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Tendercrop Farm - Wenham, MA

Tendercrop Farm Opened: 2015 Owner:  Matthew Kozazcki Previous Tenants:  Canaan Farm Cooperative:  none Location:  93 Main St, Wenham, MA Photographed:  May 14, 2022 Ever heard of Wenham, MA? I'm sure most haven't -- it's a town of less than 5000 people over eight square miles, a bit over 20 miles northeast of Boston. I certainly wouldn't know about the town, save for a friend who grew up here. The town is home to Gordon College, a small school, and a small museum. It's also home to the Wenham Tea House , the only restaurant in town. This is where the suburbs start to give way to farmland and forests, and there are a number of nature preserves and other protected land around here. Tendercrop Farm , which opened here in 2015 (it was previously a different farm), has opened a farm market and food store in a building on the farm property, which as you can see is scenic and quaint. The main event is the produce, much of which is grown on-site (or at other farms own...

The Grocers of Lynn

Thanks for touring Lynn, Massachusetts with me! There aren't that many supermarkets here, but if you missed any or just want to see where they're located, check out the map below. As usual, red markers indicate a store tour, blue markers are a snapshot, and yellow markers are a look inside. Coming Up Next We're continuing north along the north shore to the Salem area! You're probably familiar with Salem because of its Shaw's and Market Basket, but did you know there's also important American history there? Joking aside, the Salem Witch Trials may have given Salem notoriety (and throngs of tourists on witch walking tours through the downtown), but the city of 45,000 is also a scenic New England coastal city in its own right. Just to the southeast is the gorgeous peninsula of Marblehead, one of the first towns to be settled in this area. In fact, many houses in the historic district have signs with their year of construction, the original owner's name, and ...