North Adams Farmers Market Expands This Season By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:21AM / Saturday, June 20, 2015 | |
 The North Adams Farmers Market returns this summer with more vendors and activities. |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Farmers Market expands this year with more vendors and activities for children.
Director of Community Events Suzy Helme said this season's farmers market, which kicked off last weekend, is hosting nearly 30 vendors.
"It is a nice downtown space where everyone can gather, visit, and see each other but also support local businesses," Helme said. "You are supporting your local community farmers, you are eating healthier, and you are supporting a healthier environment."
Helme said Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art intern Emily Edwards will be the market manager and will help bring in new vendors and activities, such as craft programs for children and exercise programs sponsored by Mass In Motion.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' Berkshire Cultural Resource Center will also provide programs for children.
Each market will have some sort of live entertainment and there will be a vendor at this weekend's market who will offer free bike tune-ups.
Along with veteran sponsors such as Adams Community Bank, Helme said Berkshire Health Systems also came aboard and will provide free health screenings.
Vendors such as Square Roots Farm, Many Forks Farm, Wildstone Farm, and Mountain Girl Farm will return to the market. Bakers including Wild Flour Bakery, Clarksburg Bread Co., and North Yeast Bakery also signed on, along with Cloud 9 Body and Skin.
"I don't think we have room for any more venders, and it is a pretty packed market," Helme said. "Going forward next season, we will have to look into expanding the space."
She said the market accepts Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, Women, Infants & Children (WIC) vouchers or coupons, Elder coupons, food stamps, and Electronic Benefit Transfers.
The farmers' market takes place every Saturday from 9 to 1 in the St. Anthony Municipal Parking Lot.
"It has great music, it is free to visit, we have events going on for the kids, and there is stuff for everybody," she said. "And eating healthy and locally is a great reason to be there."
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