NEW HAVEN COUNTY MARKET

New Haven County, Connecticut Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Buy local in New Haven County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Waterbury, New Haven and Ansonia. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in New Haven County by the Numbers

New Haven County has 636 farms on 27,170 acres (about 43 acres each). Together they sold $133.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, fruit & nuts and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and peaches, and local fields produce sweet corn, tomatoes, squash and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 1,622 honey bee colonies.

164 farms in New Haven County already sell straight to the public, about $8.9 million a year in direct sales. Crop Market gives them, and every backyard grower, a free way to reach more neighbors.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in New Haven County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 5,092 egg-laying hens, 1,257 horses and ponies and 1,100 head of cattle in New Haven County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,300 people run or help run farms in New Haven County, with an average age of 58. 37% of them are women. 160 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 36 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where New Haven County stands out: it ranks #1 of 8 CT counties for honey bee colonies and #2 of 8 CT counties for goats.