The Blue Back Farmers’ Market will open its fourth season in West Hartford on Sunday, June 15, 2025.

The Blue Back Farmers’ Market is open Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through the end of October. Photo credit: Ronni Newton (we-ha.com file photo)

By Ronni Newton

Fresh produce, flowers, and other items, as well as live music and other activities will be available in the Town Hall parking lot on Sundays beginning June 15, with the return of the Blue Back Farmers’ Market for its fourth season.

Now run by Bobbie Emery, who took over for founders Scott Franklin and Mary Collins, the Blue Back Farmers’ Market will be open every Sunday, rain or shine, through Oct. 26, 2025.

The market can now be officially and shamelessly promoted as “West Hartford’s Sundae Market,” Emery added, because “A.C. Petersen has donated gift certificates good for two free sundaes which we will give away each week at the market.”

The Blue Back Farmers’ Market is open Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through the end of October. Photo credit: Ronni Newton (we-ha.com file photo)

While some vendors are at the market every week, it’s advisable to check the schedule online in advance. The website lists the farmers as well as vendors offering prepared foods and other products, plus any scheduled performances or other special activities. The Blue Back Farmers’ Market is SNAP-certified, and thanks to a grant from End Hunger Connecticut! they are able to double the available benefits in addition to accepting WIC/FNMP vouchers.

The lineup for the June 15 opening includes:

Farmers

• Bouquets and Blueberry Gardens – (flowers)
• Clatter Ridge Farm – (lamb, pork, eggs, mushrooms)
• Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy Beekeeping (honey)
• River Ridge Farm – (berries, apples, pears, vegetables, cut flowers, corn)
• Samad Garden Initiative – (teas, spices, herbs)
• Slow Poke Farm – (vegetables, eggs)
• Sweet Acre Farm – (vegetables, flowers, micro-greens )
• Valencia Grows – (herbs, honey, vinegar, teas)

Manager Laura Pallandre. The Blue Back Farmers’ Market is open Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through the end of October. Photo credit: Ronni Newton (we-ha.com file photo)

Prepared foods

• Ada’s Kitchen – (jams)
• Anna’s Sweet Creations – (Italian baked sweets)
• Brightside Brew (kombucha)
• Bundt Society – (bundt cakes, cookies, brownies)
• Coffeeology (coffee)
• Granny’s Pie Factory – (baked goods)
• Happy Hippie Homestead– (sourdough breads)
• The Ital Juicery Company – (juices)
• Keepin’ It Fizzy (drinks)
• Olmo Bagels – (bagels)
• Pop’s Famous Guac – (guacamole)
• Yalla Organic – (Mediterranean hummuses, salads & desserts)

The Blue Back Farmers’ Market is open Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through the end of October. Photo credit: Ronni Newton (we-ha.com file photo)

Other vendors

• A Clay Zone – (aromatherapy clays)
• AJ Soaps – (handcrafted soap)
• Fine Fettle Pets (pet treats)
• Island of Misfit Crafters (functional gifts)
• Kevin Reed – (knife sharpening)
• Noah Webster House (museum information, colonial demonstration)
• Renewal by Andersen (replacement windows and doors)

Music will be provided by Tomaca.

The West Hartford Farmers’ Market, which had been open seasonally every Saturday in the Arapahoe parking lot since 1992, is also located in the Town Hall parking lot this year due to the construction taking place on LaSalle Road. That market is open on Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Banners on Unity Green promote the two farmers markets at West Hartford Town Hall. Photo credit: Ronni Newton

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