Farm to Table

I've promised myself to become more familiar with regional foods, so I've been searching out local farmers' markets. Here are a few I have found in the Hartford area every day of the week:

Here is an updated 2012 list of Farmers Markets in the Hartford area:

1. Coventry Regional Farmers' Market - Nathan Hale Homestead 2299 South Street, Coventry, Connecticut: Sundays 11am-2pm; June - Oct. 2012 http://coventryfarmersmarket.com/


8-Ball Zucchini from
Manchester Community College's Farmers' Market
Stuffed with rice and beans

2. Hill ...Stead Farmers' Market - 35 Mountain Road, Farmington, CT Sundays, 11 am–2 pm July 1–October 14, 2012 www.hillstead.org/activities/farmersmarket.html

3. Whole Foods Farmers' Market - 50 Raymond Road, West Hartford, Connecticut: Mondays 3pm-6pm June 4-Oct 29, 2012 www.farmfresh.org/food/farmersmarkets_details.php?market=330 

 4. LaSalle Farmers' Market - Tuesday and Saturday 9:00 to 1:00 PM, Lasalle Road Public Parking Lot across from the post office, Intersection of Arapahoc and Lasalle Road, West Hartford, CT May 3-December 2012 http://www.ctfarmfresh.org/WHLaSalle.html

5. Manchester Community College Farmers' Market - 161 Hillstown Road at the MCC Bicentennial Band Shell Manchester, Connecticut: Wednesdays 1:30pm-5:00pm June 20-Oct. 24, 2012 http://www.farmfresh.org/food/farmersmarkets_details.php?market=275 

6. Billings Forge Farmers' Market - 563 Broad Street, Hartford, Connecticut: Thursdays 11am-2pm May - Oct; Thursdays 3:30-6:00pm Nov - April 2012 http://www.farmfresh.org/food/farmersmarkets_details.php?market=260

7. Bristol Farmers' Market - Sears parking lot, 100 South Main Street, Bristol, CT Wednesday 3pm-6pm and Saturday 10am-1pm July 4 - October 31, 2012 http://www.farmersmarketonline.com/fm/BristolFarmersMarket.html

8. Southington/Plantsville Farmers Market The Town Green 1003 South Main Street Friday 3:00-6:00pm June 6, - October 26, 2012 http://www.farmfresh.org/food/farmersmarkets_details.php?market=312n
 

9. Glastonbury Farmers' Market. Glastonbury Town Center Love Park, 2333 Main Street, Glastonbury, CT; 2 Saturdays a month from June to October, 2012 10:00am-1:00pm. 860-657-4361 http://www.glastonburychamber.net/wcevents/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1167

Of course there are also numerous farm stands throughout the State.