prepared meals, and shoppers will be able to congregate at a central dining area. The market will accept EBT cards. “This is long overdue for Boston — and we think it will be a great success,” Erickson said. Groundbreaking is slated for Oct. 9.


http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyl...ebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fall2014
 
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^^ That's rather unfortunate. Sounds like the idol of Political Correctness is paramount, pushing quality of products and local farms to the back seat.

Given that this is a publicly funded project, in combination with the state of Boston / Massachusetts politics, one can't be surprised.

But once again doing something well may get sacrificed for doing it by excluding the "wrong people" and "diversifying" with the "right people."
 
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itchy, stop talking in code and say what you've mean for Christ sake.
 
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itchy said:
^^ That's rather unfortunate. Sounds like the idol of Political Correctness is paramount, pushing quality of products and local farms to the back seat.
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How the heck did you get that impression from reading that? They are still doing local produce and products. All this is saying is that they will use the demonstration kitchen for more than just cooking classes for housewives.

They are going to offer free programming to the poor, which will help them utilize the products of the market or the haymarket stalls outside, and help them lead healthier lives. Which in turn helps everyone due to better healthcare outcomes and less strain on the poor.
 
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itchy said:
^^ That's rather unfortunate. Sounds like the idol of Political Correctness is paramount, pushing quality of products and local farms to the back seat.

Given that this is a publicly funded project, in combination with the state of Boston / Massachusetts politics, one can't be surprised.

But once again doing something well may get sacrificed for doing it by excluding the "wrong people" and "diversifying" with the "right people."
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If this is what you take from that you are seriously racist.
 
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The Boston Public Market just announced a new partnership to help food vendors at the market develop business plans by going through Interise's StreetWise MBA program. They'll also get access to Crop Circle Kitchen's new Pearl Food Production Center in Dorchester.

From the Banner:

http://baystatebanner.com/news/2014...ket-partner-interise-and-cropcirc/?banner-biz

Interise, CropCircle Kitchen and the Boston Public Market today announced a new partnership that will provide innovative business training to local food vendors at the planned public market slated to open in summer 2015.

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Vendor applicants and local small food businesses will participate in Interise’s award-winning StreetWise ‘MBA’™ program aimed at growing jobs and creating more revenue. The program covers topics such as business development, strategic planning, access to capital, government contacts, financials, marketing and sales, and human resources.

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In addition to gaining new knowledge, participants in the StreetWise ‘MBA’™ program will also make valuable connections with their fellow market vendors, small food businesses from CropCircle Kitchen, other business owners and experts. Working through similar business challenges with entrepreneurs like themselves removes that feeling of isolation and provides access to the resources, relationships, and structure needed to successfully scale their business.

At the end of the program, participants emerge with a certificate of small business and entrepreneurship and a Strategic Growth Action Plan™ -- a three-year plan designed throughout the program outlining business goals and the specific action steps necessary to achieve them.
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Boston Public Market construction to begin

The Boston Public Market will not be a fancy place. The long-planned center for Massachusetts farmers and food makers will feature concrete floors and simple stalls, no wine bars serving oysters and champagne.

Organizers say the market is designed to be devoid of pretention and full of fresh food. And by next summer, it will finally be open to shoppers.

Construction of the 28,000-square-foot market will formally begin Thursday, kicking off a nine-month renovation of a state-owned building along the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. The market will be open year-round and include up to 50 vendors as well as a bakery and demonstration kitchen.

“This is not a high-end, bells-and-whistles type of market,” said Liz Morningstar, chief executive of the nonprofit that will manage the facility. “This is really much more of a utilitarian, flexible space where local vendors can apply their own aesthetic.”

The facility will be situated at the corner of Hanover and Blackstone streets, in a large brick building that also houses a parking garage, offices for the Registry of Motor Vehicles, and the Haymarket MBTA station. Vendors will sell a wide range of products, including produce, meat and seafood, baked goods, beer, wine, and prepared foods.

The market is designed to become the centerpiece of a larger food district along the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. Haymarket pushcart vendors will continue to operate on weekends. A developer plans to include a specialty food store and restaurants in a hotel project on adjacent property.

A central market is a long time in coming for Boston, one of the nation's few major cities that has no place to showcase its local food products and culture. Supporters spent nearly two decades searching for a site; then it took a few more years to generate funding and secure permits. One final approval is still needed from the Federal Highway Administration.

