Farmers market season means the chance to meet your favorite farmers and makers, catch up with old friends with a coffee or sausage sandwich in hand and the chance to find new products that’ll become staples in your house. Here are my family’s go-to favorites from the Great Barrington, MA and Copake, NY farmers markets. 

Great Barrington Farmers Market 

• Chocolate chip ciabatta and croissant from Berkshire Mountain Bakery

• Sheepskins from Mayflower Farm

• Fresh flower bouquets from Markristo Farm

• Grilled homemade sausage sandwiches from Stanton Farm

• Gluten-free brioche buns from The Gluten-Free Bakery

• Squash, tomatoes and cucumbers from Indian Line Farm

Copake Hillsdale Farmers Market

• Apricot jam from White Oak Farm

• Mei’s Homemade Dumplings

• Lavender soap from Asia Luna