“My family love coming to the market each week to visit with our friends and talk to the farmers and other vendors. Being able to double our benefits makes shopping here possible for us. The quality of the food is so much better than what’s at the store, and the experience of buying our food here is something we all enjoy and look forward to.”



~ North Adams Market Customer

"Without the support of BAV we would have had to suspend our Market Match Program. Instead we have enough funding to keep our Market Match program consistent and stable throughout the year, being a reliable resource our residents can depend on to help them nourish their families with healthy local foods despite very tight budgets.”

~ Suzy Helme, North Adams Farmers Market

“It was important for us to be able to produce great food for more than just a narrow segment of our community. This funding will provide consistency and predictability for customers and vendors. I really love going to market and connecting with all the people who we are able to feed, and I love seeing the egg carton overflowing with market match tokens at the end of the day.”

~ Michael Gallager, Square Roots Farm