Long Island farmers' markets
Photo credit: Newsday / Julia Gaines | A basket of peppers catching the morning sun is seen under the tent of Orient Organics at the farmers' market at the docks on Main Street in Port Washington. (Sept. 20, 2008)
Even if you can't make it out to one of the many North Fork farm stands, there are farmers' markets across Long Island, many of them opening in late-May and popping up weekly through the fall.
Here's where to go for fresh, local produce, separated by county and listed alphabetically by town.
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BAYVILLE: Bayville Commons parking lot, corner of Bayville and Ludlum avenues. Open Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon; May 29 to Sept. 4; 516-628-1439.
GARDEN CITY: 101 County Seat Dr., in Parking Field 14 behind Supreme Court Building off Old Country Road. Open Tuesdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.; June 1 to Nov. 23; 631-323-3653, longislandgrowersmarket.com.
GLEN COVE: Village Square. Open Sundays from 7 a.m. to noon; June 6 to Nov. 21; 631-323-3653, longislandgrowersmarket.com.
HICKSVILLE: Kennedy Memorial Park, between Jerusalem and Broadway, near the LIRR station. Open Sundays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; June 27 to Nov. 21; 516-624-6364.
LOCUST VALLEY: orest Avenue, across from post office. Open Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; June 5 to late November; 631-323-3653, longislandgrowersmarket.com..
LONG BEACH: Kennedy Plaza at Long Beach City Hall, next to LIRR station. Open Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; May 5 to Nov. 24; 631-678-5227, kennedyplazafarmersmarket.com.
OYSTER BAY: Audrey and Shore avenues, at the bandstand. Open Fridays from noon to 6 p.m.; July 30 through October; 516-922-6982, oysterbaymainstreet.org.
PORT WASHINGTON: Town Dock, Main Street. Open Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon; June 5 to Oct. 31; 516-883-0887.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE: Sunrise Highway and Long Beach Road. Open Sundays from 7 a.m. to noon; June 6 to Nov. 21; 631-323-3653, longislandgrowersmarket.com.
ROSLYN-NORTH HILLS: Christopher Morley Park, Searingtown Road. Open Wednesdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.; June 2 to Nov. 24; 631-323-3653, longislandgrowersmarket.com.
AMITYVILLE: The 9/11 Memorial Park. Open Saturdays from 7 a.m. to noon; mid-June through late November; 631-323-3653, longislandgrowersmarket.com.
DEER PARK: Tanger Outlets at the Arches, Commack Road. Open Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; June 5 to Nov. 30; 631-288-1559.
EAST HAMPTON: Nick & Toni’s parking lot, 136 N. Main St. Open Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Memorial Day through September; 631-725-9133.
HAUPPAUGE: Department of Motor Vehicle parking lot, 250 Veterans Hwy. Open Wednesdays 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.; July 7 to Oct. 20; 631-323-3653, longislandgrowersmarket.com.
HUNTINGTON: Elm Street parking lot, Main Street (Route 25A). Open Sundays from 7 a.m. to noon; June 6 to Nov. 21; 631-323-3653, longislandgrowersmarket.com.
ISLIP: Town Hall parking lot on Montauk Highway, Route 27A. Open Saturdays 7 a.m. to noon; June 5 to Nov. 20; 631-323-3653, longislandgrowersmarket.com.
MONTAUK: Village Green. Open Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; June 17 to Oct. 7; 631-668-2428.
NORTHPORT: Cow Harbor Park parking lot. Open Saturdays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; June 19 to Nov. 20; 631-261-7070, northportfarmersmarket.org.
PATCHOGUE: 7-Eleven store parking lot, Montauk Highway west of Route 112. Open Fridays from 7 a.m. to noon; July 2 to Nov. 5; 631-323-3653, longislandgrowersmarket.com.
PORT JEFFERSON: Parking lot next to ferry, Route 25A. Open Thursdays from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m.; July 8 to Oct. 7; 631-323-3653, longislandgrowersmarket.com.
PORT JEFFERSON: 109 Main St., near East Broadway, in the parking lot next to Lainie’s Way / Tommy’s Place. Open Sundays from 8 a.m. to noon from June 6 through October; 631-473-4724, pjfarmersmarket.org.
RIVERHEAD: Downtown next to Atlantis Marine World Aquarium. Open Thursdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; July 8 to Oct. 8; 631-323-3653, longislandgrowersmarket.com.
SAG HARBOR: Breakwater Yacht Club parking lot, Bay and Burke streets. Open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; May 22 to Oct. 30; 212-644-2604.
SAYVILLE: Depot Rd. at south parking lot of LIRR. Open Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; June to Nov. 20.
WESTHAMPTON BEACH: 85 Mill Rd., next to Historical Society. Open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; open until Dec. 11; 631-288-3337, whbcc.org/farmers_market.php
