Farmers markets of Mystic Connecticut offer fresh fare
Pompey Hollow Park, across from the Town Hall, Route 44
Ashford, CT 06278
Phone: 860-429-3923
This market features all Connecticut-grown fruits and vegetables as well as specialty items such as artisan cheese, native plants, and hand-made soaps. The growers feature fresh salad greens, herbs, tomatoes, peaches, apples, squash, potatoes, peppers, beans, cucumbers... the list goes on and on. Here you’ll find certified organic, farmer's pledge, and heritage farmers selling their wares. Also, don't miss the local honey, maple syrup, and fruit syrups. Many special agriculture-related events are also in the works for the 2009 season.
Dates and Hours: Sunday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; June through October
Maple Farms Park, 45 Bozrah Street
Bozrah, CT 06334
Phone: 860-889-2689 ext. 5
Vendors sell connecticut-grown vegetables, fruits, flowers, cheese, milk, yogurt, plants, herbs, cut flowers, honey and beeswax candles, maple syrup and maple products, hot sauce, chocolate, eggs, dog treats, wood fire pizza, jams, jellies & relish, kettle corn, italian ice, bakery items, and more. In addition the market will also feature local artisan products such as soaps, lotion, lip balm, pottery, fiber products, jewelry, oil cloth bags & accessories, bird houses, floral wreaths and lavender sachets & pillows. Local musicians will be performing weekly at the Market, and special guest vendors and theme nights will be featured throughout the season.
Dates and Hours in 2012: July 6-October 5; Friday; 3:30-7 p.m.
The Hale Homestead, 2299 South Street
Coventry, CT 06238
Phone: 860-742-1419
Offering Connecticut-grown produce, delicious things to eat, artisan ware, entertainment, and sustainable-living programs. Fruits and vegetables, grass-fed beef, eggs, smoked bacon, breads, cheeses, pies and pastries, preserves and pickles, dog treats, fresh herbs, cut flowers, chocolate fudge, honey, maple syrup, and more. The market also features the work of local artists and artisans, like hemp clothing, goat’s milk soaps, wrought iron, beeswax candles, stoneware, herbal tinctures, beadwork, cotton tote bags, and handspun yarns. Live entertainment. Pet a goat, have lunch in a grassy spot under the maple trees, or give your child a ride in a red wagon.
Dates and Hours: June-October, Sunday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Killingly Library Parking, 25 Westcott Road
Danielson, CT 06239
Phone: 860-564-7987
From its beginning in 1980 as a Saturday morning event, this market has generated great community response. The quality of the produce can't be beaten by imported food. How would you look after traveling fifteen hundred miles in the back of a truck? Once you taste it, you'll know the difference. This market features many different locally grown fruits, vegetables and eggs, all sold by the farmers who grew them. There’s always something new.
Dates and Hours: Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon; June 9-Octoboer 27
120 Pequotsepos Road, across from the Denison/Pequotsepus Nature Center
Mystic, CT
Phone: 860-536-8377
Located on the scenic fields and meadows of the Denison Homestead, the Denison Farm Market( farmers market) is an ideal family destination. Parents can purchase the freshest in local produce and baked goods from community farmers while children play outdoors. Market sells seasonal fruits, vegetables and local products ranging from honey and jams to herbal soaps. During your visit to the market you can tour the 1717 historic house museum, walk the many miles of nature trails, or visit the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center.
Dates and Hours: Sundays, noon-3 p.m.; June 3-October 28
13 Broad Street
New London, CT 06320
This farmers market operates from October to April. It is an adjunct to the Fiddlehead Food Co-op. Aside from fresh, locally-grown produce, here you’ll find local seafood, baked goods, coffee, dairy, eggs, maple syrup, bath and body products, tofu, seitan, arts, crafts, and more. If you’re there between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. you can catch some excellent live music, too.
Dates and hours: October to April; Saturdays; 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Norwich Uncas on Thames Farmers Market 2012
Uncas on the Thames, 401 West Thames Street, 100 Campbell Building
Norwich, CT
Phone: 860-639-4894
Dates and Hours: Monday and Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; July 2-October 29
210 Main Street
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
Phone: 860-633-1067
Dates in 2011: Saturdays from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; June through October
2009 marks the eleventh year for the Old Saybrook Farmers’ Market, where you can find at least 22 vendors with a vast array of Connecticut products. The produce is as fresh as it gets - corn picked that day, bread made that day, and kettle/caramel corn made on site as well as many other handcrafted and picked items. With offerings of fresh fruits and veggies, cheeses, poultries, beef, herbs, flowers, soaps, pottery, arts, crafts, and live entertainment, this market promises quality, freshness, and fun.
Dunkin Donuts Parking Lot, 325 Woodstock Avenue
Putnam, CT 06260
Phone: 860-928-4101
Local farmers offer their own fruit, vegetables, and flowering plants for sale, freshly picked, often just before the market opens. All are invited to get the freshest food at reasonable prices.
Dates and Hours:
Thursdays, 3:30-6 p.m.; May 3-October 25; and Mondays, 3:30-6 p.m.; June 11-October 29
Stafford Springs Farmers Market 2012
Mocko’s lot, Routes 32 and 190
Stafford Springs, CT
Phone: 860-455-1044
Dates and Hours: Mondays and Thursdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; July 9 - October 22
Town Pier
Stonington, CT
The summer market boasts 25 vendors selling locally grown vegetables and fruits, jams, breads, pies and baked goods, meats, pork, fish, shrimp, scallops, goat cheeses, lemonade, maple syrup, honey, flowers, decorative plants and more, depending on the season. Craft vendors sell jewelry, wooden bowls, soaps, painted signs, printed fabrics and scarves. The Stonington Village Improvement Association sells t-shirts, hats and canvas bags, to help support the market.
Dates and Hours: May to October, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon
Mansfield Town Hall, Community Center, or Public Library
Mansfield Center, CT
Storrs Farmers Market is the only year-round market in Connecticut's Quiet Corner. Market sells Connecticut grown fruits, vegetables, dairy, meat, eggs, and more for the greater Mansfield community. Storrs Farmers Market has heirloom fruits and veggies; heritage breed pork and lamb; grass-fed, all-natural beef; free-range eggs; raw cows' milk; raw goats' milk and cheeses; French pastries; local honey and maple syrup; and even hand-spun wool.
Dates and hours: Open year-round. May to mid-November at Mansfield Town Hall off Storrs Road (Route 195), Saturday from 3-6 p.m.; mid-July through September, Mansfield Community Center at 10 S. Eagleville Road (Route 275, Wednesday, 3-6 p.m.; December to April, Mansfield Public Library at 54 Warrenville Road (Route 89, second and fourth Saturdays of the month, 3-5 p.m. Open rain or shine.
Willimantic Farmers Market 2012
Pavillion near the Frog Bridge at Jackson and Union streets
Willimantic, CT 06226
Phone: 860-423-0533
Farmers at this market include Benjamin's Orchard of Brooklyn, Brown Farm of Scotland, Delamatta Crafts of
Coventry, and Staples Farm of Mansfield.
Dates and Hours: Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon, June 2 to November 3
