Category: Resources

  • Farmers’ Markets Opening Dates Spring 2013

    Pull out your calendars and mark the dates when you can go and see our farmers' market friends at their summer spots. 

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    With additional food trucks located nearby, many stands offering lunch items, and the Boston Public Library outdoor seats and courtyard close by, Copley Square is a great place to meet someone for lunch on Tuesdays and Fridays.

    If you have confirmed dates for your favorite farmers' market, please tell us in a comment or send us an email and we'll add it as an update to this post.

    Here are the opening dates for some of our favorite markets. The links are to maps of the locations. 

  • South End/SOWA: May 5th (Sundays)
  • Jamaica Plain (677 Centre Street): May 11th (Saturdays), (Saturdays & Tuesdays after June 11th)
  • Allston Village Farmers Market, 500 Cambridge St.: May 11th (Saturdays)

  • Copley Square: May 14th (Tuesdays and Fridays)
  • Cambridge Center (Kendall MBTA) Cambridge: May 15th (Wednesdays)
  • Prudential Center: May 16th (Thursdays)
  • Cambridge/Charles Square: May 19th (Sundays), June 7th (Fridays) 
  • Boston City Hall Plaza: May 20th (Mondays and Wednesdays)
  • Central Square, Cambridge: May 20th (Mondays)
  • Davis Square, Somerville: May 22nd (Wednesdays)
  • South Station/Dewey Square: May 21st (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
  • Union Square, Somerville: June 1st (Saturdays)
  • Roslindale/Adams Park: June 1st (Saturdays)
  • Kendall Square (500 Kendall Street): June 6th (Thursdays)
  • Cambridgeport:  June 1st (Saturdays)
  • Brookline/Coolidge Corner: June 13th (Thursdays)
  • Harvard University Farmers' Market, Cambridge: June 11th (Tuesdays)
  • Allston/Harvard Farmers Market (

    N. Harvard St & Western Ave) June 14th (Fridays)

  • Boston Medical Center  BMC Lobby: 

    June 14th (Fridays)

     


  • We'll be telling you more about some of these markets in the weeks ahead!


    See our review of The Boston Homegrown Cookbook: Local Food, Local Restaurants, Local Recipes. It's full of chefs, farmers, and food producers you know, and we highly recommend it. Remember, always click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

     


    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2012 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • Farmers’ Markets Opening Dates Spring 2013

    Pull out your calendars and mark the dates when you can go and see our farmers' market friends at their summer spots. 

    6a00e54fc42bb8883401157117aea5970b-800wi

    With additional food trucks located nearby, many stands offering lunch items, and the Boston Public Library outdoor seats and courtyard close by, Copley Square is a great place to meet someone for lunch on Tuesdays and Fridays.

    If you have confirmed dates for your favorite farmers' market, please tell us in a comment or send us an email and we'll add it as an update to this post.

    Here are the opening dates for some of our favorite markets. The links are to maps of the locations. 

  • South End/SOWA: May 5th (Sundays)
  • Jamaica Plain (677 Centre Street): May 11th (Saturdays), (Saturdays & Tuesdays after June 11th)
  • Allston Village Farmers Market, 500 Cambridge St.: May 11th (Saturdays)

  • Copley Square: May 14th (Tuesdays and Fridays)
  • Cambridge Center (Kendall MBTA) Cambridge: May 15th (Wednesdays)
  • Prudential Center: May 16th (Thursdays)
  • Cambridge/Charles Square: May 19th (Sundays), June 7th (Fridays) 
  • Boston City Hall Plaza: May 20th (Mondays and Wednesdays)
  • Central Square, Cambridge: May 20th (Mondays)
  • Davis Square, Somerville: May 22nd (Wednesdays)
  • South Station/Dewey Square: May 21st (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
  • Union Square, Somerville: June 1st (Saturdays)
  • Roslindale/Adams Park: June 1st (Saturdays)
  • Kendall Square (500 Kendall Street): June 6th (Thursdays)
  • Cambridgeport:  June 1st (Saturdays)
  • Brookline/Coolidge Corner: June 13th (Thursdays)
  • Harvard University Farmers' Market, Cambridge: June 11th (Tuesdays)
  • Allston/Harvard Farmers Market (

    N. Harvard St & Western Ave) June 14th (Fridays)

  • Boston Medical Center  BMC Lobby: 

    June 14th (Fridays)

     


  • We'll be telling you more about some of these markets in the weeks ahead!


