Tag: Cape Ann Farmers’ Market

More Farmer’s Market craze

Posted on by Matthew Green

Thursday, 3-6:30 at Stage Fort Park! Don’t miss it! It’s not just food (as if delicious local food were not a sufficient reason to go…); there are also people selling cookbooks, pottery, and art; plus there are art activities for the kids, run by teens from Art Haven.

One of the things I like most about the Farmer’s Market is that the people who are selling things there are usually closely involved in the production of what they sell.  That makes a world of difference; you can see that they are proud of what they are selling, they really know it inside and out, and they are convinced of its value. Their enthusiasm is contagious!  And they often offer free samples.  So, be forewarned: you are likely to spend more money than you planned to.  But that’s OK, it’s supporting the local economy!

Here are some photos from last week. Click on the block of thumbnails to see a slideshow, or scroll down to see some of the photos larger without leaving the post.

 

 

 

Edibles flowers, believe it or not:

Community Stuff

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Joey,

Don’t know if anyone asked you to help us publicize our upcoming 2012 Volunteer Day Mug-Up scheduled for Saturday March 31 from 10:00 to 12:00 noon at the museum 66 Main Street, Essex, MA 01929.  I’ve attached our volunteer application as well as our poster for this event.  We need volunteers!  Anything you and GMG can do to help spread the word would be appreciated.

Many thanks,

Jim (Penn State) Diedrich

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Judith Montferrante writes-

Attached, see info about the new Wicked Tuna TV show premiere based on the Gloucester Tuna fishing industry – with some segments shot at the Topsider Bar & Grill – bar area. Some of my photography may be on view (I had to sign a National Geographic release).  Stay tuned.  Thanks, Judith

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Seafood Throwdown Tonight! At Cape Ann Farmer’s Market

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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MasterChef Meets Seafood Throwdown
Event to Highlight Importance of our Local Fishermen & Local Seafood

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Gloucester, MA – Not only do we step out of downtown Gloucester for this week’s Seafood Throwdown, but we bring in MasterChef! Our old friend and two-time Seafood Throwdown competitor Christian Collins is coming back to judge this week’s event. It just happens he’s a competitor himself, but on Fox’ MasterChef where he’s in the top 4!

This week’s competing teams are from Amelia’s at 78 Thatcher Road in Gloucester who will be represented by Chef and owner Amelia Lopes and her daughter Danielle Vossantos. And just down the backshore at 125 Atlantic Road is the Breakfast Cafe at the Atlantis Ocean Front Inn. Chef Jessica O’Leary will be joined by MaryEllen Gigliotti.

Joining Christian in the judging will be Heather Atwood blogger on "Food for Thought" and columnist/video author for the Gloucester Daily Times, The Eagle-Tribune, and the Newburyport News. Joining her will be Laurie Lufkin of Essex, winner of cooking contests from the Essex Clamfest, Topsfield Fair, Florida, the Food Channel and Family Circle Magazine and back. Emcees will again be Peter van Ness of "gimmesound.com, The New Music Pipeline" and Joey Ciaramitaro from "GoodMorningGloucester My View of Life on the Docks" blog. All we are missing is Gordon Ramsey!

here’s how Christian Fared The last Time he Competed In a Cape Ann Farmer’s Market Seafood Throwdown

We have pictures and video from his Seafood Throwdown at The Cape Ann Farmer’s Market Facing off vs Passports

Must See! “A Maritime Mystery: The Case of the Crusty Rusty Arm” Tonight At Cape Ann Farmer’s Market

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Dawn Gadow submits-
Hey Joey – I’ve got a video for you! This is the video of our performance of The Mermaid Robot of Gloucester at the Farmer’s Market two weeks ago for all to enjoy! The second performance of Summer PlayCamp is tomorrow (July 28th) at 6:00 at the Stage Fort Park gazebo. It’s gonna be an awesome one called “A Maritime Mystery: The Case of the Crusty Rusty Arm”. The kids have written the whole play and made the sets, props and costumes for it over the past two weeks and the only performance is at the Farmer’s Market, so you can’t miss it!

