North Adams Farmers Market Moving to Main Street

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Farmers Market is set to start its outdoor summer season on May 18, 2024, at a new location.
 
This year, the market will be hosted at a new location on Main Street in North Adams sharing space with Touchy Coffee, a pop coffee shop that will be at 90 Main Street for the month of May.
 
There will be over a dozen vendors at the kickoff market and organizers expect early-season produce and flowers, local meats, fish fresh from the coast, preserves, baked goods, eggs, honey, syrup, and prepared foods like sandwiches and coffee. Composting will be back this season every other weekend and there will be an array of local crafters each week. 
 
Weekly vendors attending the market will be listed and updated in the market’s weekly newsletter.
 
The market is open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., rain or shine, every Saturday through Oct. 19, 2024.
 
Attendees will find parking options available in the Steeple City Plaza or along the opposite side of Main Street. 
 
The North Adams Farmers Market (NAFM) accepts cash, credit cards, SNAP/EBT, HIP, and WIC/Senior FMNP coupons. The market will continue to double up to $30 of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/EBT) benefits each week through their Market Match program.  
 
The 2024 Market Match program has been funded through grants and continued support from Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, the Hardman Fund, and Green Pastures Fund through Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation. 
 

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Mass MoCA Welcomes New Tenant, Hosts Route 2 Study Reveal

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Commission approved a new tenant Monday for the third floor of Building 1, above Bright Ideas Brewery.
 
Gianne Inc. uses recycled materials to create funcational art. 
 
"They are corporation that recycles textiles into functional handmade home art pieces such as quilts and rugs, promoting sustainability through creative design," said Jason Ahuja, senior manager of public initiatives.
 
According to Ahuja, the company is a mother and son duo who will be producing their work in the 400 square foot space.
 
Their lease will be two years long and started on Oct. 1. 
 
Director of Public Initiatives & Real Estate Morgan Everett updated the commission on an upcoming exhibition, "Race/Hustle" by Zora J Murff. The exhibit will be on view starting Dec. 6.
 
The exhibit features many different types of works "that examine physical, psychic, and political violence, the rhythms and resonances of oppression throughout history and into the present, and the harmful desires that our visual culture cultivates," according to the Mass MoCA website.
 
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