2019 Department of Agriculture's Harvest Time in Maine by Bangor Daily News

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STATE OF MAINE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY

STATE OF MAINE

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 1 STATE HOUSE STATION AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333-0001

JANET T. MILLS GOVERNOR

My fellow residents, friends and neighbors,

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER 22 STATE HOUSE STATION AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333

AMANDA E. BEAL COMMISSIONER

While you're celebrating autumn in Maine, I hope you will take the opportunity to reflect on Maine's rich agricultural

The brilliant hues of orange, red, and yellow flowing from our state’s northern tip to southern border draw millions of tourists to our state and billions to our economy every year.

heritage, its impact on our beautiful state, and all the ways in which agriculture brings us together. Maine is often called the fall foliage capital of the northeast. Our vast, abundant and accessible forests (Maine is the most forested state in the country) attract millions of leaf peepers. My hope this fall is for everyone to both enjoy the foliage

Foliage is not the only indicator that fall has arrived in Maine. From agricultural fairs and festivals, apple picking, hay mazes and other special events, there are countless ways to celebrate the season in Maine, which begins mid-September and continues at least through Indigenous Peoples Day. Visiting orchards, farms and pumpkin patches is a great way to relish the temperate weather and magnificent colors before the season ends, while also supporting Maine-made products. And don’t forget

and seek out new opportunities to experience the wide array of incredible agricultural products grown in our state. We have a lot to celebrate: Maine is bucking national trends, with increased numbers of producers; we have more women producers than nearly every other state, and we have an increasing number of younger farmers involved in farm management. At the same time, it’s no secret that farming is really hard work, and I encourage you to support Maine’s local farms and

to visit Maine’s local dairies and creameries, as well as Maine’s growing list of wineries, distilleries and

producers. You can do this by attending one of Maine's legendary agricultural fairs, festivals, and other attractions that

breweries.

highlight agriculture, providing tremendous opportunities for discovering our delicious fall flavors.

As you climb peaks to view painted vistas or drive the Moosehead Lake scenic byway, pluck Maine-grown apples or wander pumpkin fields, I hope that you celebrate this season with your friends, family, neighbors and community.

Use this guide to get inspired -- make plans to attend the Maine Cheese Festival, for instance, and map your foliage trip along byways that include creameries and apple orchards. Wind your way through a corn maze and visit a roadside farm stand. Buy the biggest pumpkin you can find and pick extra bags of apples to bring home and share with your neighbors. Meeting our farmers while you are out on the road and taking the time to learn about their farming heritage and dedication

I look forward to seeing you at an orchard this fall!

to caring for their land will make you fall even more in love with Maine. At the same time, know that purchasing their products makes a big difference for the agricultural community.

Thank you,

Wishing you many great fall experiences!

Amanda Beal Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Janet T. Mills, Governor, State of Maine

PHONE: (207) 287-3531 (Voice)

888-577-6690 (TTY) www.maine.gov

FAX: (207) 287-1034

HARLOW BUILDING 18 ELKINS LANE AUGUSTA, MAINE

PHONE: FAX

WEB

(207) 287-3200 (207) 287-2400 WWW.MAINE.GOV/DACF

Maine Farm Bureau works to support the needs of all 7,000 farms throughout the state of Maine. Farming, fishing and forestry are critical to Maine’s economy and culture, and we work to ensure agriculture continues to thrive. Whether you eat food or grow food, we want you to join our efforts to keep farmers growing! Not only will your membership support farms in Maine, you’ll get great discounts www.mainefarmbureau.us • 207-622-4111

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4th Annual

Maine Cheese Festival Sunday, September 8, 2019 The Maine Cheese Guild is proud to announce the fourth Annual Maine Cheese Festival Sunday, September 8, 2019. The festival is from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm in beautiful Manson Park in Pittsfield, Maine, along the Sebasticook River. More than 25 Maine Cheese Guild cheesemakers will showcase their Maine-made dairy products. This important fundraiser supports the Maine Cheese Guild, a non-profit trade organization that works year-round to educate Maine cheesemakers and elevate the quality of Maine cheese and dairy.

GENERAL ADMISSION: $20 Includes a festival bag, a ticket for one complimentary cheese plate, and off-site parking with a shuttle to the event. Children under 12 attend for free. LIMITED EARLY ADMISSION: $35 Includes a ticket for the festival with early 10:00 a.m. entrance, and a festival wine glass. A full list of participating creameries, event details, including beer, wine and spirits offerings, and tickets are online at: www.mainecheeseguild.org.

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20th Annual

Maine Apple Sunday

ANDROSCOGGIN BERRY FRUIT FARM Email: joel@berryfruitfarm.com Website: www.berryfruitfarm.com Phone: (207) 897-4767 Address: 361 Crash Road Livermore, Maine 04253 Hours: 8 AM to 5 PM Offerings: Wagon Rides, Farmstand/Gift Shop, Scenic Views, Picnic Area, Pick-Your-Own Apples Food options: Snack items for purchase, Donuts, Baked goods, Free food samples Description of Apple Sunday: Come experience a great time of family fun at Berry Fruit Farm! Enjoy free bakery samples and take a moment to marvel at the bountiful harvest of the year. Farm tours and questions will be answered throughout the day about everything apples!