Alrighty, I think that’s all for now. I promise to send more things your way soon 🙂

Cheers,
Dawn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77jsEw4zP0s

Video How To Fillet A Codfish Demonstration With Steve Parkes At July 21, 2011 Cape Ann Farmer’s Market

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Sugar Magnolia Spicing Up Seafood Throwdown for the Fourth Season Today At The Cape Ann Farmer’s Market

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Seafood Throwdown returns to the Cape Ann Farmerʼs Market at Stage Fort Park on
Thursday, July 21st at 4 p.m. This marks the fourth season for this popular cooking contest where the fish always wins and consumers are inspired to think about the role our fishing communities play in ocean conservation. Missy Sallah will once again brings her team from Sugar Magnolias on 112 Main Street to defend her undefeated title as the “Reigning Queen of Seafood Throwdown” for the fourth year. She will be competing
against Julie Ann Geary with the team from Classic Cooks Catering at 10 Blackburn Center. No stranger to cooking, Julie has been in the catering and cooking business for thirty years. We will again be joined with Steve Parkes and his popular demonstration of how to fillet a fish – successfully, Joey Ciaramitaro of Good Morning Gloucester, and Peter van Ness of GimmeSound.

Judging this event will be Loretta Lomba, director of the Chill Zone and a regular behind the Backyard Gardenerʼs table at the farmers market, a member of the Gloucester Fishermenʼs Wives Association and Heather Fraelick, a local foodie and fitness expert. The dishes created by Missy and Julie will be judged on taste, use of the whole animal, originality and presentation.

Seafood Throwdown is a brainchild of the partnership between the Cape Ann Farmerʼs Market and NAMA, the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance. Originally conceived as a tool to promote a Community Supported Fishery, or “CSF” here in Gloucester, the successful program has now expanded to over 20 CSFs throughout North America (visit http://www.localcatch.org for more details). The local CSF, Cape Ann Fresh Catch, is a project of the Gloucester Fishermenʼs Wives Association and is in its third year of operation and delivering to a far greater audience than just Cape Ann with 16 Greater Boston distribution points now being served.
As well as promoting the CSF concept, the Seafood Throwdown brings home the message that “Who Fishes Matters” and that principled choice driven by an educated consumer is a way of promoting needs of both ecological and economic realities. The Market opens at 3pm, the contest starts at 4pm and donʼt forget – the parking is free on market days.
A second Seafood Throwdown at Cape Ann Farmers Market is scheduled for August 11th. Once again this year the Seafood Throwdown season is being kicked off in New York at the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket in Brooklyn. Other events are scheduled for New Bedford Working Waterfront Festival, Marthaʼs Vineyard, New Hampshireʼs Fishtival and the Common Ground Country Fair in Maine, amongst others. Visit www.namanet.org

Cape Ann Farmer’s Market Info

Cape Ann Farmers’ Market

Thursdays 3:00 – 6:30 pm at Stage Fort Park

free parking!

June 30 – October 13

Today- Must Do Events Nights On The Neck- Cape Ann Farmer’s Market

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Thursday, July 7 : NIGHTS ON THE NECK

Elynn Kroger Gallery, 15 Rocky Neck Ave

5 – 8 pm: Live music: Lisa Landry and Janet Young
Skye Fresh will demonstrate jewelry techniques and sales

Sailor Stan’s, 1 Wonson St.

