Farms Near Glastonbury, CT

Glastonbury

Rose's Berry Farm at Wickham Hill is a second location on Hebron Avenue in Glastonbury, sharing its name with the family's original pick-your-own farm on Matson Hill Road in South Glastonbury. No additional details specific to this location were found online.

Glastonbury

Scott's Orchard and Nursery is a working apple orchard and garden nursery in Glastonbury, part of the cluster of pick-your-own farms along South Glastonbury's orchard belt near Dondero Orchards and Rose's Berry Farm.

Glastonbury

Littel Acres Farm Market on Griswold Street in Glastonbury grows orchard fruit and berries, from tree-ripened peaches and strawberries to plums, nectarines, apricots, pears, and apples. The stand runs May through October with a fall corn maze, plus a bakery counter and ice cream service alongside hanging baskets and bedding plants.

Glastonbury

Rose's Berry Farm has grown pesticide-free blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries in South Glastonbury since 1908, under the Gondek family since 2022. The Wickham Hill farm stand on Hebron Avenue sells pre-picked fruit, local vegetables, homemade pies, jams, and fruit baskets for anyone who'd rather skip the picking. Hours shift with the season, so check Facebook or Instagram before driving over.

Glastonbury

Robb's Farm has run in South Glastonbury since 1905, and today the family makes 30 flavors of ice cream on-site to go with its fall festival lineup. Autumn brings a petting zoo with mini-horses, goats, baby chicks, and Flemish rabbits, plus pumpkins, pick-your-own crops, and fresh-pressed cider made on the property. The farm sits up in the Glastonbury hills with views over the valley.

South Glastonbury

South Glastonbury

Berruti's Harvest House is a produce operation in South Glastonbury, part of the fruit-and-vegetable belt along the Connecticut River south of Hartford.

South Glastonbury

South Glastonbury

Dondero Orchards has been in the same family for generations, growing strawberries, raspberries, peaches, apples, blackberries, blueberries, and pears on Woodland Street. Visitors pick their own fruit in season or cut their own flowers, then stop by the farm store for cider donuts from the bakery. Open Wednesday through Monday, 8am to 5pm, May through October.

South Glastonbury

Rose's Berry Farm on Matson Hill Road in South Glastonbury grows blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, apples, peaches, and pumpkins for pick-your-own picking as each crop comes into season. The Gondek family took over in 2022 and now farms the property pesticide-free. Locals also know the farm for its Breakfast-With-A-View mornings, served overlooking the Connecticut River valley.

East Hartford

Kirk runs Langford Apiary as a backyard beekeeping business in East Hartford, selling raw, strained, and creamed honey alongside bee nucs and beekeeping supplies. His Carniolan queen-breeding program keeps bees off antibiotics and out of chemically sprayed foraging areas. Kirk answers customer questions directly by phone or email rather than through a shop.

South Glastonbury

South Glastonbury

South Glastonbury

Farmed by the Killam and Bassette families since 1893, this 95-acre Main Street farmstead grows non-GMO vegetables and fruit and raises pork and chicken, selling free-range eggs, honey, maple syrup, and homemade canned goods from its stand. The property also rents out the John Hollister House, built in 1675, and hosts farm dinners and weddings.

Glastonbury

Udderly Woolly Farm is a small agritourism operation on Thompson Street in Glastonbury, in the Connecticut River valley farmland south of Hartford.

Manchester

Botticello Farms has worked the same ground in Manchester since 1973 and calls itself the last operating farm left in town. The family grows what it sells, vegetables, herbs, annual and perennial flowers, across more than 50,000 square feet of greenhouse space in spring, then shifts to Christmas trees and wreaths by winter. Open Monday through Saturday 8am-7pm, Sunday 8am-6pm.

Manchester Community Farmer's Market sets up at 161 Hillstown Road on the Manchester Community College campus, Wednesdays 1:30-5:30 p.m. from June through October 31. Vendors sell organic and conventional produce, crafts, and other local goods, and the market accepts Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program benefits.

South Glastonbury

Rolling Hills Farm is on Main Street in South Glastonbury, within the town's well-known belt of orchards and berry farms along the Connecticut River.

East Hartford

East Hartford

Futtner's Family Farm has grown vegetables and greenhouse plants from seed on Silver Lane in East Hartford for three generations. Beyond the farm stand, they sell at the East Hartford and Manchester Community College farmers markets and offer pick-your-own crops in season. It's a working greenhouse operation as much as a produce farm — plant starts are as much the business as the vegetables.

South Glastonbury

Tryon's Farm is a pick-your-own apple orchard in South Glastonbury, part of the working farmland along the Connecticut River south of Hartford. It's a smaller, lower-profile operation than some of its Glastonbury neighbors. Call ahead to check what's ripe before visiting.

