Mercado Popular Hartford

09/29/2025

Still thinking about the nachos I made the other day using .city.harvest.llc pickled jalapeño, sharing is caring so here is a snippet of the recipe! How would you use, pickled jalapeño?

09/24/2025

Autumn is here, reminding us to slow down and prepare for the season ahead. It also ushers in abundance , giving the opportunity to harvest what was sown in the months prior. Autumn in CT brings is fresh apples, squashes like pumpkin, cabbage, pears and more. Wishing you a bountiful season from Mercado Popular!📷 Gabbie ft. 🍎Gala apples from

09/04/2025

🍂✨ Mercado Popular’s Fall Harvest Box Season is back! ✨🍂
📅 Season Dates: Sept 18 – Nov 26 (10 weeks) Sign up window now until -Sept 15th.
🚚 Delivery: Every Thursday (except Nov 26) between 6–7:30pm to Hartford residents or anyone who works in Hartford (Hartford address required).
What’s inside?
🥕 Fresh seasonal produce
🌾 Pantry dry goods
🍯 Added-value products from local farmers & makers
👉🏽Plus, you can add on baked goods, dairy & eggs weekly (not included in the subscription, must be added manually each week).
❗️Available while supplies last! Don’t wait—secure your Harvest Box today at mercadopop.shop 🌱
Let’s celebrate the season, support local farmers, and eat good local food💛

08/24/2025

We got so much done yesterday big thanks to our volunteers! You really poured so much into this space, by sharing your time insight, tools and skills 🥹
Oooh and a big Thank You to for serving us at such short notice!

08/19/2025

Garlic Season ✨

08/14/2025

At Mercado Popular, we’re bringing local, fresh produce directly to you. Our Harvest Shares delivery service makes healthy eating easier and accessible, right where you live.

08/12/2025

We’re hosting our first Volunteer Day at our Mercado! Come by and help with things like watering the garden, pulling weeds, build some shelves, paint, clean and more! There will be light fresh refreshments and fresh snacks!

08/11/2025

has been working on the garden beds for our mercado, we can’t wait to see how these come out ✨🌻

08/06/2025

.in.veracity’s sunflower mural is giving our space new life 🌻

03/25/2025

02/22/2025

Chef Lena Richard was a domestic cook until the family she worked for paid for her to attend culinary school. After graduating she opened a home based catering service that grew quickly. Her work led her to become the very first black woman ( maybe even the first black person) to have her own cooking show. This paved the way for many black women today, who are chefs, authors, and media stars, women like , and Tabitha Brown. She wrote and published a cookbook called, "The New Orleans Cookbook" and opened two restaurants shortly after.

02/20/2025

Karen Washington (mother), coined the term " food apartheid" in 2018 to describe the social inequalities in the entire food system. For over 38 years, Karen has been revolutionizing urban spaces, transforming them into vibrant community gardens and educational hubs. Known as the co-founder of Black Urban Growers, the largest gathering of urban growers in the nation her goal is simple; to ensure equal access to nutritious foods. Get to know more about Karen Washington's work by visiting riseandrootfarm.com