Fresh Market at Hunter’s Field
March 30th, 2010The Renaissance Project and American Friends Service Committee Host
Fresh Market at Hunter’s Field – 11 AM to 3 PM Saturday, April 3, 2010
The Renaissance Project and the American Friends Service Committee have partnered locally to coordinate the monthly Fresh Market at Hunter’s Field. We convened the Upper Ninth Ward Farmers Market on St. Claude Ave. for three years and will now sponsor our first Fresh Market at Hunter’s Field from 11am – 3pm on Easter Saturday, April 3, 2010 at the corner of St. Bernard and Claiborne Ave.
This will be the first of planned monthly markets at this site. Markets are scheduled as follows:
Mother’s Day Weekend, May 8, 2010
Father’s Day Weekend, June 19, 2010
4th of July Weekend, July 3, 2010
The Easter Saturday market will feature bell peppers, onions, potatoes and fresh seafood. In addition, vendors will be on hand selling Easter holiday trimmings. Sweet Lorraine’s will sell fried fish and soft shell crab plates. Healthcare professionals and community-based organizations with share information with the public. At 12 noon there will be an Easter egg hunt for the children and Students at the Center will interview seniors in a Story Circle at 1pm.
This market is made possible with the support of Treme Center, Sweet Lorraine’s, NewCorp Business Assistance Center, Second Harvest Food Bank, Students at the Center, Positive Living Treatment Center and the 7th Ward Neighborhood Center.