GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — In honor of National Farmers Market Week two  donors matched every gift to the Berkshire Mobile Farmers Market up to $7,500.

 

"Everyone in our community deserves to enjoy the bounty of the Berkshires. Fresh, local food shouldn't be a luxury. It should be accessible and available to every Berkshire resident," Berkshire Grown's Director of Development, Stephanie Bergman said. "This fundraising campaign will help to make that possible."

 

National Farmers Market week highlights the role farmers markets play in providing communities with access to fresh, locally grown products.

 

The Berkshire Mobile Farmers Market (BMFM), a collaboration of six local nonprofit organizations, brings fresh, locally grown and produced food to six communities with limited access to fresh food -- Adams, Becket, Monterey, North Adams, and two Pittsfield sites. Over the last 6 weeks, more than 800 shoppers have come out to benefit from this wonderful local resource.

 

BMFM operates on the Fairshare Payment system. This tiered payment system allows shoppers to pay at the level that works for them, based on their current financial situation, either 100 percent of retail, 50 percent of retail, or free.