Peabody Farmers Market Manager Talks Local Food at Salem State

January 30, 2012

From left: Peter Mikedis, CEO/founder of SideKim Foods; Andrew Rogers, Farm Manager at Green Meadows Farm; Pam Lombardini of Salem and Peabody Farmers Market Manager; Antonio Bettencourt, chef/owner of 62 Restaurant & Wine Bar; and Christine Sullivan, CEO of the Enterprise Center at Salem State University. Courtesy photo

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From left: Peter Mikedis, CEO/founder of SideKim Foods; Andrew Rogers, Farm Manager at Green Meadows Farm; Pam Lombardini of Salem and Peabody Farmers Market Manager; Antonio Bettencourt, chef/owner of 62 Restaurant & Wine Bar; and Christine Sullivan, CEO of the Enterprise Center at Salem State University.

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Families, restaurants and businesses on the North Shore are increasingly buying their food locally. On Thursday, Jan. 26, Peabody Farmers Market Manager Pam Lombardini joined a panel at the Enterprise Center at Salem State University to discuss the trend with over 100 food and business enthusiasts.

Along with chef/owner Antonio Bettencourt of 62 Restaurant & Wine Bar in Salem, CEO/founder of SideKim Foods Peter Mikedis and Farm Manager Andrew Rogers of Green Meadows Farm in Hamilton, Lombardini engaged the crowd in a discussion on the future of local food on the North Shore, in Massachusetts and the country as a whole.

The panel was led by Enterprise Center CEO Christine Sullivan and co-sponsored by the Mass. Small Business Development Center.

Anne Manning-Martin

6:41 am on Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Expect great things from our new and improved Farmer's Market this year!!! Looking forward to a lot of activity and fun throughout the summer months. Hope to see you all there!!

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