Shopping locally means supporting local businesses. Local farms throughout the area depend on residents to sustain their way of life. Farmers are dedicated to creating quality products and work hard to get them in the hands of local consumers. There are a myriad of reasons to buy local products; typically, they taste better and have more nutrients. Buying your food locally also means that you’re supporting a local family, preserving open space by supporting farming, and you’re engaging in a time-honored connection between “eater” and grower.

There is a country store feel to Phantom Farms in Cumberland where you can pick your own apples in season, and stop by for baked goods, local cheeses and sundries, gift items, coffee, and one of their famous muffins. For an old-fashioned, out-in-the-country, family-run farm stand, check out Jane and Paul’s Farm Stand in Norfolk. They have strawberry and blueberry picking in the summer, and in the fall you can enjoy apple picking, pumpkin patches, and a corn maze. Described as a “candy store for hippies at heart,” Oak Knoll Farms in Foxboro is the place to go for pastured eggs, grass-fed beef, raw milk, locally made cheese, locally made soap, and more.

Are you looking for a CSA share at a local farm? Medway Community Farm in Medway and Langwater Farm in North Easton offer CSA membership as well as in-store shopping of produce from local organic farms in their Farm Store. For the best farm-raised meat, your go-to is Winters Farm in Rehoboth. Quality and animal welfare is Winters Farm top priority. And they do not use antibiotics or growth hormones. Their cattle, pigs, and chickens are fed grain, vegetables, fruits, and grass and have full access to the outdoors. Anawan Farm in Rehoboth is a small family farm that offers U-Pick Sunflowers during the season.

201 County St., Attleboro

508-736-9061

Voted number one in Massachusetts. A variety of vendors gather to sell their food, spices, and more on Saturdays, 9am-1pm, from mid-June through October.

887 Lincoln St., Franklin

508-533-8737

Saturdays from late November to mid-April.

200 Main St., Franklin

“Bringing community together to buy local and support small businesses.”

139 Spring St., Millis

508-376-5024

Open spring-fall with pick-your-own produce, a farm stand, and The Farmer’s Porch Restaurant. They offer pick-ups and home delivery for meat, eggs, produce, and freshly prepared foods.

2200 West St., Wrentham

508-883-06709

Open daily mid-June to Thanksgiving from 10am-6pm.

10 Sims Ave., Providence, RI

Open Saturdays from 9-1pm November-April 24, 2021

Located in the Valley neighborhood of Providence. You’ll enjoy a large selection of local farm and food vendors in a custom-built facility.

614 South Main St., Sharon

781-784-3600

There is something for every season from berry picking, apple picking, and plants to soft-serve ice cream, a gift shop, and a kids' play area.