Sustaining the Market
Hi Friends!
The Williamstown Farmers Market is dedicated to offering our community fresh produce and unique products from local farmers, food makers, and artisans. We take pride in our farming community and in supporting those who steward its land. We are also dedicated to providing access to healthy food options for our food insecure neighbors.
A few things to know:
Market Bucks enable patrons to use credit cards in a central location to be spent with any vendor at the market.
SNAP & the SNAP match program - We also have redoubled our commitment to making fresh, local produce accessible to all. The market not only accepts SNAP/EBT but matches every SNAP/EBT dollar spent, up to $30 per transaction each week. Additionally, we purchase leftover produce, bread, and other goods from our vendors to be donated to local food insecurity organizations.
WIC coupons can be used to buy fresh fruits and veggies at the market.
At the end of each market, the Produce Buy Back program, one of the components of the Community Essentials Initiative, kicks in and the market (with the support of grant funding) purchases leftover veggies, fruits, and eggs to take to local hunger relief organizations.
The WFM is a place for us all! Every Saturday morning from May 18 until November 2, the heart of Williamstown is bustling with lively music, shopping, eating, and conversations with friends and neighbors. We invite you to join us to grow a stronger community. Your support will allow us to continue our role as a hub to bring together those who care about our town’s land and people.
Please consider supporting us at one of the following giving levels:
$25-$50 - provides funding for kids’ activities at the market
$50-$100 - helps hire local high school students to support the set up and break down of the market
$100-$250 – maintains affordable vendor rates
$250 - $500 - assists in managing and allowing expansion of the market's food insecurity programs
$500 and above – provides security for the market's future (special benefit earned!)
Even if you are unable to make a gift at this time, please remember that your support includes visiting us on Saturdays and spreading the word to others! We look forward to seeing you this season!
Sincerely,
The Williamstown Farmers’ Market Board of Directors
Market Partners
Williamstown Farmers Market would like to thank all of our community partners whose generosity makes the farmers market possible. Thank you! We couldn't do it without you!
“Since 1927, the Williamstown Community Chest (WCC) has been a trusted presence in Williamstown and beyond. The staff and board are committed to: Prudent stewardship of donated resources, Steadfast Advocacy for community agencies, & Nimble partnership in times of crisis.”
“MountainOne is pleased to offer a Community Dividend grant program to local agencies working to make our communities better.”
“Farm Credit East has been a partner to Northeast agriculture, commercial fishing and forest products for more than 100 years. But being a true partner means more than just providing reliable credit and financial services; it means supporting our customers, the industries they are part of and the rural communities they call home.”
“Mass Cultural Council works to elevate our rich cultural life in Massachusetts. We serve the Commonwealth and all who live, work, visit, and play here by amplifying creativity, providing resources, expanding relationships, and championing transformational changes that maintain and grow a thriving creative and cultural ecosystem.”
“Berkshire Agricultural Ventures’ mission is to support the development and viability of local farms and food businesses in order to build a thriving and equitable local food economy. ”
“We are guided by our IDEA principles – Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility – to support organizations that reflect our community. Our principles support Greylock’s mission and our goals to supporting our diverse communities we serve.”
“We are many generations from a variety of religious backgrounds who have been attracted to a warm and welcoming parish community, to the beauty of the Anglican liturgy, and to a commitment to be God’s heart and hands in our region and the world.”