The Upper State Street Farm Market is proud to feature the following vendors, all local to New Haven and Connecticut:

Chestnut Fine Foods
New Haven, CT
http://www.chestnutfinefoods.com/
Freshly baked breads, cookies, cakes, and pies, out of the oven and straight to the market table. Also featuring artisanal cheeses from Beltane Farms of Lebanon, CT, and Liuzzi's of North Haven, CT.

Creative Organics
Hamden, CT
http://www.creative-organics.com
Delicious organic cookies and cookie mixes.

Eagle Wood Farms
Barkhamsted, CT
http://www.eaglewoodgourmetfood.com
Locally grown and processed meat including beef, pork, steaks, sausages, burgers, and more. Naturally grown using sustainable methods.

Flowers from the Farm
Hamden, CT
(203) 248-2987
Locally grown fruit, vegetables, eggs, and flowers.

Gresczyk Farms
New Hartford, CT
860-482-3925
A family farm founded in 1974, Gresczyk Farms offers a full range of high-quality produce grown with integrated pest management, and is the largest potato grower in Connecticut.

Han-Mi Oriental Food
New Haven, CT
(203) 782-2009
Freshly made Korean specialties including vegetable dumplings, kim bob, and seaweed salad.

Killam and Bassette Farmstead
South Glastonbury, CT
http://www.wesleyan.edu/wsa/wfm/Farmers_Market/Killam_and_Bassette.html
A full range of fruit, vegetables, free-range eggs, jams, and jellies, produced using integrated pest management.

Koffee on Audubon
New Haven, CT
http://www.koffeefamily.com/koffeeaudubon/index.shtml
Organic fair trade coffee by the cup or by the bean, iced tea, and fresh muffins and bagels.

Nature’s Mirror Farm
North Haven, CT
Organically grown vegetables, specialty greens, and eggs.

The Soup Girl
Hamden, CT
http://www.soupgirl.com/
Fresh, healthy soups, chilis, salads, and desserts.

Star Light Gardens
Durham, CT
(860) 463-0166
Certified Organic salad greens, microgreens, vegetables, and heirloom produce.

Sugar Maple Farms
Lebanon, CT
http://www.lebanontownhall.org/farm.htm?farm_id=cczh9pmu
Extraordinary local honey, maple syrup, maple sugar, and maple butter.

The Upper State Street Association is pleased to announce a new farmer's market to take place in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Upper State Farm Market will be located at 1006 State Street, near the corner of State and Lawrence. The market's opening day is Saturday, August 1, 2009. It is scheduled to open weekly through Thanksgiving.

The mission of the Upper State Farm Market is to help local farmers connect with consumers while promoting community on Upper State Street and in New Haven. Organized by a volunteer committee of neighborhood residents, and coordinated by the Upper State Street Association, the market will feature local farm vendors selling CT-grown produce, eggs, meats (beef and pork), maple syrup, honey, and flowers. Featured vendors include Eaglewood Farms of Barkhamsted and Killam and Bassette Farmstead of South Glastonbury.. The Farm Market will also feature local vendors Chestnut Fine Foods, selling breads and local cheeses, and Koffee on Audubon, selling coffee and baked goods.

"In the last two years we have received multiple requests for a farm market on Upper State," said Ben Berkowitz, president of the Upper State Street Association. "I am always amazed at the energy put forth by business and community leaders in this neighborhood to volunteer their time to make the neighborhood what they want it to be. This market fits perfectly with the mission of Upper State Street Association where we have strived to build a stronger community around the central business corridor of the neighborhood. While business owners are providing logistical support, like Bob Frew who is contributing his property as the site for the market, residents like Melissa Goodall and Michelle Komie who have reached out to farmers and led the charge, are providing the energy and organizing the group. It's the kind of business/resident harmony that you expect from a "main street community."

"The past five years on Upper State have been the best five years of our business," said Fred Walker, owner of Chestnut Fine Foods. "The surrounding neighborhood is one built on a strong sense of community and we've been proud to be a part of that. We look forward to having the Upper State Street Farm Market as an opportunity to further connect our business to our neighborhood."

An exciting new addition to Upper State Street, a neighborhood with a longstanding market tradition in New Haven, the Farm Market will provide a welcome opportunity for local farmers, merchants, and residents to celebrate the rich and diverse offerings of New Haven and Connecticut.

For more information, please contact Ben Berkowitz at 203.415.6878 or BenBerkowitz@upperstatestreet.org.