Patients, staff and visitors to Charlton Memorial Hospital, part of the Southcoast
Health System, can take advantage of the opportunity to by fresh, local produce at a small farmers' market held every Thursday afternoon near the Hospital entrance through the summer months of 2013. This is one of four markets that the Hospital is offering, including sites at St.
Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, Tobey Hospital in Wareham, and the
South Coast Business Center in Fairhaven. "We're just trying to break down barriers to get fresh fruits and vegetables to our communities and to our employees and patients," said Southcoast Hospitals' Government Affairs Coordinator Sydney Patten who oversees the four markets. The local farmers include Sampson
Farm of Westport and Silverbrook Farms of Dartmouth. Click here for a brief  video. Click here for photos of a one-day farmers' market held last summer at Charlton Memorial Hospital For more
information, contact Southcoast Public Information Officer and News
Media Specialist Stephanie Lynn
Poyant at 508-961-5280. |
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(Top row) Jeff Sampton and Carol Lake of
Sampson
Farm of Westport offer fresh blueberries, corn and potatoes to Tom Grinbalsky, Carolyn Bruneau and Jaylyn Manchester. (Middle row, left) Hospital employee Andrea Chase talks with Sarah Ashley of Silverbrook Farms of Dartmouth about the Community Supported Agriculture shares that are delivered each week to the site. (Middle row, center) The market is located on the grass to the left of the main Hospital entrance next to Highland Avenue. (Middle row, right) Dominick Manchester looks over the blueberries for sale. (Bottom row, left0 Bristol County Workforce Investment Board Executive Director Tom Perreira picks up his CSA share for the week. (Bottom row, center) Southcoast Hospitals' Government Affairs Coordinator Sydney Patten oversees the operation at Charlton and the three other locations. (Bottom row, right) Diabetes Physician Assistant Michael Wainio looks over the contents of his weekly share. |
