253 Farmacy – Amherst

Amherst Indy put local biographies behind the Amherst business in November 2024. The publication reported that owners Seth Rutherford and Christopher Gallant had already owned and managed a 30,000-square-foot facility in Turners Falls since 2019. Rutherford grew up in Shutesbury and graduated from Amherst Regional High School; Gallant grew up in Granby, and Rutherford’s wife is from Hadley. The retailer’s own history also dates the company’s founding to 2019. For shoppers comparing storefronts, those specifics identify the people and operating background attached to this one, rather than leaving the business story at a brand name.

The retailer’s Amherst page lists the strain names Super Boof, Ice Cream Cake and Runtz.

Route data puts Amherst College 0.44 mile away on foot, a 10-minute walk. McGuirk Alumni Stadium is a 2.27-mile, traffic-unaware drive estimate of 8 minutes; the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is a 5.22-mile, traffic-unaware drive estimate of 11 minutes. These are route-planning estimates, not live traffic.