City teams up with local farm to offer classes, demonstrations.
Over the last 18 months, the city's Farmers Market at Spence Farm has thrived. In addition to offering local foods and merchandise, residents teamed up to win a grant for a fruit orchard at the farm. And now, classes will be offered during several Sunday markets in the summer and fall. The Woburn Agriculture Commission and Soluna Garden Farms have teamed up to offer the farming classes and materials to anyone in attendance. July 22—2 p.m.—Soluna Farm workshop (after the Farmers Market) - Learn about Reused & Recycled Objects for the Yard & Garden (free). Aug 5—11 a.m.—Soluna Farm demonstration during the Farmers Market - Pesto, Sauces & Condiments form Fresh Herbs (free). Aug 12—2:30 p.m.—Soluna Farm workshop (after the Farmers …
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June 5 marked the beginning of the season for the Woburn Farmers’ Market at Spence Farm.
Fresh fruits and veggies, jewelry and crafts, soaps, flowers, fish and lobster, breads and pastries, honey and jams, beef, coffee and even some home-made candles. Where can you get all this fresh, locally-made products? It has to be the Woburn Farmers’ Market staring a year of communal creativity and engaging eatables. "It has been a phenomenal success," said coordinator Paul Mederios. "A lot of people from Woburn and all around have come out to support us." Between the market's opening at 9 a.m. and its close at 1 p.m., hundreds of locals made the trek down Wyman Street and into the expansive Spence Farm. Mederios and his staff of a dozen volunteers welcomed guests, ran the hayrides, orchestrated the mini-horse petting zoo and even backed…
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6:58 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
The Woburn Agricultural Commission & Soluna Farm would like to remind everyone about the free claas this Sunday @ 11:00 AM @ Woburn's Spence Farm: Pesto, Sauces & Condiments form Fresh Herbs. Uncle Sammy will also be joining us with his accordian stylings! Please bring a lawn chair and stay for awhile and enjoy the farmers market and check out the newest addition to Woburns Spence Farm property: … more ›