Farms Near Cheshire, CT

Cheshire

Norton Brothers Fruit Farm operated on Academy Road for more than 200 years, dating to the mid-1700s, before closing after the 2024 season. Local reporting in 2025 pointed to a possible sale or new agreement to keep part of the farm going, though its current status is unconfirmed.

Cheshire

Drazen Orchards ran as a pick-your-own apple, blueberry, peach, and nectarine farm on Wallingford Road for close to 75 years, started by David and Ida Drazen in 1951 on land tracing back to an early-1800s farm and wood mill. The family closed the orchard for good in 2026, citing rising costs and the physical toll of the work.

Cheshire

Hickory Hill Orchards has grown apples, pears, nectarines, and peaches on 33 acres since 1977, offering pick-your-own for more than twenty apple varieties plus pumpkins. The South Meriden Road orchard closed for several years before reopening under new ownership, a Milford family who gave the country store, hayrides, and pie garden new life.

Cheshire

Old Bishop Farm runs a scratch bakery, handmade ice cream counter, and general store on South Meriden Road in Cheshire, open Tuesday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Mondays. Pick-your-own produce rotates through the season, and the farm also books birthday parties and private events on site.

Cheshire

Zentek Farms has grown annuals and vegetable plants wholesale in Cheshire since 1914, running five acres of enclosed greenhouses plus three acres of outdoor growing space. The family operation also sells retail from its own farm stand, with seasonal lineups from spring annuals through fall mums.

Cheshire

Ives Farm is a 164-acre property in Cheshire owned by the Cheshire Land Trust and farmed by River Ridge Farm & Market using regenerative, low- and no-till methods. Their 20-week CSA runs mid-June through October for $300, with Friday pickup at the farmstand, which also sells bedding plants and fresh vegetables seven days a week. Betty Ives left the land to the trust in 2006; the surrounding 80 acres of woodland and riverfront trails stay open to the public.

Southington

Rogers Orchards has grown apples in Southington since 1809, making it one of Connecticut's oldest working orchards. The Sunnymount Farm location bakes cider donuts, pies, and apple dumplings daily and presses its own hard cider under the Long View Ciderhouse label. Pick-your-own apple season runs Labor Day weekend through late October, Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Southington

The Sunnymount Farm location of Rogers Orchards sits on Meriden-Waterbury Road in Southington, one of two family orchards the Rogers have run since 1809. Like its sister farm, it sells apple cider donuts baked fresh daily, fruit pies, and locally grown produce, with pick-your-own apple picking open Friday through Sunday from Labor Day weekend into October.

Wallingford

Southington

The Lewis Educational Agricultural Farm — known locally as The LEAF — works land in Southington that's been farmed for roughly 245 years, now run as a nonprofit teaching farm. It offers a CSA, runs school garden programs, and directs part of its harvest toward families facing food insecurity. The mission here is education first, produce second.

Southington

The Southington Community YMCA runs this Friday market on the Town Green from 3 to 6 p.m., July through October. It's a CT Grown market, meaning vendors are required to sell what they actually farm or produce in Connecticut rather than resell.

Wallingford

Wallingford's market sets up on the Railroad Station Green at the junction of Routes 5 and 150, Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon, July through September.

Cheshire

Old Bishop Farms is a restored bicentennial farm on South Meriden Road, rebuilt by John and Carolyn Torello after they purchased the long-fallow property in 2015. The country store sells produce, on-site baked goods, and homemade ice cream, with pick-your-own berries, apples, and peaches, and cut-your-own flowers and herbs in season.

Wallingford

Emerald Green Farm and Gardens is located in Wallingford, in Connecticut's Naugatuck Valley farming corridor.

Bethany

Southington

Southington

Karabin Farms on Andrews Street in Southington grows apples, tomatoes, and pumpkins and raises its own beef and poultry, sold alongside maple syrup, cheese, and Christmas trees at the farm store. A 14-week CSA program bundles fruit, vegetables, and meat, and the stand stays open daily 9am-5pm from April through December.

Bethany

The Demander family has farmed this land in Bethany since 1765, nine generations running. The market stays open year-round with sweet corn, heirloom tomatoes, and pumpkins in season, plus farm-raised beef, dairy, and holiday greenery when the fields go quiet. Pick-your-own strawberries run late May through June, and the farm fills gaps in its own harvest with other local and regional growers.

Berlin

Hrubiec Farms grows blueberries for pick-your-own picking and sells choose-and-cut Christmas trees, with pre-tagging available before the season starts, at its Southington Road farm.

Hamden

Fridays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., June through October, the Hamden Farmers' Market sets up at Town Center Park on Dixwell Avenue. Vendors sell fruit, vegetables, baked goods, and crafts, with roughly half the lineup rotating out partway through the season to bring in new offerings. Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program benefits are accepted.

