Petersham Farmers market returns this Friday

Staff Report

Published: 05-23-2023 4:12 PM

PETERSHAM—The Friday Market will launch its 20-week 2023 season on the Town Common at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 26.

According to information sent by market organizers, vendors including Coolidge Hill Farm in New Salem and Rick Wilkey Produce will be on hand with fresh local produce. Other edibles include local ice cream from Thompson Maple Farm in New Braintree. Stone Harvest Farm is scheduled to bring fresh eggs and Kate Morreale of Golden Egg Farm in Hardwick promises to bring blue-ribbon award-winning Silkie chickens.

Petersham’s Little Chicken Factory will debut a new line of Alpaca-based organic plant food. Other vendors will have edibles and craft items on display, including bat and bird houses, books, and wood carvings. Local Girl Scouts are scheduled to bring Girl Scout cookies. Social service agencies are invited to present information about their services at the market.

The Petersham Jams house band will be on hand to provide its unique brand of musical entertainment.

On June 2, the OverEasy Jazz band, a five-piece acoustic group, will perform traditional jazz music from the 1920s and 1930s. Artists of the era included Joe “King” Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, W.C. Handy and Duke Ellington. Supported by the banjo and tuba rhythm section, the line of trumpet, clarinet, and trombone will plays a mix of traditional melodies, harmonies and improvisation. The band repertoire also includes second-line parade tunes, ragtime pieces,and tango music. Quiet enough to allow people to talk but lively enough to be the subject of conversation, the band plays mostly instrumental music with occasional vocals.

On June 9, Second Chance Animal Services is offering a walk-in animal vaccination clinic for pets on leashes from its mobile van. Rabies shots are $5. microchips are $22—cash only.

The Friday Market does not charge vendor fees. Vendors of produce and other edibles can contact Roy Nilson at 978-724-6662 or roynilson@verizon.netfor more information about joining the market.

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