BOOTHBY’S ORCHARD AND FARM

September 8, 2019

The Maine State Pomological Society will hold the 20th annual Maine Apple Sunday on September 8, 2019, with participating orchards around the state. Maine Apple Sunday starts the peak of the apple harvest when summer apples are still available, but the main crop is ready for its first pick. Apple orchards from Wells to Caribou will celebrate by offering special activities and free samples of apple products. Come explore and learn about this delicious Maine crop!

Email: boothbysorchard@gmail.com Website: www.mainehoneycrisp.com Phone: (207) 754-3500 Address: 366 Boothby Road Livermore, Maine 04253 Hours: 10 AM to 5 PM Offerings: Wagon Rides, Farmstand/Gift Shop, Scenic Views, Picnic Area, Pick-Your-Own Apples Food options: Snack items for purchase, Free food samples Description of Apple Sunday: Take a wagon ride to scenic pondside orchard, chat with cows, sample our apple and grape wines, bring a picnic and stay awhile.

GATHERING WINDS FARM & ORCHARD Email: gatheringwindsfarm@gmail.com Website: www.gatheringwindsfarm.com Phone: (207) 650-6974 Address: 315 Poland Corner Road, Poland, Maine 04274 Hours: 10 AM to 5 PM Offerings: Farmstand/Gift Shop, Scenic Views, Picnic Area, Pick-Your-Own Apples Food options: Snack items for purchase, Baked goods Description of Apple Sunday: Join us for the opening weekend of Pick-Your-Own apples in beautiful Poland, Maine. Surrounded by nature, offering a scenic views of Mt. Washington and the White Mountains as a backdrop to the hidden grove down the beauty of a farm road where you arrive to the smells and sights of apple trees, pumpkin patches and picnic tables ready for your visit.

GREENWOOD ORCHARDS Email: KINGORCH@MEGALINK.NET Phone: (207) 225-3764 Address: 174 Auburn Road, Turner, Maine 04282 Hours: 8 AM to 6 PM Offerings: Farmstand/Gift Shop Food options: Snack items for purchase, Donuts, Baked goods, Free food samples, Sweet fresh cider samples Description of Apple Sunday: Farm stand, cider mill, and bakery. Samples of our cider and apples as well as bakery items. Cider mill tours.

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RICKER HILL ORCHARDS Email: apples@rickerhill.com Website: www.rickerhill.com Phone: (207) 225-5552 Address: 295 Buckfield road, Turner, Maine 04282 Hours: 7 AM to 6 PM Offerings: Wagon Rides, Farmstand/Gift Shop, Scenic Views, Picnic Area, Pick-Your-Own Apples Food options: Food Truck, Meals available for purchase, Snack items for purchase, Donuts, Baked goods Description of Apple Sunday: Fall festival with tractor rides in the orchard. U-pick apples, pumpkins, and grapes, live music with bounce houses and kids activities and a vendor craft fair. Cider tasting is available in our tasting room and much, much more.

VISTA OF MAINE VINEYARD & CIDERY Email: vistatastingroom@gmail.com Website: vistaofmaine.weebly.com/home.html Phone: (207) 754-2527 Address: 146 N Hills Ridge Rd. Greene, Maine 04236 Hours: Vary - Please visit the website for details Offerings: Farmstand/Gift Shop, Scenic Views, Picnic Area, Pick-Your-Own Apples Food options: Snack items for purchase, Donuts, Baked goods, Free food samples, Cheese & Cracker Plates Description of Apple Sunday: Tucked into the hills of central Maine, discover Ricker Hill’s newest orchard and tasting room. Now open all year ‘round! The Vista Of Maine is your next favorite destination with scenic views all the way to Mt. Washington. Freshly made donuts and cider await. We’ll see you here!

WALLINGFORDS FRUIT HOUSE Email: appleboy26@aol.com Website: wallingfordsorchard.com Phone: (207) 784-7958 Address: 1240 Perkins Ridge Rd. Auburn, Maine 04210 Hours: 8 AM to 6 PM Offerings: Wagon Rides, Farmstand/Gift Shop, Scenic Views, Picnic Area, Pick-Your-Own Apples Food options: Snack items for purchase, Donuts, Baked goods, Free food samples Description of Apple Sunday: Wallingfords Fruit House offers activities for the whole family, every day in the fall. On Apple Sunday we will be offering free samples of some of our products. We will be offering free tractor rides and the goats and chickens will be excited to see you. Of course, the Rickers Hard Cider tasting area will be open for a refreshing break.

WILLOW POND FARM Email: willowpf@aol.com Website: Willowpf395.com Phone: (207) 375-6662 Address: 395 Middle Rd, Sabattus, Maine 04280 Hours: 9 AM to 6 PM Offerings: Farmstand/Gift Shop, Picnic Area, Pick-

Your-Own Apples Food options: Baked goods Description of Apple Sunday: Bring a picnic, visit the farm animals, do the “farm walk.”