    See our review of The Boston Homegrown Cookbook: Local Food, Local Restaurants, Local Recipes. It's full of chefs, farmers, and food producers you know, and we highly recommend it. Remember, always click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

     


    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2012 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • If You Missed the Back Bay Sun Last Week

    Back Bay Sun Cover

    Friends and neighbors still had a bit of difficulty finding copies of the Back Bay Sun that came out on Tuesday, April 23rd. Many of the places where they usually pick up a copy were locked down for part of the week.

    It was a difficult week to decide on what to use as a cover photo. We sent a couple of options to the editors. We're happy they decided to use this photo that Penny took from the photo bridge over the Boston Marathon finish line early in the morning on April 15th. Most of the week, these flags were still in place.

    You can read some of the stories at the newspaper's website www.backbaysun.com and download a copy of the paper by clicking on the "Full Print Edition" icon in the left hand column. The new issue is usually on the website by Wednesday of each week. Since that icon only lasts until the next paper is pubished, we have uploaded a copy to this link, so that you can find it anytime.

    Here's a list of the places where you can pick up a copy of The Back Bay Sun. We usually get ours in the Circulation Room at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. There, you'll also find copies of the Beacon Hill Times and the North End Regional Review. 

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    Here's a list of the other places where you can find copies of this local paper. 

    Disclosure: Yes, that is one of Penny's photos on the cover. The Independent Newspaper Group, owner of all three of these papers, is one of our freelance clients and you'll see our photographs, columns, and articles in their newpapers. 

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

     Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny Cherubino (Location list courtesy of the Back Bay Sun.)

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • If You Missed the Back Bay Sun Last Week

    Back Bay Sun Cover

    Friends and neighbors still had a bit of difficulty finding copies of the Back Bay Sun that came out on Tuesday, April 23rd. Many of the places where they usually pick up a copy were locked down for part of the week.

    It was a difficult week to decide on what to use as a cover photo. We sent a couple of options to the editors. We're happy they decided to use this photo that Penny took from the photo bridge over the Boston Marathon finish line early in the morning on April 15th. Most of the week, these flags were still in place.

    You can read some of the stories at the newspaper's website www.backbaysun.com and download a copy of the paper by clicking on the "Full Print Edition" icon in the left hand column. The new issue is usually on the website by Wednesday of each week. Since that icon only lasts until the next paper is pubished, we have uploaded a copy to this link, so that you can find it anytime.

    Here's a list of the places where you can pick up a copy of The Back Bay Sun. We usually get ours in the Circulation Room at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. There, you'll also find copies of the Beacon Hill Times and the North End Regional Review. 

    Screen shot 2013-04-18 at 8.49.57 AM
    Here's a list of the other places where you can find copies of this local paper. 

    Disclosure: Yes, that is one of Penny's photos on the cover. The Independent Newspaper Group, owner of all three of these papers, is one of our freelance clients and you'll see our photographs, columns, and articles in their newpapers. 

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

     Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny Cherubino (Location list courtesy of the Back Bay Sun.)

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • If You Missed the Back Bay Sun Last Week

    Back Bay Sun Cover

    Friends and neighbors still had a bit of difficulty finding copies of the Back Bay Sun that came out on Tuesday, April 23rd. Many of the places where they usually pick up a copy were locked down for part of the week.

    It was a difficult week to decide on what to use as a cover photo. We sent a couple of options to the editors. We're happy they decided to use this photo that Penny took from the photo bridge over the Boston Marathon finish line early in the morning on April 15th. Most of the week, these flags were still in place.

    You can read some of the stories at the newspaper's website www.backbaysun.com and download a copy of the paper by clicking on the "Full Print Edition" icon in the left hand column. The new issue is usually on the website by Wednesday of each week. Since that icon only lasts until the next paper is pubished, we have uploaded a copy to this link, so that you can find it anytime.

    Here's a list of the places where you can pick up a copy of The Back Bay Sun. We usually get ours in the Circulation Room at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. There, you'll also find copies of the Beacon Hill Times and the North End Regional Review. 

    Screen shot 2013-04-18 at 8.49.57 AM
    Here's a list of the other places where you can find copies of this local paper. 

