

	BOSTON PUBLIC MARKET ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER Volume I, January 2006 We've had a great year in 2005, opening our first Summer Market on the Old Northern Avenue Bridge, looking at options for new projects across the city, and, of course, surveying sites for a permanent Boston Public Market, which would offer a variety of fresh, locally-produced foods. Read on and learn what we've been up to, where we're going and how you can be involved!
BIGGER AND BETTER IN 2006! In 2006, we have many projects pending — a bigger and better Summer Market; exploration of satellite sites such as the Longwood Medical Area; a potential farmer to institution direct marketing program; development of new partnerships with Boston neighborhood groups and city government and, hopefully, location of a permanent site for a year-round Boston Public Market. We hope you'll join us this year — at the Summer Market; at one of our special events, or as a volunteer or contributor to our work. For more information, please call Howard Leibowitz at 617-263-3355 or email him at HowardL@bostonpublicmarket.org. Look forward to seeing you in 2006! VENDORS WANTED! We are always interested in recruiting new vendors for the Boston Public Market in all different areas — produce, specialty foods, flowers or plants, dairy, bakery and prepared foods, meats, and more. . . and we are open to working with local artisans and musicians. Apply today or send in a referral name and be eligible to win a FREE Boston Public Market T-SHIRT. Contact: Sarah E. Kline at 617-492-7137 or sekline@comcast.net. The Boston Public Market Association 40 Court Street, #1150 Boston, MA 02108 phone: 617-263-3355 www.bostonpublicmarket.org	PUBLIC MARKET BRINGS NEW LIFE TO OLD NORTHERN AVE BRIDGE On July 7, the Boston Public Market Association (BPMA) opened its first Summer Market on the Old Northern Avenue Bridge, the pedestrian only walkway to the emerging South Boston Waterfront area. The amazed smiles of shoppers finding a wide range of produce, meats, baked goods, and even ice cream on the formerly barren Bridge made our effort to find this site well worthwhile. Throughout the summer, BPMA Market Manager Sarah Kline and over a dozen vendors supplied area workers and visitors with a fresh and fun new food alternative. Mayor Tom Menino stopped by to cut the ribbon for the site and was joined by many local community leaders at a reception held at the Daily Catch in the J. Joseph Moakley Courthouse. Throughout the summer, the Boston Public Market brought new life to the area and provided a shining example of how this public resource could be put to use — for the public! CHEF'S HARVEST DINNERS RAISE $60K As the Boston Public Market wound up its season, we held our Second Annual Chefs’ Harvest Dinners to raise funds for the Market’s continuing activities. This year, over twenty restaurants donated a table to help BPMA. Participants at Boston’s finest restaurants were served a specially prepared dinner by many of Boston's best chefs. Thanks to a combination of corporate and individual sponsors ranging from $200 to $10,000, BPMA raised about $60,000, a 32 percent increase from the previous year's event. Ten percent of proceeds will go to America’s Second Harvest for Hurricane Katrina-related relief. Many thanks to our chefs, our sponsors and our volunteers for a great event!