AROOSTOOK COUNTY MCELWAIN’S STRAWBERRY FARM Email: fmcelwai@maine.rr.com Website: www.mcelwainstrawberryfarm.com Phone: (207) 498-8276 Address: 693 Sweden Street, Caribou, Maine 04736 Hours: 11 AM to 4 PM Offerings: Wagon Rides, Farmstand/Gift Shop, Picnic Area, Pick-Your-Own Apples Food options: Donuts Description of Apple Sunday: Activities will include hayrides through our apple orchard to the u-pick pumpkin field, a kid’s straw bale climbing pyramid/slide, corn hole toss games and Cinderella’s Pumpkin Coach. Our farm stand will feature over 40 varieties of pumpkins, squash and gourds along with corn stalks and straw bales to complete fall decorating needs. Apples, sweet corn, carrots, cucumbers and other vegetables will also be available.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY HANSEL’S ORCHARD Email: hanselsorchard@maine.rr.com Website: hanselsorchard.com Phone: (207) 829-6136 Address: 44 Sweetser Rd, North Yarmouth 04097 Hours: 10 AM to 5 PM Offerings: Pick-Your-Own Apples Food options: Free food samples Description of Apple Sunday: Hansel’s Orchard is a quiet orchard that has apple trees that songs are written about, trees that the entire family can sit under and have a picnic. For Maine Apple Sunday we will have a raffle for a peck of apples and offer free samples of our favorite recipes.

SWEETSER’S APPLE BARREL AND ORCHARDS Email: gsweetser@gmail.com Website: www.maineapple.com Phone: (207) 829-6599 Address: 15 Blanchard Road Cumberland Center, Maine 04021 Hours: 9 AM to 6 PM Offerings: Farmstand/Gift Shop Food options: Free food samples Description of Apple Sunday: Sweetser’s famous and delicious apple crisp samples all day long. Red Gravensteins will be featured in our special mix. We grow 50 varieties of apples and love sharing our “apple of the week” with you. Family owned since 1812.

THOMPSON’S ORCHARD Email: apples@maine.rr.com Website: www.thompsonsorchard.com Phone: (207) 926-4738 Address: 276 Gloucester Hill Road New Gloucester, Maine 04260 Hours: 9 AM to 6 PM Offerings: Wagon Rides, Farmstand/Gift Shop, Scenic Views, Picnic Area, Pick-Your-Own Apples Food options: Donuts, Baked goods, Gelato Description of Apple Sunday: Free wagon rides.

KENNEBEC COUNTY CHICK’S APPLE AND BERRY FARM Email: pumpkinpaul1@aol.com Website: Chick’s Apple and Berry Farm Phone: (207) 441-6250 Address: 571 Main Street, Monmouth, Maine 04259 Hours: open all the time after mid September Offerings: Farmstand/Gift Shop, Scenic Views, Pick-Your-Own Apples

LEMIEUXS ORCHARDS Email: lemieuxs_orchards@yahoo.com Phone: (207) 873-4354 Address: 210 Priest Hill Road, Vassalboro, Maine 04989 Hours: 8 AM to 6 PM Offerings: Wagon Rides, Farmstand/Gift Shop, Picnic Area, Pick-Your-Own Apples Food options: Snack items for purchase, Donuts, Baked goods, Free food samples Description of Apple Sunday: Come join us for a fun filled day!

LINCOLN COUNTY BAILEY’S ORCHARD Email: rodbailey45@aol.com Website: Facebook Page: Bailey’s Orchard Phone: 207-549-7680 Address: 255 North Hunts Meadow Road, Whitefield Maine 04353 Hours: 9 AM to 6 PM Offerings: Farmstand/Gift Shop, Scenic Views, Pick-Your-Own Apples Food options: Snack items for purchase, Free food samples Description of Apple Sunday: At the orchard we grow over 50 varieties of apples along with crabapples, pears, plums, pumpkins, gourds, marigolds, honey and fudge. We press our own cider without additives and preservatives. Come celebrate Apple Sunday with us. Free apple square samples (while they last) and apple prize drawings.

PENOBSCOT COUNTY MULLIS ORCHARDS Email: pattymullis@gmail.com

Website: www.MullisOrchards.com Phone: (207) 278-3704 Address: 370 Dexter Road-Stand 128 Shaker RoadOrchard Corinna, Maine 04928 Hours: 10 AM to 5 PM Offerings: Farmstand/Gift Shop, Picnic Area, PickYour-Own Apples Food options: Free food samples Description of Apple Sunday: Free apple crisp at the stand, pick-your-own at the orchard on Shaker Road. Quiet country setting—pick at your own pace. Tables for picnics.

SAGADAHOC COUNTY ROCKY RIDGE ORCHARD Email: fbsprague@gmail.com Website: www.RockyRidgeOrchard.com Phone: (207) 666-5786 Address: 38 Rocky Ridge Lane Bowdoin, Maine 04287 Hours: 8 AM to 6 PM Offerings: Farmstand/Gift Shop, Scenic Views, Picnic Area, Pick-Your-Own Apples Food options: Meals available for purchase, Snack items for purchase, Donuts, Baked goods Description of Apple Sunday:

SOMERSET COUNTY NORTH STAR ORCHARDS Email: northstarorchards@gmail.com Website: www.northstarorchards.me Phone: (207) 696-5109 Address: 97 Orchard RoadMadison Maine 04950 Hours: Every Day 10 AM to 5 PM Offerings: Wagon Rides, Farmstand/Gift Shop, Scenic Views, Picnic Area, Pick-Your-Own Apples Food options: Snack items for purchase, Free food samples Description of Apple Sunday: A family farm for family fun! Pick-your-own apples or buy them freshly-picked in our farm store, enjoy spectacular views of the western Maine mountains from our picnic area, and ride our wagon on autumn weekends. Sample ice cream with our own apple pie topping.

