Nathan Patch is in his first year of organic farming and his first year as a vendor at the South Boston Farmers Market. And he’s loving it all.

“It’s been a great experience and I’m happy to be part of the Market,” said Nathan, 25, owner of Market Garden Norwell.

In 1894, Reverend Father O’Callaghan had applied to dear Sister Superior Julia for Sisters to take charge of the new school. She had more to give them but promised him a colony later. During the summer of 1895 the first members of the new community were chosen from several Houses in Massachusetts. August 26, 1895, our beloved Sister Superior Julia came to South Boston accompanied by Sister Albertina, Superioress of the foundation, Sister Georgiana, Superioress of Waltham, Sister Agnes Mary, Superioress of Philadelphia, and three sisters destined for St. Augustine's. The other members of the new community soon arrived with their respective Superiors.

Chocolate chip cookie croissants at the South Boston Farmers Market? Loaves of delicious bread?

Yes, please!!

The South Boston Farmers Market is growing!

Marissa Hart, the executive pastry chef at Capo, Lincoln, Hunter’s, and Prima, will be bringing baked goods to the market this year, which opens on Monday, June 3.

South Boston NDC’s project to convert the former St. Augustine’s Convent into affordable senior housing is very much in line with the mission of the Sisters of Notre Dame.

According to Nancy C. Barthelemy, Provincial Archivist, East West Province, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, the Sisters’ purpose was to reach out to low-income folks. “Their main mission was always to reach people who are in the most abandoned places.”

The camaraderie among the Sisters of Notre Dame at the St. Augustine’s Convent is a memory that sticks with Sister Eleanor Clancy … from dinners around the table to discuss their day and cookouts on the roof to gathering in the community room at night.

Sister Eleanor, who will be 84 in March, lived in the building on E Street from 1982-1995. She thinks it’s great that South Boston NDC is converting the building, which most recently was owned by the Paraclete Foundation, to affordable senior housing.

Sister Eleanor’s favorite places in the convent were her room and the chapel. “Sometimes I’d go up to my room and just sit down and be quiet.”

Job Title: Part-time Street Fest Assistant

Organization: South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation/South Boston Chamber of Commerce

Location: South Boston, MA (On-site/remote)

Duration: April through October 2024