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The Market Season Has Ended!
Our last market day for the 2025 season was November 1, 2025.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who visited and supported the market this year — your enthusiasm and participation make our community stronger.
Stay tuned for updates on the 2026 market season — we can’t wait to welcome you back!
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Support Our End-of-Year Fundraiser!
Treat yourself and support the market at the same time! When you order candy and other delicious products through the link below, 20%–50% of each purchase will go directly to support the market.
All orders are conveniently delivered straight to you — it’s an easy (and sweet!) way to give back.
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Committed to providing organic, locally grown food
EXCITING NEWS AND A REQUEST FOR YOUR HELP
The Amherst Mobile Market is growing and on the move.
Please consider becoming a monthly or one time donor yourself.
The impact of your donation goes beyond just a meal. It enables increased contact with neighbors and community building as families gather around the market. Your support truly makes a difference, and for that, we are deeply grateful.
As we look forward to 2025, we ask for your continued support. Together, we can further our mission to ensure that no one in our community, surrounded by farms, has to go without fresh, healthy, affordable food. Your generosity is what enables us to continue this vital work — and for that, we cannot thank you enough.
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We invite you to join us in making a lasting impact. Whether you’re able to donate once again or share our mission with others, your investment helps ensure that the Amherst Mobile Market remains a vital resource for those who need it most.
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You can become a Change Maker to those in need this year. Every dollar makes a difference! Make donations at our website, or mail your check to: Amherst Mobile Market, PO Box1045, Amherst MA 01004
• $2,000- Supports one market to ensure our clients have weekly access to fresh and nutritious food at their doorsteps.
•$160- Supports one support helper per market to help ensure clients get prompt and respectful service when they visit our marketplace.
•$50- provides two free shares, for low-income families that do not qualify for government assistance to access fresh food.
• $25- Helps provide the market with fresh produce to low-income families.​
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Click the button below to give online or mail a check to Amherst Mobile Market, PO Box 1045, Amherst, MA 01004.


OUR PURPOSE
The Amherst Mobile Market not only makes affordable produce available within walking distance of residents who struggle to access healthy food, but also puts decision-making in the hands of low-income, BIPOC community members and builds the capacity of those community members to take on leadership roles.
While the challenges around food access in Amherst are ever present for some, others may be unaware that nearly all of Amherst's census tracts are designated as "food deserts" by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, meaning that they contain high concentrations of residents who are both low-income and live more than a mile from the grocery store. Residents without vehicles, who constitute 11% of Amherst's population, often report that it can take up to two hours to get to and from the grocery store by bus, and that expensive cab rides are often required for the trip home to prevent groceries from spoiling.
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THE PROBLEM BY THE NUMBERS
97%
of Amherst residents live in a USDA designated food desert
1 IN 4
Amherst residents is low income and lives more than a mile from a supermarket
11%
of Amherst residents lack access to a vehicle
82%
is the difference in heart failure hospitalization rates between Black and White residents of Amherst

OUR SOLUTION BY THE NUMBERS
25+
Amherst residents representing food desert communities engaged in a multi-year planning process
14
Amherst residents from food desert communities were employed by the mobile market in 2020
2
Amherst residents from the community the market serves have now worked at the AMM for four years
12+
Amherst area farms sold their produce through the mobile market in 2020
5,000+
affordable, organic produce items sold in 2020
400+
individuals were served by the mobile market in its pilot year
91%
of 2020 survey respondents said the mobile market facilitated access to fresh, healthy food
71%
of 2020 mobile market customers had an annual household income of under $50,000

















