3rd Annual National Food Day Auction

Welcome to our 3rd Annual Online National Food Day Auction in support of Mass Farmers Markets mission. The auction will open October 24th, 2023 @ 12:00 pm est, National Food Day in the US and close on October 31st, 2023@ 9pm.

We hope you will take a few moments look over the items up for bid.. Bid High and Bid Often!

Funds raised go towards operations of Mass Farmers Markets supporting our statewide mission on behalf of farmers markets, the communities in which they are located, and the farmers who rely on them as a crucial source of income.
Our three main areas of focus:
• support for farmers markets across the state through training,
operational consulting, advocacy, and promotion.
• promotion and support of food access and food security via
farmers markets throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• production of the Copley Square Farmers Market in Boston,
the Central Square and Kendall Square Farmers Market in Cambridge, and the Davis
Square Farmers Market in Somerville.

Learn more about Mass Farmers Markets at: www.massfarmersmarkets.org

Mass Farmers Markets (MFM) is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization.
Our Mission: Mass Farmers Markets partners with farmers, consumers, and communities to improve the health of individuals, strengthen community vitality, and enhance local farm viability through farmers markets.

Mass Farmers Markets (MFM) was founded in 1978 with a partnership between the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, the University of Massachusetts Extension Service, and farmers from across the state. At that time founding members saw a renaissance of consumer, farmer, and community interest in farmers markets, but predicted correctly that municipal, state, and federal support and funding for these ventures would not sustain the movement. Today we remain the only organization working state-wide on behalf of farmers markets, the communities in which they are located, and the farmers who rely on them as a crucial source of income.

We envision a future in which small family farms and local communities thrive because a significant percentage of residents have access to and choose to consume local food whenever possible. We believe that consumers should know the people who grow their food, and that when they do, our communities, both rural and urban are strengthened. We know that a strong connection between our state’s consumers and producers contributes to a healthy society in three important areas: family nutrition and food security, agricultural viability and open space preservation, and the economic and social revitalization of neighborhoods.