SANDY RIVER APPLES Email: gilbertgang@cox.net Website: www.sandyriverapples.com Phone: (207) 587-2563 Address: 240 West Sandy River Rd, Mercer, Maine 04957 Hours: 9 AM to 5 PM Offerings: Scenic Views, Picnic Area, Pick-YourOwn Apples Food options: Free food samples Description of Apple Sunday: Free apples to all veterans and first responders and free samples of apple pie.

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Save the date! Upcoming agricultural events. Enjoy these annual traditions that promote and support Maine agriculture. You can find a variety of listings at getrealmaine.com. MAINE CHEESE FESTIVAL Pittsfield, Maine • Sunday, September 8, 2019 MAINE APPLE SUNDAY Statewide • Sunday, September 8, 2019 OPEN WINERY DAY Statewide • Saturday, September 21, 2019 MAINE BUILDING OPEN, THE BIG E! Eastern States Expo, W. Springfield, Mass. • September 13-29, 2019 OPEN CREAMERY DAY Statewide • Sunday, October 13, 2019 79TH ANNUAL MAINE AGRICULTURAL TRADES SHOW Augusta, Maine • Tuesday-Thursday, January 14-16 MAINE FLOWER SHOW Portland, Maine • March 26 – 29, 2020 37TH ANNUAL MAINE MAPLE SUNDAY Statewide • Sunday, March 22, 2020 (Fourth Sunday in March) 31ST ANNUAL MAINE OPEN FARM DAY Statewide • Sunday, July 26, 2020 (Fourth Sunday in July)

THE APPLE FARM

ROMAC ORCHARD

Email: mainecider@gmail.com Website: www.applefarm.us Phone: (207) 453-7656 Address: 104 Back Rd, Fairfield, Maine 04937 Hours: 9 AM to 5 PM Offerings: Wagon Rides, Farmstand/Gift Shop, Scenic Views, Picnic Area, Pick-Your-Own Apples Food options: Snack items for purchase, Donuts, Baked goods, Free food samples Description of Apple Sunday: Wagon rides through the orchard, apple picking, picnic area, playground, food samples.

Email: dcote@acton.k12.me.us Facebook: Romac Orchards Phone: (207) 608-3800 Address: 1149 H Road Acton, Maine 04001 Hours: 9 AM to 4 PM Offerings: Wagon Rides, Scenic Views, Picnic Area, Pick-Your-Own Apples Food options: Donuts, Apple Cider Description of Apple Sunday: Romac Orchard has pick-your-own apples and peaches, apple cider donuts, and cider in the setting of one of the most spectacular views in southern Maine. Take a hay ride to “The Top” or find your way through the corn maze. The kids can have fun in the Bouncy House as well.

YORK COUNTY MCDOUGAL ORCHARDS Email: mcdorch@gwi.net Website: www.mcdougalorchards.com Phone: (207) 324-5054 Address: 201 Hanson Ridge Rd. Springvale, Maine 04083 Hours: 9 AM to 5 PM Offerings: Wagon Rides, Farmstand/Gift Shop, Scenic Views, Picnic Area, Pick-Your-Own Apples Food options: Food Truck, Donuts Description of Apple Sunday: On Maine Apple Sunday our apple raffle will be stocked with amazing giveaways. There’ll be something for the apple enthusiast in everyone! Pick a peck of perfect fruit from Zestar! in August thru Ashmead’s Kernal in October, celebrate Maine apples with us!

SNELL FAMILY FARM Email: info@snellfamilyfrm.com Website: www.snellfamilyfarm.com Phone: (207) 929-6166 Address: 1000 River Road, Buxton, Maine 04093 Hours: 9 AM to 5 PM, seven days Offerings: Farmstand/Gift Shop, Pick-Your-Own Apples Food options: Snack items for purchase, Baked goods Description of Apple Sunday: Established in 1926, the Snell Family Farm Orchard is open for pick-yourown apples and offers vegetables, pumpkins, hardy mums, and lots of treats from our farm kitchen.

SPILLER FARM Email: spillerfarm@maine.rr.com Website: www.spillerfarm.com Phone: (207) 985-2575 Address: 85 Spiller Farm Lane Wells, Maine 04090 Hours: 10 AM to 5 PM Offerings: Wagon Rides, Farmstand/Gift Shop, Scenic Views, Picnic Area, Pick-Your-Own Apples Food options: Meals available for purchase, Snack items for purchase, Donuts, Baked goods Description of Apple Sunday: We have goats, geese, chickens and cows to see and a retired farm tractor for the kids. We will have hot corn on the cob and demonstrate an old corn shucker. Our farm has u-pick veggies as well as u-pick apples.

