2010.10.21: October 21, 2010: Dave Dumaresq served in the Peace Corps as a crop extensionist in Ecuador
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2010.10.21: October 21, 2010: Dave Dumaresq served in the Peace Corps as a crop extensionist in Ecuador
Dave Dumaresq served in the Peace Corps as a crop extensionist in Ecuador
After graduating from college Farmer Dave served in the Peace Corps as a crop extensionist in Ecuador. Since returning from Ecuador in 1997 he had been leasing the Brox Farm, growing a wider and wider array of fruits, vegetables and flowers. In 2003 he was asked to offer his fresh products to a neighboring community and began also leasing the East Street Farm in Tewksbury. Working closely with those trying to preserve farmland for future agriculture, in 2006 he finally purchased his own farm in Dracut from the Leczynski family. This became known as Farmer Dave's Dumaresq Farm, or simply Farmer Daves.
Dave Dumaresq served in the Peace Corps as a crop extensionist in Ecuador
Meet your farmer at market
By Staff reports
Newburyport Current
Posted Oct 21, 2010 @ 12:10 PM
Caption: Dave Dumaresq of Dracut, also known simply as Farmer Dave, will be at the Newburyport Farmers Market.
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The Newburyport Farmers Market, in its second season, is open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays at the Tannery Marketplace, 50 Water St. The popular market features locally grown produce, fruit, fish and meat products, and offers delicious prepared foods, handmade artisan crafts and live music.
This Sunday, Oct. 24, Dave Dumaresq, also known as Farmer Dave, will be amongst the vendors on hand. He was raised on Marsh Hill in Dracut. He grew up working on Brox Farm in Dracut, learning the intricacies of New England farming from John Brox, who had been tilling that land since the 1920s.
After graduating from college Farmer Dave served in the Peace Corps as a crop extensionist in Ecuador. Since returning from Ecuador in 1997 he had been leasing the Brox Farm, growing a wider and wider array of fruits, vegetables and flowers. In 2003 he was asked to offer his fresh products to a neighboring community and began also leasing the East Street Farm in Tewksbury. Working closely with those trying to preserve farmland for future agriculture, in 2006 he finally purchased his own farm in Dracut from the Leczynski family. This became known as Farmer Dave's Dumaresq Farm, or simply Farmer Daves.
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