RIDGEFIELD FARMERS’ MARKET

RIDGEFIELD FARMERS’ MARKET centers its mission on cultivating relationships between local growers, makers, and the Ridgefield community, with an emphasis on supporting local agriculture and environmental initiatives. The market runs on Ridgefield’s historic Main Street setting and describes itself as a place for farm fresh produce, baked goods, specialty items, family activities, and live music. That combination gives the market a clear shape: a seasonal Saturday stop built around direct local food purchasing, with extra attention to education, community involvement, and the town’s agricultural roots.

Why it matters locally

Ridgefield ties this market directly to the town’s agricultural past and to current efforts to protect the environment that makes local growing possible. The market’s mission is not just to host vendors, but to act as a catalyst for relationships between local growers and makers within the community and to involve Ridgefield residents in supporting local agriculture and environmental initiatives.

That local emphasis also shows up in the vendor standards. RIDGEFIELD FARMERS’ MARKET operates as a producers-only market, requiring applicants to grow or make what they sell on their own local land or space. The organization also draws on named leadership and board participation, including founder and board president Corrin Arasa and co-executive directors Carrie King and Kelly Cassaro.

What you'll find there

The market describes a mix anchored by producers-only selling, with food and goods coming from growers, artisans, and producers rather than resale tables. Alongside shopping, the Saturday market also highlights baked goods, specialty items, family activities, and live music as part of the weekly experience.

• -Find Herbaceous Catering represented among the market’s advisory-board-connected vendors and makers.
• -Look for High Ridge Hydroponics, one of the named local grower businesses connected to the market.
• -Shop from Henny Penny Farm, a farm business specifically named in market materials.
• -Pick up goods from The Hickories Farm, another farm listed in connection with the market.

Seasonally, the market presents family activities and live music alongside its produce, baked goods, and specialty-item offerings.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, a rule worth planning around before you head over. The market is seasonal rather than year-round, with Saturday hours from 10:00 to 1:00 during the June 20 to October 3 run. It is held at Jesse Lee Greens on the grounds of Jesse Lee Church, on the site of the original town green and in the middle of town on Main Street.

Facilities are limited in at least one practical way: restrooms are not available. If you want a closer sense of how the market connects to working farms beyond the Saturday setup, market materials point shoppers toward The Hickories on Lounsbury Road and Henny Penny in Ridgebury. Volunteers are also part of how the market operates, with onsite help and committee roles built into the organization’s plans.