About the Belmont Farmers' Market & the Belmont Food Collaborative, Inc.

Our missionTo provide members of the community a place to purchase fresh, local produce and goods directly from farmers and producers in a congenial atmosphere; to provide farmers and producers a direct market for their produce and goods; to support local agriculture and producers; to educate our community about eating healthfully; to educate residents about maintaining a healthy environment and the importance of sustainable agriculture; and to provide a social experience that helps build community and enhances the quality of life in Belmont.

Belmont Farmers’ Market
P. O. Box 387, Belmont, MA 02478

The Belmont Farmers' Market is a Partnering Organization of Cool Belmont, a Sustainable Belmont initiative, and a member of the Belmont Center Business Association.

Belmont Food Collaborative, Inc.

The Market is a project of the Belmont Food Collaborative, Inc. BFC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose goal is to increase education about food and nutrition, and to help families in need get fresh produce. Read about BFC in the Spring 2011 issue of the Roots & Sprouts newsletter (pdf).

BFCI directors: Kim Foster, Suzanne Johannet, Evanthia Malliris, Cate McGrail, Tom Neel, Becky Prior, Paul Santos, Hal Shubin, Vicky Slavin, Anne Stuart, Joan Teebagy, and Heli Tomford

Thanks to all the volunteers and supporters across Belmont

Volunteers help the Market run

Maha Akkeh, Faye Blazar, Aaron Croce, Sara Cummins, Julia Cydzik, Rebecca Harris, Rebecca Hillel, Caroline Huang, Zoya Kaufmann, Daniyar Kim, Seth Lancaster, Susan Miller, Milo Plass, Chenoa Schatzki-McClain, Daniel Seleznev, Hannah Silverfine, Rowan Wu

Credits for photography, the Web, Roots & Sprouts and the electronic newsletter

Joan Teebagy, Holly Teller, Victoria Thatcher, Becky Prior, Mitchell Roberts, Hal Shubin, Dee Ippen, and Jennifer Angel

We are also grateful for support and help from these people

The Board of Selectmen (Ralph T. Jones; Mark Paolillo, chair; and Andres T. Rojas, Vice-Chair); the Town Administrator and staff; the Health Department (Stefan Russakow, Director; Janet Amdur, Outreach Worker; and Ellen O’Doherty, Administrative Assistant); Department of Public Works (Peter Castanino, Director; Mike Santoro, Highway Division Director and his crew); Belmont Police Department (Sergeant Kevin M. Shea and the Parking Control Officers); Belmont Municipal Light Department; Belmont High School Community Service Coordinator, Alice Melnikoff; Beth El Temple Center; Cushing Square Auto Service; First Church in Belmont Unitarian Universalist; local media staff at Community Television and The Belmont Citizen Herald; Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP; the Gas Family; and our business and residential neighbors in the Belmont Center.

And you!

Thanks to the many Thursday shoppers and visitors who believe the Belmont Farmers’ Market is a positive addition to our community in many different ways.