Farmer's markets in New Haven

CitySeed Farmers' Markets

Market Schedule 2015

Wooster Square – Now Open!Saturdays
Russo Park, Corner of Chapel Street and DePalma Court
9:00am – 1:00pm
May 2 – December 19, 2015

Edgewood Park – Now Open!
Sundays
Edgewood Park, Corner of Whalley and West Rock Avenues
10:00am – 1:00pm
May 3 – December 20, 2015

Downtown – Opening June 17Wednesdays
Church Street, in front of City Hall
11:00am – 2:00pm
June 17 – October 28, 2015

Fair Haven - Opening July 9
Thursdays
Quinnipiac River Park (Corner of Front Street & Grand Avenue)
3:00pm – 6:00pm
July 9 – October 29, 2015

The Hill – Opening July 10
Fridays
Connecticut Mental Health Center (Corner of Park and South Streets)
11:00am – 2:00pm
July 10 – October 30, 2015

From its beginning, CitySeed has worked to overcome the challenges urban residents encounter in accessing local, healthy food. In fact, we have our roots as a group of 4 neighbors interested in starting a producer-only farmers’ market in our neighborhood, Wooster Square, where it was easy enough to find pizza and pasta, but next to impossible to locate a fresh tomato, never mind one grown locally. Following the overwhelming success of this Saturday farmers’ market in Wooster Square, at the invitation of various community groups, with critical support from the City of New Haven and key funding from The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, CitySeed began to operate three additional producer-only markets in three different New Haven neighborhoods in July 2005: Downtown, Fair Haven and Edgewood Park. In 2010 we opened our latest farmers’ market in The Hill neighborhood of New Haven.

By enabling residents to eat fresh, locally grown food, our farmers’ markets create forward momentum by improving the health of community members. This is especially important given the fact that low-income communities are at greater risk for obesity and other diet-related illnesses and it is even more urgent to ensure their access to fresh, local and affordable food. Moreover, by supporting local farmers and keeping food dollars in the community, this market has an immediate, positive impact on the local economy while promoting sustainable agriculture and community development. All five markets are certified to accept Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program coupons, which are distributed to nutritionally at-risk women, infants, children and senior citizens, as well as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps, and accessed through Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards). In fact, on June 4, 2005, our farmers’ market at Wooster Square became the first farmers’ market in the state to accept SNAP/EBT. CitySeed was nationally recognized in October 2007 as the “Golden Grocer Hunger Champion” in the farmers’ market category by USDA for our Food Stamp and nutrition education programs.