Farmers markets make their returns to Valley
For Seymour First Selectman Kurt Miller, “nothing says summer quite like fresh vegetables.”
That’s why Miller and other local officials are excited to see the return of farmers markets cropping up throughout the Valley this month.
“My wife swings by every week to pick something up to have for dinner that night,” Miller said.
Seymour welcomed back its annual farmers market last Tuesday, which set up shop at the Community Center at the corner of Pine Street and Derby Avenue. The market is open from noon to 6 p. m. Tuesdays, and will run through fall.
Gazy Brothers Farm in neighboring Oxford has been bringing plump tomatoes, lettuce, fresh cut basil and bushels of fresh fruits and vegetables to Seymour since 1995, when the market made its debut downtown near the train station.
Of course, with the coronavirus pandemic, social distancing among marketgoers will be in place, and residents are encouraged to take advantage of online purchasing for minimal contact pickup.
More information can be found online at https:// gazybrothersfarm. square. site/ # TmPlaH.
In nearby Ansonia, Gazy Brothers is bringing back the farmers market for a second year, with an expanded market set to open June 19 across from the train station on Main Street. The market will be open from 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. Fridays through late October.
According to Mayor David Cassetti, some new vendors will be featured, including Beldotti’s and Saint X Specialty Foods of Norwalk, which will bring gourmet pesto and fresh mozzarella in addition to the freshest herbs, tomatoes, strawberries and more courtesy of Gazy’s.
“Delivering a quality weekly farmers market to our city has been a priority of mine for years,” said Cassetti. “For the first time last summer, this vision was delivered consistently to our doorsteps by Gazy Bros.”
The market will accept WIC and senior farmers market vouchers, cash, checks and credit cards.
Ansonia Director of Constituent Services Greg Martin was looking forward to sampling the freshest crops summer has to offer.
Gazy Brothers also can be found at other locations in the Valley and nearby towns, including:
1 Mondays: Stratford, Main Street, Paradise Green, 2 to 6 p. m.
1 Tuesdays: Shelton, Perkin Elmer Pop- up Stand, 710 Bridgeport Ave., 11 a. m. to 2 p. m.
1 Thursdays: Shelton, Scinto Towers Pop- up Stand, 1 Corporate Dr.
( off of Old Stratford Road), 11 a. m. to 2 p. m.; Trumbull, Nichols Improvement Association, 1773 Huntington Turnpike, 3: 30 to 6: 30 p. m.; Milford, Walnut Beach Pavilion, 85 Viscount Drive, 4 to 7 p. m.; Oxford, Tommy K’s Plaza Pop- up Stand, Route 67, noon to 6 p. m.
1 Fridays: Oxford, Tommy K’s Plaza Pop- up Stand, Route 67, noon to 6 p. m.
1 Saturdays: Oxford, Oxford Town Hall, 486 Oxford Road ( Route 67), 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. jean. sos@ snet. net