The facility’s organizers said they have raised more than $15 million from public and private sources. Governor Deval Patrick has been among the biggest supporters, allocating $6.5 million in state funding for its design and construction.

“I can’t think of a better location to have a farmers market than along the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway,” Patrick said in a statement. “Our investment in the Boston Public Market creates a place where rural farmers and urban families, financial workers and fishermen, brewers and bee keepers can come together in a new civic institution where we all share the bounty of our state.”

Morningstar said the market will stand out nationally for its devotion to selling exclusively local products.

Massachusetts businesses are being given first preference for space, though producers from around New England will be featured. Visitors will be able to buy most fresh foods available in supermarkets, except for items not grown in the region.

“We are the first market of our type to do an all locally focused market,” Morningstar said. “Everything we sell here has to originate or be produced in New England.”

There is no plan for a sit-down restaurant in the market, but patrons will be able to buy fresh and prepared foods and eat them inside the facility or at tables arranged on the plaza.

Several private groups are making large financial commitments to the market. The Conservation Fund, a national environmental group, is providing $3 million in financing; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is contributing $500,000; and the Trustees of Reservations, which preserves open space in Massachusetts, has raised more than $2 million for the facility.

The Trustees of Reservations will design educational programs for the market and manage its demonstration kitchen. Programs are expected to include chef-led cooking demonstrations, nutrition classes, and market tours. Blue Cross will also provide funding to help low-income families buy fresh foods at the market.
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http://www.bostonglobe.com/business...onstruction/53zZSuBKNGiTGm1oFsE9aN/story.html
 
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That lead photo on the article is hilarious-- basically just took a pic of the building as is, dark windows and ugly parking, stains on the walls, then added in render-people and a sign above the door.
 
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I'm glad they're sticking with non-pretentious food! This will be a great addition to the city when it's completed.
 
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The "groundbreaking" ceremony was on Thursday...

Boston Public Market Finally Breaks Ground
As an admitted ‘foodie,’ Governor Deval Patrick couldn’t be more excited.

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...“I am not going to call attention to the fact that this project that was supposed to have been opened before I left office, is not going to be open before I leave office,” said Governor Patrick. “But I’ll be around and with the help of the private sector, I’ll be able to buy even more food. And I’m a foodie, so I’m looking forward to using the Boston Public Market.”...

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/resta...9/boston-public-market-finally-breaks-ground/
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Visiting San Francisco for the first time in about 7 years and went to the Terminal Ferry Market building---wow, this would be a wonderful model for at least a substantial corner of Boston's PM. It is very up-scale (and sometimes ludicrously so) but for the most part it is super high-quality and aimed at an internationally savvy crowd; I wouldn't buy a lot here on a weekly basis, but for genuinely exceptional pates, cheeses, charcuterie, baked stuffs etc. sold by really knowledgeable people I would definitely make the effort once every couple weeks.
Of course, this probably will not be the BPM's niche. Boston's not quite the foodie town and with the emphasis on local produce, I don't think they would aim for such a cosmopolitan market. Nevertheless, a high-quality food hall concept would probably do well somewhere in town.
 
Tombstoner said:
Visiting San Francisco for the first time in about 7 years and went to the Terminal Ferry Market building---wow, this would be a wonderful model for at least a substantial corner of Boston's PM. It is very up-scale (and sometimes ludicrously so) but for the most part it is super high-quality and aimed at an internationally savvy crowd; I wouldn't buy a lot here on a weekly basis, but for genuinely exceptional pates, cheeses, charcuterie, baked stuffs etc. sold by really knowledgeable people I would definitely make the effort once every couple weeks.
Of course, this probably will not be the BPM's niche. Boston's not quite the foodie town and with the emphasis on local produce, I don't think they would aim for such a cosmopolitan market. Nevertheless, a high-quality food hall concept would probably do well somewhere in town.
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Boston / Massachusetts / New England lacks the farmer / provisioner base of Northern California. For example,

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This is the Sunday Marin Farmers Market in San Rafael (Frank Lloyd Wright Civic Center in the background). With over 200 vendors, it occupies a space larger than Boston's City Hall Plaza.