    Disclosure: Yes, that is one of Penny's photos on the cover. The Independent Newspaper Group, owner of all three of these papers, is one of our freelance clients and you'll see our photographs, columns, and articles in their newpapers. 

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

     Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny Cherubino (Location list courtesy of the Back Bay Sun.)

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • Back Bay Sun Our Friday Link

    Backbay Sun cover 04.16.13

    Friends and neighbors have had a hard time finding copies of the Back Bay Sun that came out on Tuesday. Many of the places where you can usually pick up a copy were inside the restricted area. 

    You can read some of the stories at the newspaper's website www.backbaysun.com and download a copy of the paper by clicking on the "Full Print Edition" icon in the left hand column. The new issue is usually on the website by Wednesday of each week. Since that icon only lasts until the next paper is pubished, we have uploaded a copy to this link so that you can find it anytime.

    (Remember, this weekly paper was completed before the Marathon Bombing. But, it might be good to remember how the week started out and read about normal happenings in the neighborhood.)

    Here's a list of the places where you can pick up a copy of The Back Bay Sun once all the streets are open. We usually get ours in the Circulation Room at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. There, you'll also find copies of the Beacon Hill Times and the North End Regional Review. 

    Screen shot 2013-04-18 at 8.49.57 AM
    Here's a list of the other places where you can find copies of this local paper. 

    Disclosure: Yes, that is one of Penny's photos on the cover. The Independent Newspaper Group, owner of all three of these papers, is one of our freelance clients and you'll see our photographs, columns, and articles in their newpapers. 

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

     Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny Cherubino (Location list courtesy of the Back Bay Sun.)

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • Back Bay Sun Our Friday Link

    Backbay Sun cover 04.16.13

    Friends and neighbors have had a hard time finding copies of the Back Bay Sun that came out on Tuesday. Many of the places where you can usually pick up a copy were inside the restricted area. 

    You can read some of the stories at the newspaper's website www.backbaysun.com and download a copy of the paper by clicking on the "Full Print Edition" icon in the left hand column. The new issue is usually on the website by Wednesday of each week. Since that icon only lasts until the next paper is pubished, we have uploaded a copy to this link so that you can find it anytime.

    (Remember, this weekly paper was completed before the Marathon Bombing. But, it might be good to remember how the week started out and read about normal happenings in the neighborhood.)

    Here's a list of the places where you can pick up a copy of The Back Bay Sun once all the streets are open. We usually get ours in the Circulation Room at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. There, you'll also find copies of the Beacon Hill Times and the North End Regional Review. 

    Screen shot 2013-04-18 at 8.49.57 AM
    Here's a list of the other places where you can find copies of this local paper. 

    Disclosure: Yes, that is one of Penny's photos on the cover. The Independent Newspaper Group, owner of all three of these papers, is one of our freelance clients and you'll see our photographs, columns, and articles in their newpapers. 

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

     Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny Cherubino (Location list courtesy of the Back Bay Sun.)

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • Back Bay Sun Our Friday Link

    Backbay Sun cover 04.16.13

    Friends and neighbors have had a hard time finding copies of the Back Bay Sun that came out on Tuesday. Many of the places where you can usually pick up a copy were inside the restricted area. 

    You can read some of the stories at the newspaper's website www.backbaysun.com and download a copy of the paper by clicking on the "Full Print Edition" icon in the left hand column. The new issue is usually on the website by Wednesday of each week. Since that icon only lasts until the next paper is pubished, we have uploaded a copy to this link so that you can find it anytime.

    (Remember, this weekly paper was completed before the Marathon Bombing. But, it might be good to remember how the week started out and read about normal happenings in the neighborhood.)

    Here's a list of the places where you can pick up a copy of The Back Bay Sun once all the streets are open. We usually get ours in the Circulation Room at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. There, you'll also find copies of the Beacon Hill Times and the North End Regional Review. 

    Screen shot 2013-04-18 at 8.49.57 AM
    Here's a list of the other places where you can find copies of this local paper. 

    Disclosure: Yes, that is one of Penny's photos on the cover. The Independent Newspaper Group, owner of all three of these papers, is one of our freelance clients and you'll see our photographs, columns, and articles in their newpapers. 

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

     Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny Cherubino (Location list courtesy of the Back Bay Sun.)

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.