Summer Vegetables Lingering, Fall Crops Peaking At Stonington-Mystic 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:

Mystic Farmers Market is on Tuesdays from 2 to 6 p.m., at the Quiambaug Firehouse located at 50 Old Stonington Road. WIC/Senior FMNP Accepted.

Groton Farmers Market is on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Groton Shopping Plaza next to the Post Office on Route 1. WIC/Senior FMNP Accepted.

Westerly-Pawcatuck Farmers Market is on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 85 Main St., just past The Bridge restaurant in Westerly.

is on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon near the town fishing pier in the borough. WIC/Senior FMNP Accepted.

Mystic- is on Sundays from noon to 3 p.m., located at 120 Pequotsepos Road across from the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center. WIC/Senior FMNP Accepted.