Kendall Square’s Market Box SNAP CSA
Modeled after the Community Supported Agriculture system, the Kendall Square Farmers Market and BioMed Realty are partnering to provide SNAP recipients in our community with an easy and affordable way to shop the market. Read More
Farmers Market and Vendor Lists
Mass Farmers Markets partnered with SBN’s Local Food Program to bring together farmers markets and vendors looking to sell at farmers markets. The project involved a Zoom call where market managers and vendors got to meet and explore working together for the summer 2024 farmers market season, as well as a running list of markets and vendors. Read More
BIPOC Incubator Initiative
Mass Farmers Markets is proud to be working with Cambridge Community Foundation to launch our BIPOC Incubator Initiative at the Central Square Farmers Market beginning this May 2024. We believe that sustainable food systems come from strong and diverse communities. Read More
Eat Fresh Coupon Program
The Eat Fresh Farmers Market Coupon Program helps companies, health providers, and wellness programs offer easier access to healthy, local food choices. It's modeled after the longstanding Farmers Market Nutrition Coupon Program (FMNP), administered by Mass Farmers Markets (MFM) for over twenty years. Read More
Market Cubes for Winter Markets
Launched in 2020, MFM’s Season Extension Winter Farmers Market Initiative was a direct response to the pandemic. We piloted the market stalls in 2021 at 4 markets across the state. This program continues to grow. Outdoor winter markets, although a staple in Europe, are underutilized in the US and especially here in the Northeast. Read More
Eat Like a Local Campaign
We all want access the best food secrets of the places where we live and visit. When you adopt the ethos of Eating Like a Local, your culinary experiences take on new dimensions, becoming more diverse and enriching. At Mass Farmers Markets, we're fueled by the belief that food is the universal connector. Read More
Optimizing Nutrition Incentives
This report documents the work that Mass Farmers Markets conducted in fall of 2021 to understand barriers that shoppers encountered in using their SNAP benefits at farmers’ markets. In Massachusetts, and Cambridge in particular, the HIP and SNAP Match programs are ways for shoppers to maximize their SNAP benefits at farmers markets. Read More