5 – 9 pm: music and dinner

Imagine Gallery, 43 Rocky Neck Ave

5-7 pm: Rick Drost, accoustic guitar player and singer
7 – 8 pm: Moira Kelly on Harp
8-9 pm: Rick Drost, accoustic guitar player and singer

Rocky Neck Gallery, 53 Rocky Neck Ave

6 – 8 pm: The Quarry Men featuring Matt Natti on the Didgeridoo, Eli Natti on Upright bass and Jim Corcoran on the hand drums

Alma McLaughlin Antiques, 77 Rocky Neck Ave

5-8pm: Paco, Flamenco guitarist and Concertina player

Madfish Wharf,77 Rocky Neck Ave

6-7 pm: Moira Kelly, Traditional Irish Harpist

7-8:30 pm: outdoor concert, Bird Mancini : "A cosmopolitan fusion of blues-tinged rock, Latin-flavored Bossa Nova, country folk balladry, and woolly psychedelia!" Listen: www.birdmancini.com/

Schooner Adventure in The Marine Railways

5 – 9 pm: Sea Shanty Singers

For more detailed info on all events see EJ Khan’s Did You Know on GoodMorning Gloucester.

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Cape Ann Farmer’s Market- 3-6:30PM at Stage Fort Park Click Pic Below for Directions

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Cape Ann Farmers’ Market – Backyard Growers Program FUN PAGES / RESOURCES webpage!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Lara Lepionka writes-

Dear Backyard Growers and All Who Love Growing Things:

I would like to officially announce the Backyard Growers Program’s FUN PAGES / RESOURCES webpage!

http://www.capeannfarmersmarket.org/backyard-growers/resources.html

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One of our very own Backyard Growers, Phoebe Potts, has created the Backyard Growers FUN PAGES – a simple, visual guide to the basics of starting a raised bed vegetable garden in the city. Enjoy the adorable little shape people as they happily lead you to the joy and fulfillment of growing your own food! Hurray Phoebe! You are a true believer in the cause!

And then scroll down to the RESOURCES section, which will link you to local and mail-away suppliers, websites where you can learn more gardening information, and our partners’ websites.

Please forward this along!

Thanks – Lara Lepionka, Backyard Growers Coordinator

The FUN PAGES / RESOURCES webpage was made possible through a grant from the Sparkplug Foundation.

Weekend Picks From Your Boy Joey

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Here’s my top picks for the weekend (weekends started on Thursdays when I was in college)-

Thursday Afternoon-

Cape Ann Farmer’s Market

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Friday

The Last Weekend Of Trails and Sails

Historic Ice House Tours

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Chill with the coolest guys in town! Enjoy a cool visit to Cape Pond Ice Company, icing Gloucester’s fleet since 1848. We were featured in Sebastian Junger’s account of The Perfect Storm. Tours highlight the history of the ice industry, with vintage film of natural ice harvests. See first hand 300-pound block ice being made – up to 350 tons per day, fishing vessels taking on ice and ice sculptures being carved in our historic icehouse on Gloucester’s working waterfront. www.capepondice.com

parking restrooms family friendly scenic byway

Fri 09-17 2:00-3:00pm
Sat 09-18 11:00-12:00pm  1:00-2:00pm
Sun 09-19 11:00-12:00pm
Fri 09-24 2:00-3:00pm
Sat 09-25 11:00-12:00pm  1:00-2:00pm
Sun 09-26 11:00-12:00pm

Location: 104 Commercial Street Gloucester 01930. 978 283 0174 I-95 to 128N towards Gloucester/Rockport. At 1st traffic circle (Grant Circle Rotary), take 1st right onto Washington St. Turn right onto Middle St, left onto Angle St, right onto Rt. 127/Rogers St, and right onto Commercial St. Cape Pond Ice Company is at end on left. MAP IT

Saturday

On Saturday, September 25 from noon to 3p.m. Cape Ann TV is having a unique fundraiser event at the Gloucester home of Virginia Lee Burton, a Folly Cove artist and beloved children’s book author. The events will include a sing-a-long with the Plum Cove School children; Jojo from the children’s television show “Jojo’s DreamCart” will lead children in interactive drama games based on “Katy and the Big Snow”; arts activities with Art Haven and Valerie McCaffrey; storytelling with Lucille LePage; scavenger hunts; picture taking with wooden cut outs of Burton’s storybook characters; and a chance to bid on a rare original Virginia Lee Burton linoblock print, printed by the Sarah Elizabeth Shop. No on site parking, parking is available at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at 1123 Washington Street, Gloucester where a CATA trolley will pick you up and bring you to the event.

