Welcome Back Bath Farmers Market!

Already into our 3rd market of the season and we are delighted with the response from the vendors and the community. All the efforts from the summer are really making a difference. The space is brighter, more festive and the Kennebec views more abundant. The space is warmer with less air infiltration and the floor is much more level. A central space was created so the music can be enjoyed by all. The prep "kitchen" with new ceilings and a fresh coat of paint is a cheerful place for the vendors and volunteers to find a cup of coffee. Last but not least, the sunny community room is now a welcoming home base for EBT and Market Tokens, exhibits about the Freight Shed and for community groups: first up is the Bath Forestry Committee's Annual Photography Exhibit November 16th!

We thank all the volunteers and supporters for making this happen!

Paint a sidewalk

Starting at 10AM on Saturday October 26th we'll be painting a sidewalk on Commercial Street, in the same location as future brick side walk. Making this path in the current roadway will help make space for pedestrians. The public is welcome to join us in this painting project. Bring your brushes, light colored, acrylic paints (nice way to use those random left overs) and wear your painting cloths. Please let us know if you plan to attend.


Concept Diagram (Evan Farley)
Wiebke Theodore (bathfreightshed@gmail.com)
Merry Chapin (mchapin23@yahoo.com)

Dear Freight Shed Friends!

We are so thankful to everyone who helped us make great progress at the Freight Shed this summer season! That support came in many forms including attendance at wonderful events! Now we are in the final 2 weeks of getting ready for the Winter Farmers Market Season and we would be thrilled to have you join us even for an hour or so!

If you are available for any of these times please let us know, or if another time works better for you  we can make the arrangements. It is important to confirm because we need to have enough people on hand to make it work!!

Thanks again for all the wonderful support you have given us - together it is truly amazing what we can accomplish!

Please email  Wiebke (bathfreightshed@gmail.com)  or Merry  (mchapin23@yahoo.com).

Oct 16th - Oct 25th                    Wood floor installation


Weds. Oct. 23rd  1-4PM            Commercial Street clean up -


Friday  Oct. 25th     2-6PM        Storm window construction, fix door, hang lights


Saturday Oct. 26th 10-12           Side walk path painting / vendors deliver tables 12:30PM


Sunday Oct.27th  1-4PM            Hang lights, signs + tarps


Weds. Oct. 30th    1-4PM           Set up heating, box in area @bathroom


Friday Nov. 1st    1-4PM            Final Cleaning!!

Freight Shed Fourth and Final Full Moon Dinner – A blend of Greece & Italy!

A full moon once again was present at the Bath Freight Shed Alliance’s fourth Full Moon Dinner fundraiser.

Chef Tim O'Brien of Trattoria Athena in Brunswick provided a gathering of some fifty guests with a very memorable meal in an welcoming setting with the Freight Shed’s open sliding riverside doors bringing in light from the full moon.



The hors d’oeuvres were delicate small savoy cabbages stuffed with Arborio rice, whiting, monkfish, dill and lemon and mushroom crostini, made with crimini mushrooms, cipollini and goat cheese – both savory and delicious.

Chef O'Brien then followed with a tri-colored bean salad, combining yellow beans with red onion, garlic chips, cheese, arugula, heirloom tomato blended with an almond dressing.

These delectable harbingers led perfectly to the main courses – a meat lasagna with layers of fresh pasta, ricotta cheese, pork and leek soubise ‘besciamella’ and a vegetarian lasagna with layers of fresh pasta, roasted butternut and delicata squash, mascarpone and ricotta cheeses and leek sourbise ‘besciamella’.

Duca corvine/cabernet wine, Gritty’s IPA beer and Now You’re Cooking's sparkling water complimented the food delights.

A tart apple crisp with ouzo and whipped crème and savory coffee completed the highly satisfying offering.

In keeping with the Freight Shed policy of supporting local and healthy food, Chef O'Brien sourced food for the meal from: 

• Six River Farm: cabbage and cipollini
• Squire Tarbox Farm: dill and arugula
• Oyster Creek Mushroom Co.: mushrooms
• Sunset Acres: goat cheese
• Goranson’s Farm: heirloom tomato, squash, onion and garlic
• Lakin's Gorges Cheese: ricotta
• Gryffon Ridge pork
• Pleasant Pond Orchards: apples
• Big Barn Coffee: coffee

Music was provided by Married with Chitlins. Co-founder of the Freight Shed, Wiebke Theodore exhibited a series of her acrylic abstract paintings, many of which are of scenes at the Wooden Boat School, which will continued through the month.

A wonderful meal, great guests, and good fun, all in support of the Bath Freight Shed and its programs.

To view the entire photo album of the final Full Moon Dinner, please visit our Facebook Page here!

The Bath Freight Shed Alliance is a non profit organization whose mission includes preservation of the Bath Freight Shed as a community facility, working closely with joint tenant Maine First Ship to promote various programs involving preservation, food, health, the arts, education, local history and environmental sustainability.

A.N.C.H.O.R Self-Care Saturday

Repairs

Special thanks to John Rogers and Southface Building and Design for repairing a portion of west wall using salvaged clapboards. Volunteer acts like theirs make all the difference!

Paintings to Benefit the New Floor

An exhibit of paintings by Wiebke Theodore co-founder of the Freight Shed Alliance, will be on view at the Freight Shed through September 28th. The work is mostly abstract and was done on Deer Isle and Arrowsic. Five of the twelve paintings are of the Wooden Boat School. The paintings are for sale 50% of the proceeds will go toward funding the new floor in the Freight Shed.

The South End Exhibit Space will be open 9:00 -1:00PM on Saturday September 28th or by appointment.   bathfreightshed@gmail.com

          

18"x18" Sticked Wood                               18"x18" Porch Column