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Thanks to all for our 2020 season success!

November 3, 2020 by Danbury Farmers' Market Leave a Comment

Huge THANKS to all who made the 2020 season huge success- our shoppers, our vendors, our volunteers and our staff! This was a most challenging time!

Opening day with COVID and closing day with snow – and COVID – but we were thrilled to be able to bring all the fabulous local, fresh, delicious food to so many folks!

We applaud everyone for their patience and consideration in following the absolutely necessary COVID precautions to make themselves and every one else as safe as possible. We are thankful there were no issues stemming from the market.

Look for our survey in our next email blast. If you aren’t signed up- go to our website – www.danburyfarmersmarket.org to sign up. We take your input both positive and negative, very seriously. Check out our YouTube channel for new food and fitness videos. We will be posting a few more.

Looking forward to seeing everyone again in 2021 – hopefully, unmasked and back to our more festive markets.

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Danbury Farmers’ Market Will Open June 19th in a New Location with COVID19 Protocols

May 1, 2020 by Amy Platt Leave a Comment

The Danbury Farmers’ Market is on the move this summer, with a new day and location.

Fridays, from 10am – 2pm
June 19 through October 30
Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White Street in downtown Danbury

To keep farmers and shoppers safe during the COVID-19 outbreak, the Danbury Farmers’ Market in coordination with the City of Danbury Department of Health and Human Services has adopted new protocols with guidance from CT Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control. Vendors and shoppers will be required to wear face masks, wash their hands at designated hand washing stations, and practice physical distancing.

“Farmers markets have been deemed essential providing food access to our community, and we will continue to do so as safely as possible during the public health emergency,” said Betsy Paynter, Executive Director CityCenter Danbury. “Our farmers market has always been a vibrant community space where many shoppers gather to socialize, listen to music, and take part in nutrition demonstrations in addition to purchasing groceries. However, for the time being, our primary purpose is to provide a safe space for residents to make quick trips to get fresh groceries. All nutrition demonstrations and music are postponed indefinitely.”

Future construction around the CityCenter Green prompted the exploration of a new market location. “We’re optimistic about the Danbury Farmers’ Market new day and location, only a short walk from Main Street and WCSU’s midtown campus. A Friday market will allow both employees and residents in the community to shop for fresh produce in downtown. Thank you to the Danbury Railway Museum for their partnership,” said Paynter.

Complimentary Parking will be available in the Vazquez SoccerChamp Sports parking lot and the Danbury Train Station parking lot. Limited handicap parking will be available at the Danbury Railway Museum, along with parking for farmers and vendors. HARTransit bus stops are conveniently located nearby at Leahy’s Fuel and the Danbury Metro-North Train Station.

The Danbury Farmers’ Market, now in its tenth year, is coordinated by the Danbury Farmers’ Market Community Collaborative, a 30-member group representing a wide variety of community agencies, in partnership with CityCenter Danbury. It will continue to be a great place to purchase local produce in downtown Danbury.

The Market accepts EBT/SNAP and Debit/Credit cards! SNAP benefits will be matched for any dollar amount for SNAP recipients using their EBT cards. Special incentives are available for Veterans, seniors, and WIC recipients.

There’s no better way to strengthen our local community than to shop and eat locally! By shopping the Danbury Farmers’ Market, you support our local famers, businesses and community members.

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Thank you for a great 2017 season!

October 30, 2017 by Danbury Farmers' Market Leave a Comment

We had the best season yet!  Thank you to all the vendors, shoppers, volunteers and guests.  We’ll be back again in 2018!

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Sen. Blumenthal, Mayor Boughton honor veterans in Danbury

September 25, 2016 by Danbury Farmers' Market Leave a Comment

 Newstimes, By Alex Wolff
September 24, 2016

Senator Blumenthal

Mayor Mark Boughton

DANBURY — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn, joined Mayor Mark Boughton Saturday to thank and honor veterans at the city’s Farmers Market held in Kennedy Park.

“Without our veterans, we would never be as strong and free as we are today,” Blumenthal said. “They are the ones who enable us to be here, gather as we please, worship as we wish and speak as we would like — all those freedoms are due to our vets.”

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Danbury Farmers Market attracts a crowd on first weekend

June 27, 2016 by Danbury Farmers' Market Leave a Comment

Newstimes
By Alex Wolff Published 7:10 pm, Saturday, June 25, 2016

Danbury Farmer's Market

DANBURY — The Farmers Market in Kennedy Park kicked off its seventh season Saturday with several changes designed to allow more customers a chance to buy locally grown vegetables, fruits, and even clams.
Peggy Zamore, who coordinates the market run by CityCenter Danbury, said that a $34,000 grant allows customers using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to double the amount they can spend at the market.

“It’s important because there are a lot of people who get food stamps or SNAP and do want to eas healthy food and good local produce, but can’t usually afford it,” Zamore said. “We enable them to come to the market and afford to eat in a healthy way. We’re encouraging them to use their benefits for healthy food.”

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