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Open Winery Day

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY BOOTHBYS ORCHARD AND FARM Email: boothbysorchard@gmail.com Website: www.boothbysorchard.com Phone: (207) 754-3500 Address: 366 Boothby Road Livermore, Maine Description of Open Winery: Sample our apple, strawberry and grape wines along with Cabot cheese. Walk through the vineyard, ask questions about grape growing and wine making. Take a scenic wagon ride through the pondside orchard and maybe pick a few apples, the Honey Crisp should be perfect. Visit our website for details.

RICKERS HARD CIDER AT WALLINGFORDS FRUIT HOUSE

September 21, 2019

On September 21, 2019, wineries across the state will host tastings, tours, and special events to celebrate Maine Open Winery Day. It’s an opportunity for Maine’s winemakers to showcase their wineries and for customers to learn more about making wine from traditional and not-so-traditional products. Starting with a single winery in 1983 making blueberry wine, Maine winemakers now use grapes,

native fruits, and even maple syrup to produce wines that garner regional, national, and even international awards. Each winery has special products, great stories, and a lot to share with the public about what makes their products special whether it’s wine, mead, cider, or spirits. This is an opportunity for wineries to share their stories and showcase their products.

Email: appleboy26@aol.com Website: Wallingfordsorchard.com Phone: (207) 784-7958 Address: 1240 Perkins Ridge Road Auburn, ME 04210 Description of Open Winery: Our tasting area is newly rebuilt this year after last years fire. We will have a full selection of Rickers Hard Cider Products on hand along with many activities for the whole family. This tasting room is not located at the production facility so there are no tours but is at a pick-your-own apple farm with a bakery and play area for the kids.

RICKER’S HARD CIDER TASTING ROOM Email: rickershardcider@gmail.com Website: www.rickershardcider.com Phone: (207) 225 6165 Address: 11 Ricker Hill Road, Turner, Maine 04282 Description of Open Winery: We will be giving tours of our apple packing facility and our cider mill. We will also have our farm stand open for baked goods and our play area for children. We will have free sweet cider tasting available in our tasting room.

VISTA OF MAINE VINEYARD & CIDERY Contact: Email: vistatastingroom@gmail.com Website: vistaofmaine.weebly.com/home.html Phone: (207) 754-2527 Address: 146 N. Hills Ridge Rd Greene, ME 04236 Description of Open Winery: Ricker Hill’s newest tasting room and farm store location. We offer hard cider and wine tasting, u-pick apples and grapes in season, farm store and bakery featuring homemade apple cider donuts. Spectacular views of the White Mountains and Sabattus Lake and beyond!

WILLOWSAWAKE WINERY Email: tony@willowsawake.com Website: www.willowsawake.com Phone: (207) 518-8076 Address: 10 Leeds Junction Road, Leeds, Maine 04263 Description of Open Winery: WillowsAwake Winery

has a recently-planted eight-acre vineyard and is nearing completion of the tasting room and larger winery production building. This will be our debut and first opening to our neighbors, friends and visitors. Come enjoy tastings, food and music.

AROOSTOOK COUNTY HIDDEN SPRING WINERY Email: hiddenspring@mail.com Website: www.hiddenspringwinery.com Phone: (207) 532-0753 Address: 1057 White Settlement Rd East Hodgon, Maine 04730 Description of Open Winery: Wine tastings, food, music and fun! Like our facebook page for more updated information.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY PORTERSFIELD CIDER Email: stillmangreen@yahoo.com Website: www.portersfieldcider.com Phone: (207) 233-5534 Address: 255 Elmwood Road Pownal, Maine 04069 Description of Open Winery: Portersfield Cider, a farm-based conservation center devoted to preserving and evaluating rare fruits, will offer pairings of local cheeses with small batch hard ciders from wild seedling and heirloom apple trees, plus fresh cider pressing and farm tours.

URBAN FARM FERMENTORY Email: eli@fermentory.com Website: fermentory.com Phone: (207) 773-8331 Address: 200 Anderson St Portland Maine Description of Open Winery: A small farm winery/ brewery that focuses on foraging and infusing seasonally available ingredients from Maine with fermented beverages such as mead, cider, kombucha, jun and gruit/beer! We also produce artisanal vinegar from theses same products.

HANCOCK COUNTY SHALOM ORCHARD & ORGANIC WINERY Email: jim@shalomorchard.com Website: www.ShalomOrchard.com Phone: (207) 565-2312 Address: 158 Eastbrook Rd. Franklin, ME 04634

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Tips for a good visit to farms: • Check local listings for updates. Business activities of farms change daily—check for updated hours, activities, and events • Please, keep pets at home • Wear comfortable clothes and shoes

• Bring a cooler and ice to store food items • Stay in visitor areas • Carry-in, carry-out trash & recyclables • Help keep it healthy—stay home if sick • Wash hands after touching animals

KENNEBEC COUNTY

PENOBSCOT COUNTY

TREE SPIRITS WINERY & DISTILLERY

ANTHONY LEE’S WINERY

Email: karen@treespiritsofmaine.com Website: treespiritsofmaine.com Phone: (207) 465-3007 Address: 152 Fairfield St. Oakland, ME 04963 Description of Open Winery: Join us for a chance to sample locally sourced, internationally recognized wines and spirits made from apples, pears, and maple syrup and to tour the production facility. Snacks, prizes, and local music throughout the day.

