Farmers Markets near Amherst, MA

South Hadley

Set up at Buttery Brook Park, 123 Willimansett Street, near College Street and Route 116, this market runs Wednesdays, 2 to 6 p.m., June through early October. It's a volunteer-organized market that has grown steadily and is still recruiting new vendors most seasons.

Hatfield

Myers Produce is on North Hatfield Road, in a town whose river-bottom fields have grown vegetables and tobacco for generations. No current website or contact details were found online to confirm hours or what's sold.

Northampton

Founded in 2008 by Oona Coy and Ben James of Town Farm, this market became a Grow Food Northampton program in 2016. It sets up behind Thornes Marketplace on Kirkland Avenue Tuesdays from 1 to 6 p.m., April through November, and matches SNAP/EBT purchases with a $10 credit at every market.

Northampton

Market manager Rick Tracy runs this Saturday market at 8 Gothic Street, next to the courthouse, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., April through November. It's one of two Northampton markets — Tuesday's runs separately on Kirkland Avenue — and has anchored the downtown Saturday routine for locals shopping for produce and prepared foods.

South Deerfield

Pioneer Valley Growers Association is listed as a farmers market in South Deerfield, within the Connecticut River Valley section of Franklin County. The Pioneer Valley's river-bottom soil has long supported vegetable, orchard, and dairy farming. As a growers' association, the listing represents a group of area producers rather than one single farm. Confirm current market days and vendor lineup directly before visiting.

Deerfield

Florence

Florence Farmers' Market is a producer-only market — everything sold is grown or made by the vendor selling it, no resellers. It runs Wednesdays, 2 to 6, May through October in the Florence Civic Center parking lot, and takes credit, SNAP, HIP, and both senior and WIC farmers' market coupons.

Easthampton

Holyoke

Concerned Citizens of Mason's Square Farmer's Market sets up Saturdays, 10 to 2, at the Baystate Mason Square Neighborhood Health Center on Wilbraham Road in Springfield. Regular vendors include Gardening the Community, Pioneer Valley Growers Co-op, Nuestras Raices, and Johnson Family Farm, with music and cooking demonstrations that turn the lot into a neighborhood gathering spot.

Greenfield

Visit the Greenfield Farmers’ Market and take home local farm products and artisanal crafts, enjoy live music and entertainment, and spend Saturday mornings with friends, family, and the Franklin County community. This market has been in operation for over 50 years, and is truly farmer & vendor led!

Rice Fruit Farm has run its own market and bakery at 757 Main Street in Wilbraham since 1894, five generations deep. The stand sells local and organic produce alongside breakfast sandwiches, cider doughnuts, muffin tops, and small-batch ice cream made on site. Open daily, 6am to 9pm.

Turners Falls

Greenfield

Monson

Volunteer-run and nonprofit, the Monson Farmers' Market sets up at 5 High Street, across from First Church of Monson, from May into early October. It grew out of a partnership between the church, the Monson Agricultural Commission, and local growers, and sells baked goods, produce, honey, jam, maple syrup, meat, and plants. SNAP, WIC, and senior coupons are accepted.

Westfield

Enfield

Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., May through September, the Enfield Farmers' Market sets up at the Enfield Valley Grange on Enfield Main Road. Vendors sell fresh produce, handmade goods, baked treats, and work from local artists. The market runs under the Town Manager's Office, which fields vendor applications each spring.

Petersham

Suffield

Eight farms and vendors set up on the Suffield Town Green at North Main and High Streets every Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon, selling organic fruits and vegetables, dairy, cut flowers, jams, jellies, and pies. Mosher Farms has brought hydroponic lettuce to recent markets.

Windsor Locks

This seasonal market runs Thursday afternoons, roughly 3 to 6 p.m., spring through fall, with local growers selling fresh produce alongside baked goods and crafts. Listings place it near the East Windsor/Windsor Locks line, so confirm the current site before visiting — address details vary between sources.

Gardner

Running since 2005 on the philosophy "if we don't grow it, we don't know it," the Otis Farmers Market keeps roughly three-quarters of its stalls reserved for actual growers rather than resellers. It sets up at 2000 East Otis Road Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., from Mother's Day through Columbus Day, with local art and live music alongside the produce.