Produce Farms near Hartford, CT

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

East Windsor/South Windsor line

Blueberry Hill and Strawberry Hill are the pick-your-own fields run by Dzen Farms, a family operation working this ground since the 1930s. Strawberries ripen in early June and run through the Fourth of July; blueberries follow in early July and hold into late August. The fields sit on Barber Hill Road at the East Windsor–South Windsor line, part of a farm that also runs a garden market in Ellington.

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.

Middletown

Southington

Enfield

GiGi's Native Produce is a farm stand on Shaker Road in Enfield selling locally grown vegetables and fruit through the growing season. The stand sits along Route 220 in Connecticut's Shaker-district farmland, a stretch of Enfield known for produce stands that have operated for generations.

Feeding Hills

Hebron

Bastiani's is a 100-acre pick-your-own blueberry farm on East Street in Hebron that opens shortly after the Fourth of July and usually runs through mid-August, sometimes shorter if the bushes pick clean early. Multiple varieties keep the rows heavy through the season. Check the farm's Facebook page before driving out, since the season can end without much notice once the berries run out.

Terryville

Zelda's Vegetables runs an honor-system farm stand on Preston Road in Terryville, open around the clock from roughly July through the end of September. Alongside seasonal fruits and vegetables, the self-serve stand stocks jams, honey, maple syrup, and potted plants — leave payment in the box and take what you need.

East Longmeadow

Plymouth

Founded in 1986, Litchfield Hills Blueberry Farm grows several varieties of highbush blueberries reaching 8 to 12 feet tall on Schroback Road, with early, mid, and late-season crops. Pick your own by the pound or buy berries pre-picked while supplies last; regular hours run Wednesday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and weekends 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Guilford

West Granville

Granville

Wilbraham

Deep Hollow Farm is a USDA Certified Organic, no-till farm in Chester, Connecticut — nine miles up the river valley from the Old Saybrook shoreline — where nurturing the land comes first. A stable environment for soil biology to thrive supports fresh, nutritious produce grown for the local community.

Bethany

Watertown

Evergreen Berry Farm has grown certified-organic black raspberries as its signature crop since 1979, on 27 acres that were once part of Watertown's 1800s-era Hiram French Farm. Black raspberry season runs early-to-mid July, picking hours 8 a.m. to noon daily while berries last; the farm also grows blueberries and herbs and sells berry seltzers, frozen berry pops, and herbal tea.

Mansfield Center

Bethlehem

North Windham

Raspberry Knoll Farm is a produce farm in North Windham, part of Connecticut's Quiet Corner farming belt around Windham County.

North Windham

Morris

Peck's Berry Farm is a pick-your-own blueberry patch about a mile west of Morris center on Route 109. It's a straightforward u-pick operation without much online presence beyond local farm directories, so call ahead to check picking hours before making the trip.

Goshen

The Goshen Farmers Market has served northwest Connecticut for over a decade, setting up Saturdays 10 to 1 at Scoville Park in the heart of Goshen with local produce, baked goods, and handmade crafts, plus a winter holiday market in November and December. Vendors pledge to use local, sustainable materials, and the market runs nearly plastic-free with compostable bags and reusable-container encouragement.

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