Henry Got Crops Farm Market is growing! If you visited last year, you likely met me, the sole staff at our two-day-a-week market at Saul High School. While we often had CSA volunteers and the farmers helping out, we were quickly exceeding our sales goals, and knew we needed to bring in some more regular help for the 2016 season.

We’re very excited to announce that Lauren Todd, who you may recognize from our Chestnut Hill store, will be joining us for the summer. Farm Market staff stocks produce, grocery, and runs the register, so Lauren’s shifts in produce and at Across the Way will help her to be able to multi-task and prioritize well. If you’ve visited Chestnut Hill, you know how gorgeous the produce department is. Having started my Weavers Way career there myself, I knew Lauren would have the attention to detail required to set a beautiful display, while keeping on top of everything else going on!

You may not know that Lauren is also a talented artist. She is currently working on Eastern University's Urban Studies graduate program, focusing on Community Arts. This unique program teaches artists, musicians, dancers and poets to utilize their art form in education, community development, therapies and spiritual development. She’ll be graduating next spring, and the market was a great way to boost her hours during her summer off before she transitions back to class in the fall. 

We’re also currently in the middle of developing a retail training position for a Saul Student to work part time at the farm market. We’re thrilled to further support the career development of students at Saul, and hope we can expand this program in the future. The position will have one senior start after school in May, then they’ll expand their hours to work a full shift for the rest of the summer. We were still finalizing the selection process as this article was being written, so stay tuned to find out more about the student who will be helping us at the market!