Massachusetts Agricultural Highlights, 1988 



FARMERS' MARKETS 



County /location 



Mkts . /week 



Weeks of Mktg 



Farmers ( 1 ; 



BERKSHIRE 



Great Harrington 



North Adams 



Pittsfield (Allendale) 



Williamstown 



1 

 1 

 2 

 1 



24 



12 

 52 

 17 



10 



4 



26 



10 



FRANKLIN 

 Greenfield 



26 



29 



HAMPSHIRE 



Amherst 



Belchertown 



Easthampton 



Huntington 



Northampton 



27 

 16 

 31 

 20 

 27 



23 

 5 

 3 

 6 



12 



HAMPDEN 

 Chicopee 

 Holyoke 

 Springfield 

 (Avocado Street) 

 (Civic Center) 

 Westf ield 



25 



16 

 27 



24 



12 

 24 



11 



8 



12 



Western Massachusetts Summary: 



• 15 farmers' markets 



• 16 markets per week in the prime harvest period 



ESSEX 



Haverhill 



Newburyport 



Lawrence 



Peabody 



Topsf ield 



Wenham 



West Newbury 



18 

 12 

 18 



13 

 17 

 10 



7 

 7 



11 

 5 



30 

 4 

 9 



MIDDLESEX 



Ccimbridge 



Framingham 



Lowell 



Newton 



Somerville 



Sudbury 



17 

 17 

 23 

 17 

 19 

 18 



10 



1 



9 



15 



10 



3 



(1) Farmers selling during part or all of the market season. 



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