Wallingford

Berlin

Ferndale Berry Farm grows pick-your-own blueberries, tomatoes, and garlic on a Berlin property with a house dating back to 1750. The farm has operated as an LLC since 2009, keeping the pick-your-own tradition going on land that's been worked for centuries.

Waterbury

Brass City Regional Food Hub is located on Mill Street in Waterbury, a city built on 19th-century brass manufacturing that still carries the nickname today. No verified details on this location's specific products, vendors, or hours were found online.

Waterbury

Brass City Market on Field operates at 359 Mill Street in Waterbury, a nod in name to the city's brass manufacturing history. Specific vendor and season details weren't confirmed in public sources; it reads as a neighborhood-scale market rather than a large regional one.

Hamden

Southington

Rogers Orchards has grown fruit in Southington since 1809. The Shuttle Meadow Farm location on Long Bottom Road opens for pick-your-own apples from Labor Day weekend through October, Friday through Sunday, and bakes apple cider donuts fresh daily year-round alongside fruit pies, apple dumplings, and coffee cakes. Fresh produce and hard cider from sister company Long View Ciderhouse round out the market.

High Hill Orchard, at 170 Fleming Road in Meriden, Connecticut, is a family-owned pick-your-own operation known for apple picking, fresh cider, and a full seasonal produce stand. Call 203-294-0276 for picking conditions and hours before visiting.

Plainville

Zarrella Farms runs a small produce stand on South Washington Street in Plainville, growing vegetables without herbicides or pesticides and selling fresh-cut Christmas trees in season. It's a modest, seasonal operation — best to check current hours before visiting, as availability shifts with what's ready in the field.

Hamden

Naugatuck

Naugatuck Farmers' Market gathers on the Green off Church Street every Sunday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June through October. It's a straightforward open-air market of local produce and goods on the town green, with updates posted through the market's Facebook page rather than a standalone website.

Wallingford

Gouveia Vineyards farms more than 32 acres of vines across a 140-acre property in Wallingford, pouring around 11 wines with a Portuguese accent from its stone-and-timber tasting room. The Gouveia family converted a vacant farm into the vineyard starting in the late 1990s. Visitors get panoramic hilltop views over the vines, picnic space, and sunset hours that draw a steady weekend crowd.

Northford

Cecarelli's Harrison Hill Farm has grown vegetables in Northford since 1912, now in its third generation under farmer William DellaCamera. The fields produce sweet corn, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, summer squash, and berries, sold from the farm stand through the growing season. It's a straightforward produce operation — no gimmicks, just what's in season that week.

Plainville

Plainville Farmers' Market runs spring through fall at 47 Robert Holcomb Way, with vendors selling fresh produce, dairy, and handmade goods. Listings describe hours spread across multiple days a week rather than a single Saturday morning slot, so it's worth checking current listings before planning a special trip.

Bristol

Bristol Farmers' Market runs downtown at the corner of North Main Street and Riverside Avenue, in the area locally known as "The Patch." Specific season dates and current vendor lineup weren't confirmed beyond the location.

Northford

Since 1907 DeFrancesco family has been growing over a hundred and twenty acres of fields and now 10 acres of greenhouses. We are coming up on 5th generation farming. We use Integrated pest management and biological insect control. Sustainable farming with rotational crop and ground cover for erosion prevention and plastic and drip irrigation to conserve water. We opened our retail Farm Stand in 1995 to service the public. Making you a part of our family and cultivating families.

Ridgefield

The Ridgefield Farmers Market is a friendly, producers-only market on the Jesse Lee Greens — the site of the town's original green on historic Main Street in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Every Saturday from 10 to 1, late June through early October, a curated lineup of growers and makers brings organic farm-fresh produce, baked goods, and specialty items with live music and family activities.

Berlin Farmers Market operates out of Hungerford Park at 191 Farmington Avenue, on the west side of town. Like many central Connecticut town markets, it runs seasonally with a rotating slate of local growers and food vendors; specific hours and current vendor list weren't publicly confirmed.

Northford

Bishop's Orchards' Northford fields, on Middletown Avenue, are where the pick-your-own happens — strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, pears, apples, and pumpkins across the season. Apple picking runs weekends, plus Columbus Day, from mid-September through late October, and pickers pay for their bag before heading into the rows. Varieties like Honeycrisp and Granny Smith are sold at the market instead, not offered for picking.

Bristol

Roberts Orchard is a farm stand and orchard on Hill Street in Bristol, in the central Connecticut hill country west of the Farmington River. No additional details were found online for this listing.

