42stands, fields and markets across the Hamptons and the North Fork — what they grow, when it’s ready, and what to cook with it.
Suffolk County grows over 100 different crops. These are the places that sell them to you directly.
All standsThe East End growing season runs roughly April to December. Asparagus and spinach open it, sweet corn and tomatoes are the peak, and collards and parsnips are still standing in December after everything else has gone.
11 of these let you pick it yourself and 4are farmers markets rather than stands. Bring cash — several of the smaller stands are still cash-only — and go early on a Saturday. For oyster farms, hatcheries and raw bars, that’s a different section: Oysters & shellfish.
Westhampton Beach · 1 stand
Southampton · 2 stands
Water Mill · 6 stands
Bridgehampton · 4 stands
Sagaponack · 1 stand
East Hampton · 6 stands
Amagansett · 2 stands
Montauk · 3 stands
Riverhead · 3 stands
Aquebogue · 2 stands
Mattituck · 3 stands
Cutchogue · 1 stand
Peconic · 3 stands
East Marion · 1 stand
Sag Harbor · 1 stand
Calverton · 3 stands
🗓️ The harvest calendar
34 crops, per Cornell Cooperative Extension's farmstand chart.
🌱 New this month
⏳ Last call
🥬 Vegetables (25)
🍑 Fruit (9)
🧺 Ready to pick yourself in August
| Crop | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🌱 Asparagus | |||||||||
| 🌱 Beets | |||||||||
| 🥦 Broccoli | |||||||||
| 🥬 Brussels sprouts | |||||||||
| 🥬 Cabbage | |||||||||
| 🥕 Carrots | |||||||||
| 🌱 Cauliflower | |||||||||
| 🌿 Celery | |||||||||
| 🥬 Collard greens | |||||||||
| 🌽 Sweet corn | |||||||||
| 🥒 Cucumbers | |||||||||
| 🫘 String beans | |||||||||
| 🍆 Eggplant | |||||||||
| 🌿 Herbs | |||||||||
| 🥬 Kale | |||||||||
| 🥬 Lettuce | |||||||||
| 🧅 Leeks | |||||||||
| 🥗 Mesclun | |||||||||
| 🧅 Onions | |||||||||
| 🌱 Parsnips | |||||||||
| 🫛 Peas | |||||||||
| 🫑 Peppers | |||||||||
| 🥔 Potatoes | |||||||||
| 🎃 Pumpkins & gourds | |||||||||
| 🌱 Radishes | |||||||||
| 🌿 Rhubarb | |||||||||
| 🧅 Scallions | |||||||||
| 🥬 Spinach | |||||||||
| 🥒 Summer squash | |||||||||
| 🎃 Winter squash | |||||||||
| 🥬 Swiss chard | |||||||||
| 🍅 Tomatoes | |||||||||
| 🌱 Turnips | |||||||||
| 🍎 Apples | |||||||||
| 🫐 Blackberries | |||||||||
| 🫐 Blueberries | |||||||||
| 🍈 Cantaloupe | |||||||||
| 🍒 Cherries | |||||||||
| 🫐 Currants | |||||||||
| 🍇 Grapes | |||||||||
| 🍑 Peaches | |||||||||
| 🍐 Pears | |||||||||
| 🍏 Plums | |||||||||
| 🍓 Strawberries | |||||||||
| 🫐 Raspberries | |||||||||
| 🍉 Watermelon |
Dates of availability are approximate and may change with the weather. Farmstand seasonality from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County — “What's in Season at the Farmstands?”; picking windows from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County — Farms with Pick Your Own.
👩🍳 Cook it
Every recipe here uses something the stands have on the table right now.
🧾 Ingredients · serves 4–6
👩🍳 Method
💡 Tip. Corn starts converting sugar to starch the moment it's picked. Buy it at a stand that picked it that morning, and cook it that day — the difference is not subtle.
🧺 Where to buy the main ingredient
🧾 Ingredients · serves 4
👩🍳 Method
💡 Tip. Never refrigerate an East End tomato. Cold kills the aroma compounds and you cannot get them back.
🧺 Where to buy the main ingredient
🧾 Ingredients · serves 8
👩🍳 Method
💡 Tip. Tossing the berries in flour is what stops them sinking to the bottom. Don't skip it and then be surprised.
🧺 Where to buy the main ingredient
🧾 Ingredients · serves 4
👩🍳 Method
💡 Tip. Firm-ripe is the requirement. A soft peach collapses through the grates and a hard one never sweetens.
🧺 Where to buy the main ingredient
🧾 Ingredients · serves 6
👩🍳 Method
💡 Tip. A ripe watermelon has a deep yellow ground spot where it sat in the field and sounds hollow. A white ground spot means it was picked early.
🧺 Where to buy the main ingredient
🧾 Ingredients · serves 6 as a side
👩🍳 Method
💡 Tip. Serve at room temperature, never hot. Make it the day before if you can — the vinegar needs time to stop tasting like vinegar.
🧺 Where to buy the main ingredient
🧾 Ingredients · serves 2
👩🍳 Method
💡 Tip. Snap one spear by hand to find the break point, then cut the rest of the bunch to match. Don't peel East End asparagus — it isn't woody enough to need it.
🧺 Where to buy the main ingredient
🧾 Ingredients · serves 6
👩🍳 Method
💡 Tip. If you picked the strawberries yourself, use them the same day. Field-picked berries do not keep like store berries — that's the trade for the flavour.
🧺 Where to buy the main ingredient
🧾 Ingredients · serves 4
👩🍳 Method
💡 Tip. Taste a raw pea at the stand. If it's starchy rather than sweet, the season has turned and you want snap peas instead.
🧺 Where to buy the main ingredient
🧾 Ingredients · serves 6
👩🍳 Method
💡 Tip. Ask which apples are baking apples. A stand that grows its own will tell you which of this week's varieties holds its shape.
🧺 Where to buy the main ingredient
🧾 Ingredients · serves 4
👩🍳 Method
💡 Tip. Delicata doesn't need peeling — the skin goes tender in the oven. Butternut does.
🧺 Where to buy the main ingredient
🧾 Ingredients · serves 6
👩🍳 Method
💡 Tip. A carving pumpkin is bred for size and makes watery soup. Ask the stand for a sugar or pie pumpkin.
🧺 Where to buy the main ingredient
🧾 Ingredients · serves 4
👩🍳 Method
💡 Tip. Buy them on the stalk if the stand has them. They keep for weeks that way and taste sweeter than loose ones.
🧺 Where to buy the main ingredient
🧾 Ingredients · serves 4
👩🍳 Method
💡 Tip. Parsnips are sweeter after a frost, which is exactly when you'll find them. Cut out the woody core on any that are thicker than an inch.
🧺 Where to buy the main ingredient