Email: libster44@aol.com Website: anthonyleeswinery.com Phone: (207) 924-3639 Address: 377 Dover Rd , Dexter ME Description of Open Winery: Live music by DW Gill, the “Cajun Bluesman,” from 1 to 4 pm. Maine cheeses and chocolates will be available for sampling along with our fine wines .

WALDO COUNTY CELLARDOOR WINERY

TWO HOGS WINERY Email: ann@twohogswinery.com Website: www.twohogswinery.com Phone: (207) 660-5594 Address: Mudget Hill Rd, Vassalboro, ME 04989 Description of Open Winery: Two Hogs Winery will feature Wine tastings, cheese and crackers, fruit platters, and other tasty treats and a great time!

Email: info@mainewine.com Website: mainewine.com Phone: (207) 763-4478 Address: 367 Youngtown Rd, Lincolnville, ME 04849 Description of Open Winery: In addition to regular wine tastings, we will do additional winery tours and food tastings in the vineyard.

WINTERPORT WINERY

KNOX COUNTY OYSTER RIVER WINEGROWERS Email: info.oysterriver@gmail.com Website: www.oysterriverwine.com/ Phone: (207) 542-0079 Address: 929 Oyster River Rd. Warren, ME 04864 Description of Open Winery: Tastings of our naturalstyled still wines, sparkling wines, and ciders.

SAVAGE OAKES VINEYARD & WINERY Email: info@savageoakes.com Website: www.savageoakes.com Phone: (207) 785-2828 Address: 175 Barrett Hill Rd., Union, ME 04862 Description of Open Winery: Join us for wine tasting and tours of the winery and vineyard where you can see and sample grapes ripening on the vine. Enjoy our cookout; you can purchase our deluxe, farm raised burgers and other treats, as well as local beers and mixed drinks and, of course, Savage Oakes wine.

SWEETGRASS FARM WINERY & DISTILLERY Email: info@sweetgrasswinery.com Website: www.SweetgrassWinery.com Phone: (207) 785-3024 Address: 347 Carroll Rd, Union, ME 04862 Description of Open Winery: See wine making and distilling going on right from the tasting bar. Enjoy a cocktail or a glass of wine out on hill top bar with a million-dollar view. Sample cheese from our creamery and salmon from Sullivan Harbor Smokehouse.

Email: info@winterportwinery.com Website: www.winterportwinery.com Phone: (207) 223-4500 Address: 279 Main St, Winterport, ME 04496 Description of Open Winery: There will be free sampling, tours of winery and special pricing.

YORK COUNTY PROSPECT HILL WINERY AND VINEYARD Email: info@prospecthillwines.com Website: www.prospecthillwines.com Phone: (207) 651-9335 Address: 318 Orrills Hill Road, Lebanon, ME 04027 Description of Open Winery: Join us as we pair six of our award-winning wines with three different foods. Tour our scenic vineyard, see our wine making equipment and learn about crafting wine from our Mine grown grapes. Enjoy meeting local artists as they sketch, draw and paint on premise.

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Open Creamery Day

ABRAHAM’S CREAMERY

BALFOUR FARM

1000 Elm St, Newport, Maine 04953 (207) 368-2165 abrahams.gfc@gmail.com abrahamsgfc.wordpress.com Event info: Enjoy the spectacular sights and sounds of our lakenvelder chickens, horses and of course our lovely Alpine and Saanen goats! We welcome our community to enjoy in our artisanal cheese and yogurts, grilled goat cheese pizza, smoked cabrito and greek gyros along with fresh apples and vegetables. Come meet our friendly goats who produce these amazing products, talk with the cheesemakers, learn how the shepherds take care of their herd. 11 a .m. to 3 p.m.

461 Webb Rd. Pittsfield, Maine 04967 (207) 213-3159 balfourfarm@gmail.com www.balfourfarmdairy.com Event info: Farmer-guided tours including animals, dairy and cheesemaking facilities, the farm’s solar array, and new cheese cave. We will be offering cheese tastings all day. Farm products will be for sale in our farm store. 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with full tours at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

APPLETON CREAMERY

Sunday, October 13, 2019

780 Gurneytown Rd, Appleton, Maine 04862 appletoncreamery@gmail.com www.appletoncreamery.com Event info: Join us for our 25th Anniversary Silver Jubilee at our annual Open Creamery Goatapalooza! Tour the farm, meet the goats, sample and buy cheese, milk a goat! Stone Fox Creamery Ice Cream and Brazen Baking will be joining us, the pizza oven will be going, and there will be music. 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

CROOKED FACE CREAMERY 42 Court St Skowhegan, Maine 04976 (207) 858-5096 orders@crookedfacecreamery.com www.crookedfacecreamery.com Event info: Crooked Face Creamery will open its doors to its brand-new cheesemaking facility located in the Somerset Grist Mill (Maine Grains). We’ll be offering tours of the new space, and tastings of our specialty smoked aged and fresh cheeses. We’ll also be sampling out other available products at the Crooked Face Creamery storefront including grass fed beef, aged meats, locally made bread and crackers. Tee-shirts, hats, cheese boards, cheese knives and pottery will also be for sale. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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DREAMIN’ FAHM DAIRY & CREAMERY 1244 Main St, Wilton, Maine 04294 (207) 645-7042 dreaminfahm.maine@gmail.com www.dreaminfahm.com Event info: Dreamin’ Fahm has 19 full-grown Alpine and Saneen goats and four kids along with many free-range chickens and ducks. There are many opportunities for goat snuggles! Samples will be available of our soaps, lotions, cheeses, yogurt, raw goat milk, and Cajeta with plenty of chances to purchase your favorites. 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

