Farms Near Simsbury, CT

Simsbury

Rosedale Farms & Vineyards in Simsbury pairs a working farm and vineyard with one of Hartford County's most scenic event venues. Couples book weddings and celebrations among the vines and farm fields, with tours available for planning a visit.

Simsbury

Simsbury

The Ryan Family Flower Farm grows cut flowers on Terry's Plain Road in Simsbury, on the Farmington River floodplain once farmed for shade tobacco. No additional details were found online for this listing.

Simsbury

Hilltop Apiaries has kept bees in the Farmington Valley across three generations, expanding from one backyard hive to eight apiaries around Simsbury. The honey is raw wildflower, never heated, filtered, or blended with imports, and the family also bottles habanero-infused honey, whipped spreads, and jam. Products are True Source Certified and kosher parve, sold through their own site and at Clevelands' Country Store. Order online at hilltopapiaries.com.

Simsbury Farmers Market runs Thursdays, 3 to 6 p.m., from late June through early October at Simsmore Square on Hopmeadow Street. Beyond the produce and pasture-raised meat vendors, the market adds live music and on-site massage some weeks, giving it more of a community-event feel than a quick produce run.

Simsbury

West Simsbury

Tulmeadow Farm Store and Ice Cream sits on Farms Village Road, Route 309, in West Simsbury, part of the town's historic dairy farmland along the Farmington Valley. As the name states, the farm store sells its own ice cream. The farm's website could not be reached during research, so hours and current offerings should be confirmed directly.

Bloomfield

Wade's Farm Fresh is a farm stand on Simsbury Road in Bloomfield, part of the Farmington Valley farm belt just north of Hartford. No additional details were found online for this listing.

Avon

The Pickin' Patch on Nod Road in Avon runs pick-your-own berries alongside a farm stand stocked with sweet corn, peppers, tomatoes, squash, and pumpkins through the season. Raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries are the main pick-your-own draws. The stand keeps long hours, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. March through October, trimming back slightly in the colder months.

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.

Avon

The Pickin' Patch is a pick-your-own farm on Nod Road in Avon, part of the Farmington Valley's cluster of berry and pumpkin farms.

West Granby

Holcomb Farm has grown produce in West Granby since 1756, now farmed without synthetic pesticides and sold through a CSA and a farm store open Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-6pm to CSA members and the public alike. The nonprofit Friends of Holcomb Farm also maintains over 10 miles of trails across the 300-acre property and supplies roughly 600 food-insecure households weekly through its Fresh Access program.

Samad Gardens Initiative grows into a healthier lifestyle with herbal teas, seasonings, and spices sourced from Connecticut farms, stocked daily at the Auerfarm farm store in Bloomfield and Mercado Popular in Hartford. Find them brewing hot tea samples at farmers markets across Ellington, West Hartford, New Haven, Windsor, and Coventry — many accepting and even doubling SNAP benefits.

Auerfarm has run hands-on 4-H style programs on 120 acres in Bloomfield since 1976, two miles from downtown Hartford near the Simsbury line. Kids ages 8 to 18 work directly with chickens, alpacas, cows, sheep, and ducks, and the grounds include walking trails, a children's herb garden, and rotating seasonal gardens. The nonprofit says its programs have reached more than 17,000 people through year-round classes and events.

The 4-H Farm Resource Center-Orchard sits on Auer Farm Road in Bloomfield, the working orchard and produce side of the Auerfarm 4-H property. It sells fresh produce direct from the farm rather than through a retail middleman. Seasonal produce stands like this one shift their hours with the harvest, so call ahead to confirm what's open.

Granby

Clark Farms has run Bushy Hill Orchard since 2010, growing roughly 15,000 apple and peach trees on a trellis system plus an acre of blueberries, Asian pears, nectarines, and plums on Bushy Hill Road in Granby. Pick-your-own opens with blueberries in July and apples in August. The farm presses its own hard cider — a dry, a cranberry, and a honey-sweetened blend — and runs a weekend breakfast cafe on site.

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.

Small State Provisions bakes organic sourdough and pastries at two Connecticut locations — Avon's Old Farms Road and West Hartford's Gastropark on New Park Avenue — using 100% organic flour. Friday nights bring Sicilian-style pizza pop-ups with preorders taken Monday and Tuesday.

Canton

Applegate Farm Market stays open year-round at the Canton Village Shopping Plaza, selling fresh produce, local honey, cheeses, breads, and Tulmeadow ice cream by the scoop. Its apple cider donuts have picked up local recognition and keep customers coming back through the fall. A drive-through window speeds up pickup for regulars who already know their order.

Canton

Hickory Ledges Farm in Canton doubles as a small-batch distillery, pressing hard and sweet cider from its own apples and bottling a Full Moonshine line of spirits from 40 to 80 proof. The Bahre Corner Road property has a rustic New England feel, with carvings and art from local makers on display alongside the cider and produce.