East Hartford

Plant and Garden World is a full-service garden center on Silver Lane, formerly Vinny's Home and Garden, stocking annuals, perennials, shrubs, lawn-care products, and Weber grills. Staff help homeowners and DIYers plan out beds and lawn projects.

Manchester

Manchester's Spruce Street market runs Wednesday evenings, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. from June through August, with a rotating mix of Connecticut vendors selling produce, meats, eggs, maple syrup, baked goods, prepared foods, coffee, and vegan items alongside jewelry and bath products. Live music and a food truck are regular fixtures.

Portland

Gotta's Farm & Cider Mill is a fifth-generation farm in Portland, established in 1898, with a stand on Glastonbury Turnpike selling farm-fresh tomatoes, corn, and a bakery counter known for pies, breads, and cookies. The farm also presses its own apple cider and runs a CSA program alongside seasonal plant sales.

Manchester

Wethersfield

Wethersfield's market runs Thursdays, 3 to 6 p.m., from late May through early October at 220 Hartford Avenue, with the usual mix of Connecticut-grown produce and prepared foods.

This is a wholesale produce terminal, not a typical farmers market — 32 acres off I-91 Exit 27 with 144 farmer stalls and more than 185,000 square feet of refrigerated warehouse space. Public retail hours are early: Saturday and Sunday, 6 to 9 a.m., when farmers and wholesalers sell directly off the trucks. Closed weekdays.

Rocky Hill

Gilbert Farm grows its own sweet corn and strawberries on Elm Street in Rocky Hill, picking corn daily through the season and strawberries fresh each June. The stand also carries pumpkins in fall, spring bulb flowers like tulips and daffodils, and holiday wreaths in winter.

Wethersfield

Heirloom Market at Comstock Ferre in Wethersfield takes farm-to-table a step deeper — seed to plate — pairing a natural foods grocery of local, organic, GMO-free goods with a café pouring locally roasted coffee and serving handcrafted sandwiches, panini, soups, and salads. The historic Comstock Ferre building also houses a seed and garden center stocked with Baker Creek's full heirloom seed catalog.

East Hampton

Peaceful Hill Tree Farm has sold cut-your-own Christmas trees in East Hampton for more than 30 years, run by Peter and Arlene Bergen on preserved land. More than twenty tree varieties are available to tag and cut, plus wreaths, greens, and a gift shop stocked with ornaments. A scenic railroad carries visitors around the property, with hot chocolate waiting back at the barn.

Cromwell

Phoenix Farm is a small farm stand on Nooks Hill Road in Cromwell, in the Connecticut River valley farmland between Middletown and Rocky Hill. No additional details were found online for this listing.

South Windsor

The Foster family has farmed this South Windsor land since 1790, running it as a dairy until 2001 before turning the 150 acres into a fall destination. The 2026 season runs September 12 through November 1, with corn mazes in day and night versions, hayrides, pumpkin picking, and animal encounters. Night maze hours run select evenings, 6:30 to 9:30pm.

South Windsor

Foster Family Farm milked cows in South Windsor until 2001, then turned its 150 acres over to fall agritourism. Now the farm grows pumpkins and corn for a seasonal maze, runs hayrides, and keeps a petting zoo stocked with farm animals for visiting families. Pick-your-own crops are available in season on what used to be dairy pasture.

Rocky Hill

Hartford

Set up on Monday afternoons through the summer and fall at the First Presbyterian Church of Hartford, next to the Bushnell theater, this market guarantees everything sold is grown or made in Connecticut. Look for organic and conventional produce, honey, free-range eggs, cut flowers, and homemade jam from a small, rotating group of vendors.

A farmers market on Capitol Avenue in Hartford's West End, near the Bushnell theater and the state Capitol. Confirmed details on vendors, hours, and current season are limited online — check with the City of Hartford for the latest schedule.

Rocky Hill

Hayes Farm has raised livestock in Rocky Hill since 1868, selling grass-fed Angus beef, farm-raised pork, chicken, and goat meat with no antibiotics, hormones, or fillers. The Hayes Road farm store also carries eggs, dairy, and honey, open afternoons Wednesday through Tuesday and all day on weekends.

Hartford

The Park Street Farmers' Market runs Mondays, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., July through October, in the Walgreens parking lot at Park and Washington Streets. It's one of several markets organized by Hartford Food System, a nonprofit working on food access in the city since 1978. WIC, SNAP, and Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program benefits are all accepted.

South Windsor

Petersen Farm in South Windsor is a family-owned pick-your-own flower operation, with five acres open to cutting sunflowers alongside a farm stand selling pre-picked fruit and vegetables. Owner Susan Petersen suggests bringing your own reusable bags when you visit. The farm runs seasonally from July through September or October, weather depending.

Billings Forge Farmers Market runs in Hartford's Frog Hollow neighborhood at 563 Broad Street, organized through what's now called Forge City Works — the nonprofit formerly known as Billings Forge Community Works, which also runs a restaurant and grocery focused on food access and job training in the same neighborhood. Reach the organization directly to confirm the market's current season.