FARMER IN THE DELL & NAUGHTY GOAT DAIRY 262 Patricktown Rd, Somerville, Maine 04348 (207) 530-7603 farmerinthedell@mail.com naughtygoatdairy.wixsite.com/farmerinthedell Event info: Stop by to tour the creamery and milk parlor, housed in a renovated section of our 100+-year-old barn, meet the goats and taste some of the best goat milk gelato Maine has to offer. 9:00 a.m. to noon

KENNEBEC CHEESERY AT KOONS FARM 795 Pond Rd, Sidney, Maine 04330 (207) 480-0431 kennebeccheesery@gmail.com www.kennebeccheesery.com Event info: Come sample our wares, look through the cheesery, walk around the 200-year-old farm, and play with the goats. Licensed in 2008, we handcraft a wide variety of cheese and yoghurt from our Alpine and Saanen goat milk and a neighbor’s organic Jersey cow milk. The goats are raised on pasture and GMO-free grain here at Koons Farm, overlooking Messalonskee Lake. We also have a flock of Katahdin sheep. Check out our solar panels on the cheesery. Joining us on the day will be various other local businesses - Tree Spirits with wine tasting and Karen of The Maine Crisp Company with her gluten-free crackers. Also available will be pizza from our own wood-fired pizza oven. 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

LAKIN’S GORGES CHEESE AT EAST FORTY FARM 2361 Friendship Road, Waldoboro, Maine 04572 (207) 230-4318 Info@eastfortyfarm.com www.lakinsgorgescheese.com Event info: Lakin’s Gorges Cheese makes fresh and aged cow’s milk cheese at East Forty Farm in Waldoboro. View the creamery where the cheese is made and meet the growing herd of cows. Cheese plates will be available and you are invited to bring a picnic to eat under the grape arbor. 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ME WATER BUFFALO CO.

PINELAND FARMS DAIRY

232 Old County Rd, Appleton, Maine 04862 (207) 785-6493 mewaterbuffaloco@gmail.com www.mewaterbuffaloco.co Event info: Come see Maine’s water buffalo farm and dairy. Ride the Wallow Wagon out to the pasture to see the water buffalo up close. Visit with the sheep and pigs. Feed the pet goats. Sample water buffalo cheese. The farm store will be open during this event with water buffalo cheeses, yogurt, gelato, whey fed pork and more. Bring your cameras and your smiles but please leave your pets at home. 11am-4pm

1 Milk Street, Bangor, Maine 04401 (207) 922-4040 info@pinelandfarmsdairy.com pinelandfarmsdairy.com Event info: Pineland Farms Dairy Company purchased the former Grant’s Dairy plant in Bangor, Maine. Just as it did in its original home in New Gloucester, Pineland Farms breathed new life into an old building with a rich history. The fully remodeled facility allows Pineland Farms to continue making its award-winning cheeses, while increasing production capacity and allowing for milk processing on site. Our new location brings us much closer to many of Maine’s dairy farms, allowing the milk to travel less and stay fresher. This means that Pineland Farms can support local dairy farms, process the freshest milk in Maine and craft the best cheeses available. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

NEZINSCOT FARM & STORE 284 Turner Center Road Rt 117 Turner, Maine 04282 (207) 225-3231 www.nezinscotfarm.com Event info: Nezinscot Farm began as the first organic dairy in Maine. Through the desire to diversify and the passion for good food, Nezinscot’s owners, Gregg and Gloria Varney expanded Nezinscot Farm to encompass a gourmet food shop, a cafe and coffee shop, a bakery, a fromagerie, a charcuterie, and a yarn and fiber studio. Nezinscot Farm is located in the picturesque town of Turner, Maine, surrounded by 250 acres of organic farmland. On the grounds, you can find acres of veggie gardens, rolling fields, farm animals, and the Nezinscot River. Nezinscot Farm is a unique must-see Maine destination.

PAINTED PEPPER FARM 55 Goods Point Road Steuben, Maine 04680 (207) 598-6621 paintedpepperfarm.me paintedpepperfarm@gmail.com Event info: Painted Pepper Farm, a saltwater family farm nestled in a Downeast coastal woodland, produces delicious award-winning goat’s milk yogurt, gelato and chevre yearround exclusively from our sustainably managed herd of Nigerian dairy goats. Be sure to try our other decadent Dairy Delights goat’s milk fudge & Chevrecake! Our Dairy Delights are available on the farm seasonally, and at farmers’ markets, retailers and by wholesale.