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First round of vendors announced today.

http://bostonpublicmarket.org/vendors.php

Opening in July.

http://bostonpublicmarket.org/blog.php

BOSTON -- The Boston Public Market today announced the first round of small businesses who will sell locally produced goods in the new permanent, year-round market on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway directly above the Haymarket MBTA station. Starting in July, the 28,000-square-foot Market will house over 30 permanent, year-round vendors selling locally produced items such as farm fresh produce; meat and poultry; milk and cheese; fish and shellfish; bread and baked goods; flowers; and an assortment of specialty and prepared foods.

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The initial vendors announced today include farmers, fisherman, and food producers from Massachusetts and throughout New England. The Boston Public Market will be the only locally-sourced market of its kind in the United States. Everything sold at the Market will be produced or originate in New England.

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The initial round of vendors is listed below, and further information about each vendor can be found on the website. Additional vendors will be announced over the coming months.

American Stonecraft (Lowell, MA)
Natural fieldstone tableware handmade from freshly-tilled stones from working New England farms.

Appleton Farms (Ipswich, MA)
Delicious dairy products from Appleton Farms and the Massachusetts Cheese Guild's 20+ farms and cheesemakers as well as some of New England's best artisanal specialty foods.

Boston Honey Company (Holliston, MA)
Raw unfiltered honey, bee pollen, comb honey, beeswax candles, and skin care products.

Cellars at Jasper Hill (Greensboro Bend, VT)
Single-herd sourced cheeses, cave-aged in our cellars, along with prepared items such as grilled cheeses, raclette, mac n' cheese, custom cheese plates, and Vermont-made accoutrements.

Corner Stalk Farm (East Boston, MA)
Standard and specialty leafy greens and herbs grown in recycled shipping containers in East Boston.

Crescent Ridge (Sharon, MA)
Award-winning ice cream and fresh glass bottled milk.

Daniele (Pascoag, RI)
Crafted from hogs raised on New England family farms, our charcuterie is ready to enjoy in antipastos, soups, salads and panninis.

Inna's Kitchen (Newton Centre, MA)
Prepared foods featuring cuisines of the Middle-East, Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean, and American Jewish delis.

Lilac Hedge Farm (Berlin, MA)
Fresh and frozen cuts of our own beef, pork, lamb, and poultry as well as cured meats, prepared meals and rotisserie chicken.

Mangé (Somerville, MA)
Exotic and aromatic fresh fruit vinegars.

Massachusetts Farm Winery and Growers (Westport, MA)
A wide selection of local award-winning red, white, sparkling and fruit wines, as well as hard ciders.

Mother Juice (Cambridge, MA)
Cold pressed juices, smoothies and plant based foods. All organic and as local as possible.

Peterman's Boards & Bowls (Gill, MA)
Bowls, serving boards and trays, salad tossers, bottle stoppers, and napkin rings made from discarded or fallen trees from New England towns.

Q's Nuts (Somerville, MA)
Sweet, savory and spicy roasts in over six varieties of nuts. Vegan, gluten, soy and dairy free.

Red Apple Farm (Phillipston, MA)
Fresh-from-the-farm fruit, 100% natural cider and all your favorite apple farm treats.

Silverbrook Farm (Dartmouth, MA)
A wide range of farm-fresh products including vegetables, fruit, mushrooms, honey, herbs flowers, eggs, jams, mustards and pickles.

Stillman Quality Meats (Hardwick, MA)
Our farm is a full scale butcher shop- featuring a variety of fresh meat and poultry cuts, hand made sausages, smoked and charcuterie items, artisan sandwiches, pantry and ready to eat selections- direct from our farm.

Stillman's Farm (New Braintree, MA)
The freshest, most amazing, conscientiously grown produce and plants.

Stow Greenhouses (Stow, MA)
Over 50 varieties of beautiful artisan flowers, we cut the best of what is blooming each day and bring it from our farm to your vase.

Sweet Lydia's (Lowell, MA)
Handcrafted confections including gourmet marshmallows, chocolate salted caramels, toffee, candy bars and s'mores.

Taza Chocolate (Somerville, MA)
Stone ground organic chocolate.

The Boston Smoked Fish Company (Sudbury, MA)
Hand-selected smoked seafood produced using sustainably harvested fish, locally sourced ingredients, and all-natural preparation.

Wolf Meadow Farm (Amesbury, MA)
Traditional southern Italian cheese made by hand using the freshest milk available daily.
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We get the Taza Chocolate at Berman's Wine and Liquors in Lexington -- the chocolate is excellent
 
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