Farmers Markets near Monson, MA

Monson

Volunteer-run and nonprofit, the Monson Farmers' Market sets up at 5 High Street, across from First Church of Monson, from May into early October. It grew out of a partnership between the church, the Monson Agricultural Commission, and local growers, and sells baked goods, produce, honey, jam, maple syrup, meat, and plants. SNAP, WIC, and senior coupons are accepted.

Rice Fruit Farm has run its own market and bakery at 757 Main Street in Wilbraham since 1894, five generations deep. The stand sells local and organic produce alongside breakfast sandwiches, cider doughnuts, muffin tops, and small-batch ice cream made on site. Open daily, 6am to 9pm.

Concerned Citizens of Mason's Square Farmer's Market sets up Saturdays, 10 to 2, at the Baystate Mason Square Neighborhood Health Center on Wilbraham Road in Springfield. Regular vendors include Gardening the Community, Pioneer Valley Growers Co-op, Nuestras Raices, and Johnson Family Farm, with music and cooking demonstrations that turn the lot into a neighborhood gathering spot.

Ellington

Saturday mornings from May through October, more than 40 vendors set up at Arbor Park on Main Street selling Connecticut-grown produce, baked goods, and handcrafted wares. A Power of Produce club gets kids shopping with their own tokens, and barnyard animals and live music round out the morning. SNAP benefits are matched, and Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers are accepted.

Vernon

Enfield

Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., May through September, the Enfield Farmers' Market sets up at the Enfield Valley Grange on Enfield Main Road. Vendors sell fresh produce, handmade goods, baked treats, and work from local artists. The market runs under the Town Manager's Office, which fields vendor applications each spring.

South Hadley

Set up at Buttery Brook Park, 123 Willimansett Street, near College Street and Route 116, this market runs Wednesdays, 2 to 6 p.m., June through early October. It's a volunteer-organized market that has grown steadily and is still recruiting new vendors most seasons.

Holyoke

Coventry

Coventry Farmers Market sets up on the grounds of the Nathan Hale Homestead at 2299 South Street — the boyhood home of the Revolutionary War figure, now a museum property. It's one of the better-known markets in eastern Connecticut, drawing vendors to a genuinely historic backdrop. Current hours and vendor lineup weren't confirmed in public sources at the time of writing.

Suffield

Eight farms and vendors set up on the Suffield Town Green at North Main and High Streets every Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon, selling organic fruits and vegetables, dairy, cut flowers, jams, jellies, and pies. Mosher Farms has brought hydroponic lettuce to recent markets.

South Windsor

Windsor Locks

This seasonal market runs Thursday afternoons, roughly 3 to 6 p.m., spring through fall, with local growers selling fresh produce alongside baked goods and crafts. Listings place it near the East Windsor/Windsor Locks line, so confirm the current site before visiting — address details vary between sources.

Andover

Andover Farmers' Market sets up at 22 Long Hill Road in this small Tolland County town. Public details on vendors and season are thin online; it appears to run on a smaller, more local scale than the bigger markets in Hartford and New Haven counties.

Northampton

Founded in 2008 by Oona Coy and Ben James of Town Farm, this market became a Grow Food Northampton program in 2016. It sets up behind Thornes Marketplace on Kirkland Avenue Tuesdays from 1 to 6 p.m., April through November, and matches SNAP/EBT purchases with a $10 credit at every market.

Northampton

Market manager Rick Tracy runs this Saturday market at 8 Gothic Street, next to the courthouse, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., April through November. It's one of two Northampton markets — Tuesday's runs separately on Kirkland Avenue — and has anchored the downtown Saturday routine for locals shopping for produce and prepared foods.

Easthampton

Manchester

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.

Petersham

Hatfield

Myers Produce is on North Hatfield Road, in a town whose river-bottom fields have grown vegetables and tobacco for generations. No current website or contact details were found online to confirm hours or what's sold.

Windham

CliCK is listed at 41 Club Road in Windham, Connecticut, in the state's Quiet Corner region. No verified details on this location's specific products, vendors, or hours were found online.

Florence

Florence Farmers' Market is a producer-only market — everything sold is grown or made by the vendor selling it, no resellers. It runs Wednesdays, 2 to 6, May through October in the Florence Civic Center parking lot, and takes credit, SNAP, HIP, and both senior and WIC farmers' market coupons.

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.

Westfield

Granby

Wednesday afternoons at the East Granby Public Library, this market gathers local farmers, bakers, and makers for produce, baked goods, and handmade crafts. Live entertainment and a kids' activity zone run alongside the stalls, and shoppers can earn rewards through a market loyalty card. It's organized with area nonprofits, which get a rotating spotlight table each week.

South Deerfield

Pioneer Valley Growers Association is listed as a farmers market in South Deerfield, within the Connecticut River Valley section of Franklin County. The Pioneer Valley's river-bottom soil has long supported vegetable, orchard, and dairy farming. As a growers' association, the listing represents a group of area producers rather than one single farm. Confirm current market days and vendor lineup directly before visiting.

Deerfield

Putnam

Putnam's CT Grown-certified summer market sets up under the pavilion at Riverview Marketplace, 18 Kennedy Drive, Saturdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. from June through October. It shares a parking lot with the Putnam Lions Memorial Dog Park and takes SNAP, EBT, FMNP, SFMNP, and the local Daily Bread coupon program alongside cash and card.

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.

Connecticut Valley Farmers Market I sets up at 18 Hartford Avenue in Granby, near the Massachusetts border in the Farmington Valley. 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.

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.

Holden

Holden Farmers' Market sets up Tuesdays, 3 to 6:30, May through October in the Damon House parking lot on Main Street. It's a weekday-evening market by design, timed for the commute home, with locally made products and produce from area growers filling the lot each week.