SALEM — There was a good turnout at the Salem Waterfront Hotel last week to hear Scott Soares, commissioner of the state Department of Agricultural Resources, discuss business trends and growth opportunities in agriculture, including nontraditional farms such as wind farms. The program was the latest in a series of economic and public policy breakfast forums hosted by the North Shore Chamber of Commerce.
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From left, James Harrison, North Shore site director for The Food Project, and Andrew Rodgers of Grean Meadows Farm attend the forum. Deborah Parker/Staff photos
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LEFT: From left, Anthony Fusco, Bryan Natale and Phil Wysor, all with Glovsky and Glovsky attorneys at law in Beverly; Malcolm MacLean with MacLean, Holloway, Doherty, Adriff and Morse attorneys at law in Peabody; and Rinus Oosthoek, executive director of the Salem Chamber of Commerce, attend the forum.
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Scott Soares, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, was the speaker at the North Shore public policy breakfast forum, sponsored by the North Shore Chamber of Commerce and held at the Salem Waterfront Hotel in Salem last Wednesday morning.
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RIGHT: From left, Diana Kerry of North Shore Community College; Rosalin Acosta of TD Wealth Management and chairwoman of the North Shore Chamber of Commerce; and Wayne Burton of North Shore Community College.
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Jim O’Brien, general manager of the Topsfield Fair, speaks during the forum.
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