Bring a blanket, lawn chairs, picnic baskets for the DPNC-Coogan Farm community picnic, 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday Sept. 6. Free. Rain or shine. Children's activities, music by the Cajun country band Big Mamou. Food vendors include Zest Fresh Pastry, Meadowstone Farm cheese, Hunts Brook Farm pizza. Free shuttle buses from Mystic Seaport's north lot (opposite Latitude 41 restaurant).

Fair enough. Hebron Harvest Fair, North Haven Fair, Ledyard Fair, Wapping Fair (South Windsor), all ongoing until Sunday, Sept. 7. Livestock, agricultural exhibits, midway, amusement rides, food, entertainment. Each has its own flavor.

Apple Festival on Saturday, Sept. 6 and Sunday, Sept. 7, on the Monroe Town Green. Crafters and vendors, apple pies, tarts, jams, cookies, caramel apples, cider and more.

Glastonbury Arts annual “On the Green” Art and Craft show, Saturday, Sept. 6 and Sunday, Sept. 7 on the Hubbard Green.

“Cultivation to the mind is as necessary as food to the body.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

India Point Park Seafood Festival, Sunday, Sept. 7, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., celebrates fresh-caught seafood. Food trucks, local wineries and breweries, some of the Ocean State's most talented chefs, along with restaurants, food distributors, local companies, artists and non-profit organizations to celebrate the end of the summer. Live music throughout the event in Providence, Rhode Island. Free admission. Here's a link for a food overview.

The 20th Annual New Jersey Sheep & Fiber Festival, Hunterdon County Fairgrounds, Lambertville, Sunday, Sept. 7.

Should you need an equine fix and just want to see minis to draft horses, head to an agricultural fair near you. The Vermont State Fair is a good one, through Sept. 7 in Rutland. Admission ranges from $10 to $15; check out discount days.