Southcoast
Health System is holding a series
of one-day Farmers' Markets during August, 2012, at each of their
hospital sites, including Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, St.
Luke's Hospital in New Bedford and Tobey Hospital in Wareham, and at the
South Coast Business Center in Fairhaven. "We know from research
that a large percentage of people on the South Coast do not have the
benefit of regular access to fresh, locally-grown fruits and
vegetables," said Kerry Mello, Community Benefits Manager for
Southcoast Health System. "This summer's farmers' markets are the
kick-off to a range of Southcoast programs that provide our employees
and our communities with easy access to healthy, locally grown
food." Local farmers included Apponagansett
Farm, Cervelli
Farm, Mama
Stella's Original Cape Cod Seasoning, Sampson
Farm and Westport
Town Farm.
"Supporting local business is essential to the successful growth of
our communities," said Jim Rattray, Vice President of Marketing
& Public Affairs for Southcoast Health System. "Farming has
played a key role in our local economy for generations. Partnering with
local farmers will help strengthen their ties in the community, helping
to raise a greater awareness of their businesses and the products they
have to offer." Click here
for a brief 
video. For more
information, contact Southcoast Public Information Officer and News
Media Specialist Stephanie Lynn
Poyant at 508-961-5280.
|
|
(Top row, left and center)
Shoppers including Lucia and Natalia Costa, look over produce offered by Cervelli
Farms in Rochester. (Top row, right) Samantha Xavier, who lives
nearby, stops by to check out the produce offered by
Sampson
Farm in Westport.
(Middle row) Kathy Brennan of Silverbrook
Farms in Dartmouth sells some leeks to Colleen Goulart before she
and Doris Walch look over more produce. (Bottom row, left) State
Representative Steven Howitt of Norton, Rehoboth, Seekonk, and Swansea
comments on the value of farmers' markets to the local economy. (Nora
Montano of the Trustess of Reservations Westport
Town Farm lists
some of the produce prices. (Bottom row, right) Meghan Murphy, Nancy
O'Connell and Debbie Torres of the Southcoast ultrasound
service enjoy the market. |