Canton

Choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm in Canton that also boils its own Connecticut maple syrup. Frederic Cowles and family supply saws for cutting your own tree, or you can buy one precut, along with wreaths, syrup, and maple candy from the gift shop. Restrooms and tree wrapping are on hand for the trip home. Two seasons, one small family operation.

Windsor

Southwick

Meadow View Farms is on College Highway in Southwick, in Pioneer Valley farmland running along the Connecticut border. No current website or listing confirms what the farm grows or sells.

West Hartford

West Hartford has run a Saturday farmers market at LaSalle Road and Arapahoe Road since 1992, open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. from May through December. Road construction on LaSalle in recent seasons has shifted the market to the Town Hall parking lot at 50 South Main Street. Vendors sell cheeses, coffee, microgreens, soups, salsas, fresh cider, pastries, honey, eggs, and yogurt.

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.

North Granby

Lost Acres Orchard runs as a farm kitchen and bakery on Lost Acres Road, selling baked goods, catering, and gift cards, with online ordering through Toast. Hours run Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Suffield

Roaring Acres Alpacas grew from a small hobby farm into a 30-acre menagerie in Suffield: Suri and Huacaya alpacas, llamas, painted desert sheep, mini donkeys and horses, highland cattle, and a mix of rare heritage poultry breeds. On open farm days, a guide walks visitors into the pasture to feed and pet the animals. The on-site boutique and webstore sell alpaca fiber goods and farm honey.

Collinsville

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.

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.

Windsor

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.

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.

East Hartland

Sweet Wind Farm is a farm stand on South Road in East Hartland, in the hilly northwest corner of Connecticut near the Massachusetts line. No additional details were found online for this listing.

West Suffield

Kuras Farms grows blueberries, raspberries, and vegetables for pick-your-own picking on Mountain Road, run by Chet Kuras. Check Facebook for current picking hours and crop availability through the season.

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.

West Suffield

Appleberry Farm in West Suffield runs a pick-your-own operation across apples, peaches, pears, and raspberries, with pumpkins added come fall. The farm stand also sells pre-picked fruit, vegetables, and apple cider pressed on site. Hours shift by crop and season, so a call ahead is worth it before making the drive to North Stone Street.

East Hartland

Farmington

Sub Edge grows organic plants, vegetables, meats and eggs.

Farmington

Jones' Apiaries has kept bees in Farmington since 1997, started by Ted and Becky Jones as a family operation. Beyond bottling small-batch honey, they sell beekeeping supplies and each spring offer nucleus colonies and queens to other beekeepers — order early, since colonies typically sell out by late April. The apiary also provides pollination services to area orchards and gardens.

Southwick

Southwick sits near the Connecticut border in Hampden County, a town once nicknamed "Onion Town" for its old produce trade, and Pumpkin Valley Farm on College Highway carries a pumpkin-patch listing that points to a fall-season operation. Hours and prices aren't posted online.

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.

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.

About 25 vendors set up on the Hill-Stead Museum's 152-acre grounds at 35 Mountain Road in Farmington, selling organic and heirloom vegetables, naturally raised beef, pork, lamb, and poultry, Connecticut-landed seafood, farmstead cheese, bread, and jam. The museum itself is a Colonial Revival estate with an Impressionist art collection — combine the market with a walk through the grounds.

Hastings Farm has milked cows on the same 270 acres in Suffield since Howard Hastings converted the family's tobacco operation to dairy generations back. Larry and Susan Hastings now run the farm store, selling raw and pasteurized milk, Greek yogurt with local honey, ricotta, cheese, and natural beef. A glass wall off the retail floor looks straight into the milking parlor, so customers watch the herd get milked while they shop.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Suffield

East Windsor

Baggott Family Farms grows produce across East Windsor and Bristol, picking crops like corn, tomatoes, peppers, and melons daily during the April-to-October season. The farm stand at 236 South Main Street runs 7am to 6pm, and the operation also supplies a $495 seasonal CSA share along with wholesale accounts at terminal markets and supermarket chains. A garden center on site sells annual and perennial flowers.

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.

Granville

Granville sits in the Berkshire foothills and was once known for its cheese-making, and Roberts' Hillside Orchards on South Lane Road grows tree fruit on the sloped ground its name describes. Specific varieties and picking season aren't posted publicly.

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.

Southwick

Mikey's Corn Maze opens on Route 57 in Southwick from Labor Day through Halloween, with pick-your-own pumpkins, a corn maze, an apple cider mill, and a concession stand (cash only). Kids can feed Peanut, the farm's resident mini horse.

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.

East Windsor

Draghi Farm grows blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries for pick-your-own picking on Scantic Road, along with vegetables sold from its on-farm market and farm stand.

Southwick