List of Senior FarmShare Sites

2023 Senior FarmShare Enrollment is closed.
Deadline to apply was June 9, 2023.
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Overview and Eligibility 

If you are interested in receiving a Senior FarmShare, please contact the closest distribution site for an application form. Shares will be distributed by lottery to applicants after enrollment closes on June 1st. Filling out an application does not guarantee that you will be a participant in the Senior FarmShare program.

Eligible seniors must be over the age of 60, and meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Receive SNAP benefits (food stamps), Medicaid, SSI, AFDC, welfare, or veterans aid;
• Participate in The Food Bank’s Brown Bag Program;
• Live alone and my income is below $29,160; or,
• Live in a household where the total income is below $39,440 (only one share per household please).

Contact Jennifer Williams at 413-665-7100 for more details.

List of Sites 

Franklin County

Gill-Montague Senior Center, Turners Falls / Red Fire Farm
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact: Roberta Potter at 413-863-9357.

Greenfield Farmers’ Market / Lyonsville Farm
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact Jennifer Williams at 413-665-7100.

Orange Council on Aging, Orange / Quabbin Food Connector
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact Tracy Gaudet at 978-544-3481.

Shelburne: Highland Village / Hart Farm
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact Diana Balmonte of LifePath at 413-834-1464.

Shelburne Falls Senior Center / Atherton Farm
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact: The Shelburne Falls Senior Center at 413-625-2502.

Hampden County

Chicopee Council on Aging / Red Fire Farm
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact Beth Ferrando at 413-534-3698 ext. 115.

Holyoke Council on Aging / Crimson and Clover Farm
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact Tricia Zoly at 413-322-5625.

Holyoke: Veterans’ Park Apartments / Agric Organics
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact Nayroby Rosa-Soriano at 413-409-2004.

Palmer Council on Aging / D&R Farm
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact Marlene Johnson at 413-283-2670.

Springfield: Gardening The Community
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact Tracey Thomas at 413-693-5340 ext. 3.

Springfield: North End Senior Center (formerly Riverview Senior Center) / Stone Soup Farm
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact Doris Feliciano at 413-474-1350.

Springfield: Urban League of Springfield / Stone Soup Farm
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact Sulamita Pertaia at 413-739-7211, ext. 112.

Westfield Council on Aging / Kosninski Farms
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact Tina Gorman at 413-562-6435.

West Springfield Council on Aging / Granny’s Place
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact Kristen Buoniconti at (413)-495-1802.

Hampshire County

Chesterfield Senior Center / Intervale Farm
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact: Jan Gibeau at 413- 296-4007.

Easthampton Senior Center / Park Hill Orchard *Note: This site is fruit only.
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact: Linda Talbot at 413-527-6151.

Huntington Council on Aging / Intervale Farm
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact: Kat Peterson at 413-512-5205.

South Hadley Senior Center / Dave’s Natural Garden
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact: Ann Andras at 413-538-5042 ext. 6206

Worcester County

Athol Council on Aging / Quabbin Food Connector
Application here / Aplicacion aqui.
Contact Cathy Savoy at 978-249-8986.