Easton

While the town doesn’t have an official farmers’ market, Easton is home to many terrific farms that offer a wide variety of fresh produce and other farm products. Please call ahead for hours and crop availability.

Fairfield

  • Greenfield Hill Farmers’ Market, Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The market is located at 75 Hillside Road and runs till the end of October.

Newtown

  • The Farmers’ Market at Fairfield Hills, Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The market is located at the Fairfield Hills Campus next to the Municipal Center, at 3 Primrose St.Check out the market’s Facebook page

    for more info.

Weston

The farmers’ market is not open this year, but there are a couple of alternatives in and around town, including:

  • Georgetown Farmers’ Market, Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The market is located at 4 Old Mill Road and runs till Oct. 25.
  • Viv’s Veggies from Vivian Simons’ Chestnut Farm, 227 Lyons Plains Road. “If the farm signs are out, I’m open,” she tells The Weston Forum

    .

Westport

  • Westport Farmers’ Market, Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The market is located at 50 Imperial Avenue and runs till Nov. 5. More info atwww.westportfarmersmarket.com

For a list of farmers’ markets throughout Connecticut, visit this page on the state Department of Agriculture’s website: http://www.ct.gov/doag/cwp/view.asp?a=3260&Q=568176&PM=1

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