get your hands dirty!
An Outdoor classroom to Commune, learn about sustainable living, aND nurture our souls in the joy of the outdoors.
Come Get your hands dirty!
The Salem Farm Market has partnered up with Kay McDonald to bring you the beautiful Community Gardens on S. Lincoln Ave. Here we will be able to continue to feed our community in a multitude of ways. The obvious, gardens with themes to feed our bodies. A place to commune and nurture our souls. A classroom to grow our knowledge of sustainable living and the joy of the outdoors. Plug in to our social media pages and website to find our calendar of events, or just stop by and get your hands dirty.
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Rust Belt Fibershed, Linen Project
Seed going down in April!
Find the Olla’s
ALL SEASON:
Learn about an ancient tradition used in the garden to help with water retention!
Meet Our Instructors
Melissa Thompson
Artist
Melissa Thompson, founder of Salem Farm Market and a local artist. She is actively creating Murals, Portraits, and installations in Salem, OH. After receiving her Art Degree in 2009, she then created several installations in the community from a quaint bookstore front on State St. to even larger scale murals for Salem & Damascus Friends Churches. She then taught a year of Art at Salem Public Schools. Currently continuing her art career while using things in nature as her Medium. She is also an avid researcher and experimenter, and is dedicated to growing an awareness to sustainability in creative exploration.