Hartford

Forge City Works runs this market year-round at Billings Forge on Broad Street in Hartford, part of a social enterprise pairing food access with job training programs. Stalls carry regional produce and baked goods that shift with the season — summer vegetables give way to root crops and preserves as fall turns to winter.

Wethersfield

Bob's Farm Market sits along the Berlin Turnpike commercial strip in Wethersfield, a farm-stand-style stop for seasonal produce in a stretch of Connecticut better known for car dealerships and big-box stores.

East Hampton

Paul's and Sandy's Too has operated as a garden center in East Hampton since 1971, selling perennials, annuals, vegetables, herbs, trees, and shrubs on East High Street. The property turns into a pumpkin destination each fall and adds a Christmas shop with fresh trees each winter, alongside a summer produce stand and hardware store.

Portland

Arrigoni Winery farms 200 acres of historic Connecticut River Valley land in Portland, named for the bridge just down the road. The tasting room pours 14 wines alongside cider, with a covered pavilion and space heaters that keep the vineyard-side patio open through the colder months. A gift shop rounds out the visit for anyone stocking up before heading home.

Portland

Q-P Farm Market is a roadside market on Route 66 in Portland, across the Connecticut River from Middletown. No additional details were found online for this listing.

Beets & Blooms Farm grows certified-organic vegetables and cut flowers on Oakum Dock Road in Cobalt, Connecticut, run by Caley and Brittany. The farm is certified by Baystate Organic Certifiers, participates in the Real Organic Project, and sells through a CSA program and online shop alongside its CT Grown listing.

South Windsor

Cromwell Farmers Market sets up at 1 River Road, near the Connecticut River in this Middlesex County town. Specific vendor lineup and season dates weren't confirmed in public sources.

Hartford

The Chrysalis Center runs this Wednesday market at 255 Homestead Avenue, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., June through October. Produce comes from Urban Roots and other Hartford community farmers, with baked goods from La Cocina when available. SNAP/EBT, WIC/FMNP, and Urban Dollars are all accepted, keeping fresh food within reach in a neighborhood with limited grocery access.

Bolton

Windsor

Stefan Farms runs a farm stand on Matianuck Avenue in Windsor, in the Connecticut River Valley farm belt north of Hartford long known for tobacco and produce growing. No additional details were found online for this listing.

Windsor

Hartford

The West End Farmers' Market sets up at Clemens Place Green on Farmington Avenue every Tuesday, 4 to 7 p.m., June through October. It's built around getting fresh, healthy food into Hartford's West End and Asylum Hill neighborhoods through partnerships with local farms and nonprofits, with live music most weeks.

Hartford

Chrysalis Center's Food Hub grows produce year-round in its Urban Roots hydroponic center and Railway Gardens raised beds, then channels it into meals and groceries for North Hartford, where an estimated 40,000 children face food insecurity. Its Freshplace program serves up to 100 families. The Hub also runs the Homestead Farmers' Market seasonally, June through October, at 255 Homestead Ave.

South Windsor

Brothers Justin and Nathan Bordua run this family farm in the Connecticut River Valley, growing vegetables across more than 100 acres. The farm stand on Main Street is open daily 10am to 6:30pm, and a CSA program runs through the summer alongside heritage-breed pork raised outdoors, cut flowers, eggs, and coffee. The brothers also sell seeded watermelons, a specialty item that's become one of their signatures.

Bolton

This Mike's Fruit Stand sits on Hop River Road in Bolton, part of a 75-acre farm in the rolling hills of eastern Connecticut, selling seasonal fruits and vegetables, pumpkins, jams, honey, maple syrup, and plants.

Newington

Newington Farmers' Market runs twice a week at Market Square — Thursdays 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — from late June through October. It sits in the middle of a small shopping center, making it an easy stop for produce and baked goods on either a weekday or weekend errand run.

Hartford Food System operates this Wednesday market outside the North End Senior Center at 80 Coventry Street, 9 a.m. to noon, late June through late October. SNAP shoppers get matching incentives on top of their benefits. It's part of a Hartford Food System network that has run food-access programs in the city since 1978.

Essential Health Natural Foods Market, at 266 Prospect Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut, stocks natural foods, pastured meats, raw dairy, and supplements. It shares a building and ownership with an attached chiropractic and wellness center offering massage, cold laser therapy, and infrared sauna. The market is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday noon to 4 p.m.

South Windsor

Dzen Brothers Tree Farm is the Christmas tree side of the Dzen family's farming operation, cutting trees on Barber Hill Road in South Windsor since the 1930s. The same family runs the pick-your-own strawberry and blueberry fields nearby on the East Windsor line. Tree sales run through the holiday season — call ahead for hours.