Updates
Maine Harvest Bucks Here for SNAP shopping
Maine Harvest Bucks are available to SNAP users, who receive a 100% match for any SNAP purchases to buy fruits, vegetables and vegetable seedlings. Pick up your SNAP tokens (green) at the info booth , and get the same amount in red tokens (Harvest Bucks) for your fresh fruits and veg. All at the info table, open 8:30 to 10. We'll keep you posted on any changes.
Vendor Payment
We no longer offer tokens to non SNAP credit and debit card users, but if you have leftover tokens you can use them. Most vendors have credit and debit card capacity . Bring cash, or a check, for the few who don't - small bills make it easier.
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Versatile broccoli & cauliflower at New Roots |
Flowers, Fruits & Vegetables
Dharma Farm
Goranson Farm
Hawkes Farm
MicroMainea
Mindful Gardens
New Roots Farm
Oyster Creek Mushroom Co
Pleasant Pond Orchard
Sparrow Farm
Tarbox Farm
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At Alchimia, choose your favorite Torta. The chocolate is gluten free.
Baked Goods
Alchimia
Beryls Pastries
Borealis Breads
Chase Farm Bakery
Hootenanny
Stewart & Reid (gluten free)
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Chunky ground turkey -just right for burgers or chili - at Mainely Poultry
Meat & Poultry
Fuzzy Udder Creamery
Kelley Brothers Beef
Mainely Poultry
Meadowcroft
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Seafood
Emily's Oysters
Pemaquid Lobster & Seafood
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Fresh salmon cut to your specs at Pemaquid Lobster & Seafood
Eggs
Goranson Farm
Mainely Poultry
Shepherds & Such
Sparrow Farm
Cheese & Dairy
Appleton Creamery
Chase Farm Bakery
Fuzzy Udder Creamery
Hahns End
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Maine's own Grilloumi, at Appleton - slice it right onto the grill - so good! |
Preserved and Premade
Alchimia
Gracies Garden
Jyang_Lee Kitchen
Old Narrow Gauge Farm
Pemaquid Lobster & Seafood
Sparrow Farm
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Heal and soothe your skin (safe for kids!) for summer scrapes and bites with Bug Bite and Boo Boo Juice at Mana Medicinals. |
Handcrafted, Homegrown
Big Barn Coffee
Goranson Farm
Mana Medicinals
Mindful Gardens
Meadowcroft
Pleasant Pond Orchard
Shepherds & Such
Sisters Soap (at Appleton)
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Farm Stands - plan a road trip and explore
University of Maine Cooperative Extension website::
From the Merrymeeting Food Council at
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Share Signups
www.dharma.farm
Buying Plans
Kelley Brothers Beef - Tammy Kelley
Cheese CSA and mail order options
www.appletoncreamery.com
In/out
Jeff at Stewart & Reid will be in and out for the next few weeks - just stock up when you see him!
Doesn't look like Pine Tree Poultry will make it this summer; consider a road trip to the farm stand in New Sharon: a gorgeous back road ride!
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Good Morning
August and so far the crops are right on time and it is a visual joy to just gaze at what is on offer here at the market. Tomatoes in a red bronze and yellow rainbow of shapes and sizes - I have a particular yen for the big oddly shaped ones - take them home and just gaze happily for a few days. make sure to freeze some for your little bursts of sunshine thru the winter.
Corn and blueberries are ramping up and the season will fly past, so buy now, they are freezable too!
Forget your mask? SNAP has a stash of donated ones they are willing to share. They are there til 10 am.
Check out the table mid market close to the dock (behind New Roots) and talk to Theresa of Maine Maritime Museum about the 2 river tours at 9:30 and 11:ish each Saturday AM. It's a nice way to see the area and learn some interesting local history,
Joan
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Fresh Kvass at Gtacies Garden - some blends, some straight, all good
From our vendors -Sales, Seasonal, Specials
Gracies Garden is featuring small bottles of it's KVASS; the liquid from brining is a quick shot of veggie goodness; try it straight, in a smoothie, or a mock/cocktail, use to add a little pop to salads and marinated veg.
Garnet radicchio is back at Tarbox, a real pleasure. Lovely eggplants and peppers, varietal tomatoes, clean and pretty herbs, all speak of sunny summer dishes, think France, Italy, Morocco.
At Shepherds and Such check the intriguing shelves
derived from large mushrooms for tiny treasures.And consider some beeswax candles to freshen and clear indoor air too long aircondiitioned or overly humid.
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Fresh Microgreens at MicroMainea, brighten palates & plates |
Love those tasty fast cooking baby artichokes from Dharma? Good news - they're here for at least one more week. Have a feast.
The first corn came in last week at Goranson and Hawkes. Nothing like fresh- buy a few ears to clean off and toast the kernels for a salad or garnish. Delish.
Fresh swordfish and crabcakes last week at Pemaquid were in demand. This is another place where pre ordering is key, since available fresh catches vary by weather, quantity and season.
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Ready for oven/grill : you finish this pre baked focaccia from Borealis |
Mindful Gardens is (literally) working on new baskets for the next few weeks;w hat they brought in is gone. Be patient and console yourself with their lovely blooms.
Bug Bite and BooBoo Juice is a big hit with kids and larger folks alike. This Mana Medicinals gem is effective on bug bites, burns, bee stings, and other wounds.
Know the story behind your sips. Talk to Dan at Big Barn Coffee about how it's sourced and grown-he has a lot of info and has been to most farms he sells from. He;s happy to share his roasting process as well.
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Essential items: onions and garlic at Goranson Farm
Goranson has a full supply of basics: think onions & scallions, crisp carrots, creamy new potatoes, and greens for every taste. Daunted by the line? Drive a few pretty miles up the river to the farm stand, and explore it all along with area meats and baked goods. And wave at the Really Tall horses.
Vibrant herbs are a great buy at New Roots; Mohammed advises that those lovely husk cherries are still a few weeks away.
The innovative and delicious breads at Hootenanny are wildly popular, but don't overlook their chewy, salted just right pretzels or those rich and crumbly cornmeal cookies.
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Music
Music suspended indefinitely
in compliance with Maine guidelines
Please remember to leave parking spaces by Park Sidewalk for Vendors
Bathrooms are open
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