Field Trip to Coventry Farmers Market
FREE for all interested students
Sunday, September 22, 2024
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Come join students in PSLA’s organic vegetable production course as we go on a pleasant and relaxing visit to one of the best Farmers Markets in all of New England.
Transportation provided:
Pick-up (10:30) and drop-off (12:30) from the gazebo behind W.B. Young Building
Questions?
Contact Dr. Gerry Berkowitz at Gerald.berkowitz@uconn.edu or 860-486-1945.
Please email if you would like to attend as soon as is convenient or at the latest 9/19 to be sure you’ll have a seat in our vans.
About
Transportation provided: Pick-up from the parking lot behind W.B. Young building at 10:30, you can stroll through the lines of vendors on your own, with friends, or with students in the veggie course.
Local cheese, wool yarn making, and more. Interested in local agriculture and organic food? Then this might be the trip for you! All students invited – bring a friend! Local food, live music, and no cost! See and taste everything from local veggies to honey making, natural dyes, local cheese, wool yarn making, and more.
Come join students in Dr. Gerry Berkowitz’s organic vegetable production course as we go on a pleasant and relaxing visit to one of the best Farmers Markets in all of New England. The Coventry Farmers Market won an award as ‘best farmers market’ in New England several years ago. Talk to local growers, learn how cheese, wine, and fresh pasta are prepared, and purchase some goodies to bring home, including a bountiful range of fresh vegetables and unique prepared foods.
This Farmers Market has been cited as “One of the top ten things to do in New England this weekend” by The Boston Globe, “America’s Most Celebrated Farmers’ Market” by American Farmland Trust, “New England’s BEST Farmers’ Market” by Yankee Magazine AND selected as one of USA Today’s “Top 10 great places to shop at a farmers market!”
The market is held at the Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South Street, Coventry, Connecticut.