Other Opportunities
Where to Buy NESFP Agriculture
NESFP growers sell their vegetables to most of the ethnic stores and restaurants in Boston, Lowell, Fitchburg, Worcester, Revere, Newbury, Lynn, Acton, Amherst, Natick, and Framingham. Additional produce is available at farmers' markets in Newton, Lowell, Lexington, Worcester Common, and in the Boston area at Arlington, Brookline, Dorchester, Cambridge, Somerville and Revere. Many of the NESFP farmers sell their produce through the World PEAS Coop. For information on Massachusetts farmers' market locations and hours of operation, visit the Massachusetts Farmers' Markets schedule.
Marketing is a critical component of the project. The farmers are required to develop a marketing plan to address all phases of their business development including production, financial planning, land use, and harvest and post-harvest handling. The project trains its participants in marketing skills, including pricing, promotion, customer relations, and display. Value-added products are encouraged. The Hmong veggie rolls offered at the Brookline Farmers' Market made their way onto a local "foodie" website called ChowHound's. Now, that's when you know you've made a serious impression!
Each farmer grows 30-50 different kinds of vegetables. These vegetables include American summertime favorites like tomatoes, peppers, corn, and summer squash that shoppers know and love. Shoppers also tend to recognize crops like boy choy, napa cabbage, Chinese broccoli, lemon grass, pea tendrils, collard greens, kale, and okra. Asian and African ethnic crops, however, will challenge the knowledge and culinary skills of market shoppers; daikon, water spinach, yu choy, squash blossoms, tomatillos, bitter melon, yard long beans, African eggplant, cassava, kittely, and palava sauce are often new and tasty treats for cooks to experiment with.
NESFP Merchandise
At local farmer's markets where there are NESFP farmers you have the opportunity to help support NESFP by buying guides, cookbooks, clothing, notecards, and even honey.
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T-Shirt & Cap
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Honey, Salts and Lavendar Bags
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For more information about available products contact us.
2007 Catalogue for Philanthropy
The NESFP has been chosen for inclusion in the prestigious 2007 Catalogue for Philanthropy. The purpose of the catalogue is Donor Education, to raise public awareness of, and respect for, philanthropy; to increase and improve charitable giving, for more and more cost-effective, benefaction and satisfaction.
Please visit: NESFP listing on Massachusetts Catalogue for Philanthropy