Chickity Check it!

Schooner Sail

First come First Served so get there early!

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Welcome aboard the Schooner Thomas E. Lannon for a 1.5 hour sail about historic Gloucester Harbor. Help Captain Tom Ellis and his crew raise the sails or just relax and enjoy the views of castles, lighthouses, and the working waterfront. Let your imagination take you back 100 years when Gloucester’s harbor was full of working Schooners. LIMITED AVAILABILITY. First come, First Served. No advance reservations will be accepted. Come to the Schooner Sails shed to get tickets before lining up to board the boat.  Event capacity: 45. www.schooner.org

parking restrooms wheelchair accesible family friendly scenic byway

Sat 09-25 9:00-10:30am
Sun 09-26 9:00-10:30am

Location: 63 Rogers Street Gloucester 01930. 978 281-6634 I-95 to 128N to Exit 11 (1st right at rotary), go .8 of a mi to Legion Building and bear right. Take a quick left onto Angle St. and proceed to stop sign. Down hill and turn left onto Rt. 127 (Rogers St.). Schooner Sails office is one of three sheds to right of Gloucester House Restaurant.Parking in the adjacent municipal (metered) lot is $.50/hr. Note: Parking in the adjacent municipal (metered) lot is $.50/hr. MAP IT

Fitz Henry Lane’s Gloucester

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Join the Cape Ann Museum for a walking tour of Fitz Henry Lane’s Gloucester. Stroll through this nineteenth century maritime artist’s Gloucester neighborhood. Walk past some of the views captured in his landscape paintings and learn about Lane’s active participation in the community. Finish at the Cape Ann Museum which is home to the preeminent collection of paintings and drawings by Fitz Henry Lane.  Event capacity: 20. www.capeannmuseum.org

restrooms wheelchair accesible family friendly scenic byway

Sat 09-25 11:00-12:30pm  2:00-3:30pm

Location: 27 Pleasant Street Gloucester 01930. 978-283-0455 I-95 to Rte 128N towards Gloucester/Rockport. At 1st traffic circle (Grant Circle Rotary), take 1st right onto Washington St. Pass over railroad tracks, and take 4th left onto Prospect St. Take 4th right onto Pleasant St. Museum is on left across from municipal parking lot. MAP IT

Gloucester’s Working Waterfront

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Join Schooner Adventure for a walking tour of Gloucester’s working waterfront during its fishing heydays. Using maps from the 1880s and historic photographs, we will go back in time to visit the former buildings and businesses that once occupied our harbor. Tour will start at the Fisherman’s Statue; walk from the Boulevard, down Rogers St., ending at the Fitz Henry Lane House. Tour will be about 90 minutes.  Event capacity: 30. www.schooner-adventure.org

restrooms family friendly scenic byway

Sat 09-18 10:00-11:30am
Sat 09-25 10:00-11:30am

Location: 57 Western Avenue Gloucester 01930. 978-281-8079 I-95 to Rte 128N to Exit 14 and take Rte 133 W towards Essex-Ipswich. Turn left at Rt.127/ Western Ave. Metered lots on Rogers St. and near City Hall off Pleasant St. Metered street parking along Main and Rogers St. Limited free parking at St. Peters Square. Public restrooms are at the ending point. MAP IT

Sunday

Talking Walls of Gloucester

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The Gloucester Committee for the Arts will be conducting tours of Gloucester City Hall’s renowned and extensive wall murals, created by the Works Projects Administration (WPA) in the 1930s. Don’t miss the chance to spend time with these stunningly vibrant paintings that add yet another unique flavor and richness to Gloucester’s artistic history.

