Chefs, fishermen, farmers and local specialty food producers yesterday joined public officials and benefactors to mark the start of construction of the Boston Public Market — the Hub's first indoor public food market since Quincy Market was built in 1825.
The year-round Boston Public Market, more than a decade in the making, is set to open next summer above the Haymarket MBTA station. It was hailed yesterday for its prospects of increasing city-dwellers' accessibility to fresh, local food and being a boon for New England vendors who'll supply it with fresh produce, meat and poultry, fish and shellfish, bakery and dairy products, flowers and prepared foods.
"Today is a milestone for this project," said market CEO Elizabeth Morningstar. "For many of us here, it's been 13 years of advocacy."
Organizers raised more than $15 million in public and private funds for the 28,000-square-foot market. And it's gaining national attention from the likes of the Conservation Fund and the U.S. Department of Agriculture as the first in the nation of its size to have a local focus and the potential to greatly affect farmers by generating increased consumer demand for their products, Morningstar said.
The market will have 40-plus permanent vendors, including Boston Smoked Fish, which operates as the Amazing Smokehouse. The Sudbury company makes small-batch, hot-smoked local fish, including bluefish pate and salmon fillets.
"The Boston Public Market is a game-changer for the city, but absolutely for businesses like ours in terms of exposure and business opportunity," said Chris Avery, who runs the company with Matt Baumann. "This is going to give us the financial support to build our new processing facility on the Fish Pier."
The market will be a "showcase" for the city, and allow people to meet vendors and learn more about the food supply system, Mayor Martin J. Walsh said. "It shouldn't have taken 13 years," he said. "Food is obviously a key to a healthy city as well."
The Trustees of Reservations, a nonprofit conservation group, will handle programming such as educational workshops for the market, which will have a 3,000-square-foot demonstration kitchen.
Gov. Deval Patrick asked Boston Public Market supporters to "remember it's for everybody."
"Make it a place where everybody feels welcomed and encouraged," he said. "I'm a foodie, so I look forward to using (it)."
The market will accept SNAP/EBT and WIC benefits from low-income customers and give them incentives to buy fresh fruit and vegetables. It also will offer nutrition classes and information on how to shop on a budget.
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