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Soft Frost Had Small Effect On Madison-Area Farmers' Markets

Business as usual for summer, fall and winter vegetables.

Christmas tree growers are getting in some last minute pruning and beekeepers are beginning to button down their bee hives but Mark Zotti, of the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, said that despite the winter preparations, summer vegetables are still hanging in there.

"What has been available last week is available this week," he said of summer vegetables like summer squash, tomatoes and eggplant.

Zotti said the frost had a small impact, if at all, on farms in Connecticut. Still, Zotti said, farms that got hit by the frost late last week may have ended their summer season.

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"A couple of low-lying areas may have been hit but not enough to kill all the summer vegetables," he said.

Zotti said the summer vegetables are lasting late into the season but that's not uncommon.

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"It depends on the year, like anything," he said. "They (farmers) just plant, plant, plant and hope for weather like this so they can harvest."

What's fresh this week:

Apples

Pears

Brussels sprouts

Peppers

Tomatoes

Eggplant

Grapes

Winter squash

Potatoes

Lettuce

Onions

Corn

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Cabbage

Kale

Spinach

Collard greens

Swiss Chard

Pumpkins

Gourds

Cider

Celery root

Where to find them:

The Old Saybrook Farmers' Market is located at 210 Main Street in Old Saybrook and is open on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. until Oct. 29. WIC/Senior FMNP, WF&V, SNAP/EBT accepted.

The Westbrook Farmers' Market is located in the Tanger Outlet at Flat Rock Place and is open on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Oct. 27. WIC/Senior FMNP accepted.

The Higganum Village Market Farmers' Market is located at Higganum Green at the intersection of Routes 81 and 154. The market is open on Fridays from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. until Oct. 28. WIC/Senior FMNP, WF&V accepted.

The North Guilford-Dudley Farmers' Market is located at 2351 Durham Road in North Guilford and is open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. until Oct. 29.


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