Summer Vegetables Lingering, Fall Crops Peaking At Waterford-Area Farmers' Markets

Despite the month, all the rain and the less than desirable temperatures, summer vegetables are still popping up and coming in strong at farmers' markets, according to Rick Macsuga of the Connecticut Department of Agriculture.

"The biggest surprise was all the summer vegetables that are still out there," Macsuga said. "It's kind of nice considering what we've been through."

Macsuga said farms are picking plenty of summer vegetables, like cucumbers, summer squash, peppers and eggplant but that they won't or shouldn't be around much longer.

If you want to get those last tomatoes and corn, I wouldn't hesitate, I'm thinking two weeks," he said of the summer crop availability. "There are just too many things against us. There is too much water out there and the plants are just tired."

What's fresh this week:
Apples

Pears

Brussels sprouts

Peppers

Tomatoes

Eggplant

Grapes

Winter squash

Potatoes

Peppers

Onions

Corn

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Cabbage

Kale

Spinach

Collard greens

Swiss Chard

Pumpkins

Gourds

Cider

Celery root

Where to find them:

The is on Wednesdays from noon to 3:30 p.m. in the L&M Hospital Employees Parking Lot. WIC/Senior FMNP Accepted, SNAP/EBT.

The is on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Parade Plaza at 161 Water Street. WIC/Senior FMNP Accepted, SNAP/EBT.

The Waterford Farmers’ Market is every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Town Hall parking lot at 15 Rope Ferry Road. WIC/Senior FMNP Accepted.