The OG Farmer's Market launches its 16th season Wednesday, Sept. 2, in the parking lot across from St. Catherine of Siena and St. Agnes Church on Riverside Avenue.
The weekly market runs Wednesdays from 1 to 5 p.m., rain or shine, through Nov. 11. Health Department rules prohibit early shopping, pets and smoking.
The opening ends weeks of uncertainty for co-founder and manager Dana Lee, who had to find a new site after Living Hope Community Church on West End Avenue in Old Greenwich began facility changes that displaced the market's longtime parking-lot home. In November 2025, Living Hope withdrew its request for special-event approval for the market at a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
Lee searched for alternatives. The Cohen Eastern Greenwich Civic Center could not accommodate the market because it hosted several summer camps, P&Z Commission Chair Margarita Alban said, according to Greenwich Free Press. Multiple churches offered space.
"Most of the churches in town offered. The one that made the most sense was St. Catherine's because they have that giant parking lot and will not be doing the carnival this year," Lee told the commission at a July P&Z hearing, as Patch reported.
The commission voted unanimously to approve the relocation. Commissioners Mary Jenkins, Arn Welles, Anne Jones, Brooks Harris and Chair Alban all voted yes, Greenwich Free Press reported. The approval covers temporary tent installation on Wednesdays through Nov. 11 and requires annual renewal.
The new site offers roughly double the parking of the old location. Vendor tents occupy 29 spaces at 11 Riverside Ave., while about 70 spots on the east side of Riverside Avenue are available for shoppers. A retired or off-duty police officer will direct traffic at the lot.
The market typically draws 200 to 400 visitors over its four-hour window and features 12 to 15 vendors each week, according to Greenwich Time. Vendors include Connecticut farms, local food businesses and, when space allows, craft sellers or local nonprofits.
Amplified sound is not permitted at the new site. The commission added that condition because of the nearby Japanese School and to avoid disturbing church services.
"We want you to be successful; people love having a farmers market, and we just want it to be seamless in the neighborhood," Alban told Lee at the July hearing.
Upcoming
- OG Farmer's Market: Wednesdays, 1–5 p.m., parking lot across from St. Catherine of Siena and St. Agnes Church, Riverside Avenue. Runs through Nov. 11.
