Mass Farmers Markets Fall Auction & Fundraiser
Welcome to our 2nd Annual Fall Auction & Fundraiser in support of Mass Farmers Markets mission. We hope you will take a few moments look over the items up for bid, bid high and bid often.
The auction is open from October 24th, 2022 @ 12:00 pm EST (National Food Day) and close on October 31st, 2022 @ 9:00 pm EST.
The funds raised will go towards operations of Mass Farmers Markets and our statewide mission on behalf of farmers markets, the communities in which they are located, and the farmers who rely on them as a crucial source of income. Our three main areas of focus:
Support for farmers markets across the state through training, operational consulting, advocacy, and promotion.
Promotion and support of food access and food security via farmers markets throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Production of the Copley Square Farmers Market in Boston, the Central Square Farmers Market in Cambridge, and the Davis Square Farmers Market in Somerville.
Please also consider donating to our fundraiser. Every dollar helps us meet our mission!
More about MFM
Mass Farmers Markets (MFM) is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization. Mass Farmers Markets partners with farmers, consumers, and communities to improve the health of individuals, strengthen community vitality, and enhance local farm viability through farmers markets.
Mass Farmers Markets (MFM) was founded in 1978 with a partnership between the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, the University of Massachusetts Extension Service, and farmers from across the state. At that time founding members saw a renaissance of consumer, farmer, and community interest in farmers markets, but predicted correctly that municipal, state, and federal support and funding for these ventures would not sustain the movement. Today we remain the only organization working state-wide on behalf of farmers markets, the communities in which they are located, and the farmers who rely on them as a crucial source of income.
We envision a future in which small family farms and local communities thrive because a significant percentage of residents have access to and choose to consume local food whenever possible. We believe that consumers should know the people who grow their food, and that when they do, our communities, both rural and urban are strengthened. We know that a strong connection between our state’s consumers and producers contributes to a healthy society in three important areas: family nutrition and food security, agricultural viability and open space preservation, and the economic and social revitalization of neighborhoods.