Middlefield

Lyman Orchards runs pick-your-own strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches, pears, and apples across the season, plus a farm market selling award-winning pies, baked goods, deli food, and ice cream. The Middlefield property also has a 45-hole golf course, seasonal corn and sunflower mazes, and the 1741 Pub & Grill.

Middlefield

New Haven

CitySeed's Edgewood Park market runs Sundays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., May through November, at the corner of Whalley and West Rock Avenues. More than 50 Connecticut farms and food producers sell produce, dairy, baked goods, and prepared food, with live music and cooking demonstrations most weeks. SNAP and WIC benefits are doubled on fruits, vegetables, and seedlings.

Bristol

Minor's Farm ran on Chippens Hill for more than 130 years before the Minor family closed the farm store and sold the 30-acre property in 2018. Rich Farm Ice Cream now operates on the site, serving ice cream and waffle cones made on-site daily, noon to 8 p.m. seven days a week.

New Haven

New Haven

New Haven's Upper State Street market runs Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., spring through fall, at the corner of State Street and Mechanic Street with locally sourced produce and artisan goods.

Farmington

Jillybeans Farmstand works over 100 acres of local farmland along the Farmington Flats and nearby Bristol, selling vegetable plants, annuals, perennials, and hanging baskets from its Scott Swamp Road stand. The farmstand also promotes Connecticut dairy products from area producers.

Durham

Deerfield Farm runs an on-farm market on Parmelee Hill Road in Durham, selling pumpkins, farm-raised meats, and other specialty products direct from the property. The farm also opens up for agritourism visits, giving people a reason to make the drive out beyond just shopping.

New Haven

CitySeed is a New Haven-based non-profit organization, working to bring fresh, and local, produce to New Haven residents.

Oxford

New Britain

New Britain Farmers' Market runs Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., July through October, at 109 North Street. Shoppers find organic food, produce, and crafts from Connecticut growers, and the city runs a separate Main Street Market on Wednesdays at Central Park June through October as well.

Woodbridge

Organic fruits, Christmas trees, and specialty items like hot sauces and basil pesto.

Arethusa Farm Dairy has milked its own herd of more than 300 cows at 822 Bantam Road in Bantam, Connecticut, since 1999, bottling milk and making ice cream, cheese, butter, and yogurt on-site. The farm also runs Arethusa al tavolo, a dairy-to-table restaurant, and Arethusa a mano, a bakery cafe.

New Haven

CitySeed runs this market on the New Haven Green at Temple and Chapel Streets, in front of City Hall, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekly from June 18 through October 29. More than 50 Connecticut farms, bakers, cheesemakers, and specialty producers sell alongside prepared-food vendors. SNAP and WIC are accepted, and CitySeed matches SNAP spending up to $10 a day toward fresh produce and seedlings.

New Haven Farmers Market II is listed at 224 College Street, one of several seasonal markets tracked in Connecticut farmers market directories. Beyond the address and a general description as a source of seasonal local produce, published details are thin — check directory listings for current-year hours before making the trip.

New Haven

A summer farmers market in New Haven's Wooster Square area, held at Conte West Middle School on Chapel Street, separate from the neighborhood's regular Saturday market at Russo Park.

New Haven

CitySeed, the New Haven nonprofit that runs the city's farmers markets, hosts this one at Russo Park on the corner of Chapel Street and DePalma Court in Wooster Square, Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., April through November. CitySeed's stated mission is expanding access to the local food system from field to shelf.

New Haven

CitySeed's Hill Market sets up Fridays, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., July through October, at the corner of Park and South Streets outside the Connecticut Mental Health Center. Vendors sell fruit, vegetables, dairy, baked goods, honey, maple syrup, and handcrafts, and WIC benefits are accepted. It sits blocks from Yale-New Haven Hospital, drawing hospital staff at lunch alongside Hill neighborhood residents.

Farmington

The Farm Truck at Hein Farm has worked the same 80-100 acres in Farmington for 200 years, now a woman-owned operation actively cultivating about 5 acres of vegetables and cut flowers. The Meadow Road stand also sells plants, herbs, local honey, and produce sourced from partner Connecticut farms, open Sundays 10am-3pm.

Seymour

Seymour Farmers' Market has run since 1995, started originally to support the town's downtown revitalization effort. It sets up at the Seymour Community Center on Pine Street with an open-air lineup of fruit, vegetables, honey, eggs, beef, pork, chicken, and crafts from local vendors, spring through fall.

CitySeed runs New Haven's year-round farmers markets as producer-only events — everything sold has to be grown or made by the vendor selling it, no resale. The winter market moves indoors for the cold months while sister markets at Wooster Square, Dixwell, and Edgewood Park run outdoors the rest of the year. CitySeed doubles SNAP and Connecticut Farmers Market Nutrition Program benefits at all of its markets.