Massachusetts Agricultural Highlights, 1 988 



County /location 



Mkts . /week 



Weeks of Mktg Farmers (1) 



WORCESTER 



Barre 



Fitchburg 



Gardner 



Holden 



Shrewsbury 



Southbridge 



Worcester 



15 

 16 

 16 

 18 

 12 

 18 

 16 



15 

 9 

 7 

 6 

 4 

 8 



25 



NORFOLK 



Brookline 



Quincy 



SUFFOLK/Boston 



Brighton 



City Hall Plaza(Scollay Sq.) 



Fanueil Hall Mkpl . 



Fields Corner 



Jamaica Plain 



Roslindale 



20 

 22 



16 

 5 

 4 

 16 

 22 

 17 



13 

 13 



PLYMOUTH 



Brockton 



(Fairgrounds) 



(City Hall) 



Hanson 



Hinghcim 



Plymouth 



BRISTOL 



Fall River 

 Middleboro 

 New Bedford 

 Taunton 



17 

 17 



25 



27 



19 



30 



26 



10 



1 



BARNSTABLE 

 Falmouth 



22 



DUKES 



West Tisbury 



NANTUCKET 

 Nantucket 



15 



25 



Eastern Massachusetts Summary 



• 43 market locations 



• 45 markets per week in the prime harvest period 

 STATE TOTALS 



• 58 market locations 



• 62 markets per week during the prime period of the harvest season 



• over 350 farmers selling 



Source: Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture, Bureau of Markets 



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