parking restrooms wheelchair accesible scenic byway

Sat 09-25 1:00-2:30pm
Sun 09-26 1:00-2:30pm

Location: 9 Dale Avenue Gloucester 01930. I-95 to 128N to Gloucester. At first traffic circle (Grant Circle Rotary) take first right onto Washington St. Turn left on Railroad Ave. Turn left at buoy marker onto Prospect St. Turn right on Dale Ave. Gloucester City Hall is on the left. MAP IT

Til Next week…

Farmers Market Usual Suspects All Smiles!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

For More Information About The Cape Ann Farmer’s Market- http://www.capeannfarmersmarket.org/

Thursdays from 3-6:30PM

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From The CAFM Website-

Common Crow Making Grass Fed Beef Tacos at the Farmer’s Market

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

The grass fed beef taco’s from the Common Crow at the Farmer’s Market were a big hit.  See how they were made here-

Common Crow To Go on Main Street serves up tasty dishes to go.  Stop by and get your healthy food groove on!

Here is the Common Crow website to learn more

Duckworth Beach Gourmet Van At The Cape Ann Farmer’s Market With Host Michelle Tocco

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Michelle Tocco does her best Vanna White impression in this tour of the Duckworth Beach Gourmet Van at the Cape Ann Farmer’s Market.

Click the link below to check out the Duckworth Beach Gourmet  website-

http://www.duckworthbeachgourmet.com/dbghome1.html

Am I The Only One Who Thinks…

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Am I the only one who thinks the fish in the Cape Ann Farmer’s Market Seafood Throwdown Poster looks like an angry penis?

Poll Time!

congratulations to Beth Swan who wins a T Shirt for her winning photoshop of Paul Morrison being eaten by a great white.  Beth ran away with the vote.  come down and pick up your shirt Beth at the dock.

July 15,2010 Seafood Throwdown At Cape Ann Farmer’s Market Pics By David Cox

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Click Here For The Slide Show Including ALL The Pics

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Seafood Throwdown Details From the Cape Ann Farmer’s Market

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Seafood Throwdown at Cape Ann Farmers Market

Date:

Thursday, July 15, 2010 – 3:00pm – 5:00pm

Rogers Street, Gloucester, Massachusetts

Seafood Throwdowns were born at the Cape Ann Farmers Market two summers ago. This year, Seafood Throwdowns are back at the Farmers Market’s new location on Rogers Street.

Seafood Throwdown season returns to Gloucester this Thursday, July 15 starting at 4 p.m. at the Cape Ann Farmers’ Market new location on Rogers St. The reigning queen of the Throwdowns, Missy Hart and her Team Sugar Magnolias will once again defend her Throwdown title against Ryan Cox’s team from the Farm Bar and Grille in Essex. While new to the Seafood Throwdown, Ryan’s team is no stranger to competition and innovation as seen in their most recent event “The Farm at Sea” which was held on a boat.

Seafood Throwdowns are an opportunity learn more about our local seafood, local fishing fleet and fisheries related issues affecting our ocean, fishing economies and coastal food systems.  Chefs Hart and Cox will educate and entertain you with their skills as they show how to work with whole, fresh, and very local seafood. Chefs can bring three of their favorite ingredients and once they discover the secret seafood they will be using, they get $25 and 15 minutes to shop the Farmers’ Market for ingredients.  After their shopping spree, they have one hour to cook and present their entry for the judge’s consideration. This is a free event, open
to the public.  Tastings will be available for farmer’s market shoppers.

The event is a collaboration between the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, Cape Ann Farmers Market, Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association and the Cape Ann Fresh Catch Community Supported Fishery (CSF).  It promises to be a fun, educational and community-driven activity designed to link the importance of locally caught seafood to the health and resilience of our ocean.

See you there!

Download the press release by clicking on this link.

Ryan Cox- Farm Bar & Grille Disrespected By Sugar Mags and Ups The Ante

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

After Missy From Sugar Magnolia’s disrespected The Farm Bar and Grille, Ryan Cox Fires Back!

Come one come all! There will be no losers at this Throwdown as we’re all gonna party down at the Farm afterwards! Woot!