The Open Door Mobile Markets

The Open Door Mobile Market program was first launched at Riverdale Park in Gloucester in 2005 and has since expanded to serve sites throughout The Open Door service area including underserved neighborhoods, senior centers, schools, the North Shore Community College Danvers and Lynn campuses, and more.

The program provides qualifying individuals with up to 20 pounds of fresh produce and protein choices at no cost, as well as nutrition education and outreach. The produce is grown locally and purchased wholesale or is acquired from the Greater Boston Food Bank.

Mobile Markets connect people to healthy food in a socially acceptable way in the communities where they live, learn and play. By reducing barriers to access such as transportation, cost of food, nutrition education and social stigma, the program reduces the impact of poor nutrition that leaves many in need vulnerable to devastating health consequences.

Our Mobile Market Farmers Truck made its debut in November 2021 and expands the capacity of the Mobile Market program to connect more people to more good, healthy food. Purchased with state Food Security Infrastructure grant funds, the truck allows the program to travel farther within The Open Door’s service area and for longer due to its eco-cooling system.

Looking for recipes to cook our delicious produce? We’ve got what you need! Check out our Mobile Market Recipes.

MOBILE MARKET SCHEDULE (last reviewed 5/19/23)

GLOUCESTER SCHEDULE
WhereWhen
Pathways for Children
29 Emerson Avenue
Gloucester, MA
Twice each month
1st Tues & 3rd Tues each month
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Pondview Apartments
32 Lepage Lane
Gloucester, MA
Every Tuesday
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Rose Baker Senior Center
6 Manuel F Lewis Street
Gloucester, MA
Once each month
4th Friday each month
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
East Veterans Memorial Elementary School
11 Webster Street
Gloucester, MA 
Twice each month
2nd Fri and 4th Fri each month
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
ROCKPORT SCHEDULE
WhereWhen
Millbrook Park
Rockport, MA
Every Tuesday
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Rockport Council on Aging
58 Broadway Avenue
Rockport, MA
Once each month
1st Tuesday & 3rd Tuesday each month
11:15 am – 11:45 pm
IPSWICH SCHEDULE

Where

When
Doyon Elementary School
216 Linebrook Road
Ipswich, mA
Every Thursday
(during the school year only)
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
Winthrop Elementary School
65 Central Street
Ipswich, MA
Every Thursday
(during the school year only)
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Ipswich Council on Aging
25 Green Street
Ipswich, MA
Once each month
2nd Friday each month
10:00 am – 11:00 am
ESSEX SCHEDULE
WhereWhen
Essex Elementary
12 Story Street
Essex, MA
Once each month
3rd Wednesday each month
(during the school year only)
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
Essex Council on Aging
17 Pickering Street
Essex, MA
Once each month
3rd Friday each month
10:00 am – 11:00 am
MANCHESTER SCHEDULE
WhereWhen
Manchester Council on Aging
10 Central Street
Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA
Twice each month
1st Wed & 3rd Wed each month
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Manchester Memorial Elementary School
43 Lincoln Street
Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA
Once each month
1st Wednesday each month
(during the school year only)
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHEDULE
WhereWhen
North Shore Community College
1 Ferncroft Road
Danvers, MA
Once each month
2nd Wednesday each month
(during the school year only)
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
North Shore Community College
300 Broad Street
Lynn, MA
Once each month
1st Friday each month
(during the school year only)
11:00 am – 12:30 pm

For more information or the latest Mobile Market schedule, please contact us.

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