What’s in season on the East End? Tomatoes, raspberries, peppers, eggplant, greens, herbs, mushrooms, onions, beets, fennel, melons, brocolli, edamame, peaches, beans, leeks, potatoes and carrots. Plus those local staples: cheese, eggs, meat and loads of seafood. And don’t forget the apples and pumpkins!

Where do you gather such splendiferous wonders? I grow my own herbs and onions and I make regular stops at Dale & Bette’s Farmstand on the Bridgehampton Turnpike for eggs and veggies. I get a lot of my greens from Marilee Foster’s stand in Sagaponack. I also load up on various goodies at Country Gardens on Scuttlehole Road in Water Mill and I get my Mecox Bay Dairy cheeses from my local Sag Harbor shops.

Is there an easier way to drink in the bounty? Yes! Eight of our East End farmers markets are now open for business. You can get all of your local food needs satisfied in one stop—including…drum roll, please…delish local wines. Check out the list for your nearest farmers market and be sure to take all of your used shopping bags, egg cartons and canning jars along—recycling begins on the farm. I’ll see you out there!

South Fork

Farmers Markets

Southampton Farmers Market
25 Jobs Lane
Sundays, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.
Through October 11

Montauk Farmers Market
Village Green, center of town
Fridays, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.
Through October 2
(Plus October 10–11)

Flanders Farm Fresh Youth Farmers Market
655 Flanders Road
Saturdays 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Through October 17

Westhampton Beach Farmers Market
85 Mill Road
Saturdays, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Through November 21

Springs Farmers Market
780 Springs Fireplace Road
Saturdays 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Through October 31

Sag Harbor Farmers Market
Bay and Burke Streets
Saturdays, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Through October 31

Farmstands

Country Garden
35 Millstone Road
Water Mill
Open through October

The Milk Pail
1346 Montauk Highway
Water Mill
Open year-round

Dale & Bette’s Organique
Sag-Bridge Turnpike (Next to Bay Burger)
Sag Harbor
Open through November

North Fork

Farmers Markets

Greenport Farmers Market
622 First Street
Saturdays, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Through October 10

Riverhead Farmers Market
221 East Main Street/Parking lot
Saturdays 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Open year-round

Farmstands

Sang Lee Farms
25180 Middle Road
Peconic
Open through Thanksgiving

Wickham’s Fruit Farm
28700 Main Road
Cutchogue
Closes in December