PUMPKIN VINE FAMILY FARM 217 Hewett Rd, Somerville, Maine 04348 (207) 549-3096 info@pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com www.pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com Event info: Come learn about all stages of our goat dairy, from pasture management to cheesemaking. Tours include a visit to the friendly goat kids in the barn as well as the working goats in their solar-powered pasture-palace. See how we manage our milking parlor and cheese room, and take a peek in our aging room. Stop by our farm market to sample our products: our goats’ milk is famous for its fresh, clean taste. We have chevre in all forms and flavors, and several aged cheeses, including feta, gouda, and asiago. There will be special activities for children - and room to run for little legs! Come enjoy the special wonders of fall on the farm, from foliage hikes to an adventure in the pumpkin patch. 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

SUNFLOWER FARM CREAMERY 12 Harmon Way Cumberland, Maine 04021 (207) 829-8347 sunflowerfarmcreamery@gmail.com sunflowerfarm.info Event info: Sunflower Farm Creamery invites you to come enjoy an exciting visit to the farm. Try cheese samples, check out the cheese kitchen, milking room and herd of 30 goats. Ask questions about Nigerian Dwarf Goats, cheesemaking and farming. Snuggle the little doe we kept this year and get to know the rest of our herd ranging from 6 months to 12 years old! There will be Sunflower Farm feta, yogurt, chevre, cajeta, caramels, fudge made with our goat milk and more for sale in our self serve shop. Also enjoy the once-a-year special Open Creamery Day farmers market celebrating local producers of all kinds of amazing treats from butter to jewelry. Enjoy lunch from a food truck featuring our chevre. A true celebration of local food and farming! 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch Activities There are many activities and opportunities to explore Maine agriculture year ‘round. This fall, we invite you to explore area agritourism activities. This includes traditions such as pick-your-own crops and mazes. Here’s a list of getrealmaine.com members who have pumpkin patches and corn mazes! Check local listings and social media for up-todate activities and additional events for you to explore Maine agriculture.

AROOSTOOK COUNTY

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

LINCOLN COUNTY

YORK COUNTY

872 Fort Fairfield Road Caribou, Maine 04736-9614 Phone: (207) 551-5931 www.goughanfarms.com

BERRY FRUIT FARM

ALEWIVE’S BROOK FARM

SEALYON FARM

ALDERWOOD FARMS, INC

361 Crash Road Livermore, Maine 04253 Phone: (207) 897-4767 www.berryfruitfarm.com

83 Old Ocean House Road Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04107 Phone: (207) 799-7743 www.alewivesbrookfarm.com

1788 Alna Road Alna, Maine 04535 Phone: (443) 924-0352 www.sealyonfarm.com/

47 Elm Street Limerick, Maine 04048 Phone: (207) 929-0029 or (207) 727-0387

KENNEBEC COUNTY

PENOBSCOT COUNTY

APPLEWALD FARM

BRADSTREET FARMS

559 Huntington Hill Road Litchfield, Maine 04350 Phone: (207) 268-9276 or (207) 325-1487 www.applewaldfarm.com

52 Ridge Road, PO Box 207 Newport, Maine 04953 Phone: (207) 368-4440 Facebook: Bradstreet Farms

GOUGHAN’S FAMILY FARMS

K.G. FARM 875 Fort Fairfield Road Caribou, Maine 04736 Phone: (207) 999-1677

GATHERING WINDS FARM & ORCHARD 42 Roberts Dr. Poland, Maine 04274 Phone: (207) 650-6974

MICMAC FARMS 1353 Presque Isle Road Caribou, Maine 04736 Phone: (207) 493-1269 www.micmacfarms.com

FIELD OF GREENS

MCNALLY FARM

24 Winslow Road Albion, Maine 04910 Phone: (207) 877-4817

31 Frenchville Road Patten, Maine 04765 Phone: (207) 528-2110

MCELWAIN’S STRAWBERRY FARM 711 Sweden Street Caribou, Maine 04736 Phone: (207) 498-8276 www.mcelwainstrawberryfarm.com

201 Hanson Ridge Road Springvale, Maine 04083 Phone: (207) 324-5054 www.mcdougalorchards.com

HARRIS FARM

SLATTERY’S SUGARHOUSE 1378 Woodman Hill Road West Minot, Maine 04288 Phone: (207) 966-3643 www.slatterysmaplesupply.com

MCDOUGAL ORCHARDS LLC

262 Buzzell Road Dayton, Maine 04005 Phone: (207) 710-1540 www.harrisfarm.com

SPILLER FARM RAVENS PUCKERS, PRESERVES AND PRODUCE FARM 659 Unity Road Benton, Maine 04901 Phone: (207) 441-1391

THUNDER ROAD FARM 178 Newport Road Corinna, Maine 04928 Phone: (207) 278-2676 www.thunderroadfarm.com

85 Spiller Farm Lane Wells, Maine 04090 Phone: (207) 985-2575 www.spillerfarm.com

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Harvest Lunch Week Celebrates 14th Year

Harvest of the Month Campaign Showcases Maine Ingredients

aine’s annual Harvest Lunch Week promotes fresh Maine food in school cafeterias and teaches our children and youth where food comes from—including local farms, gardens and greenhouses. Maine schools have found creative ways to celebrate in the past, including decorating lunch rooms to showcase local food and inviting area farmers into the classroom to speak with students. Learn more about it at maine.gov/doe/ schools/nutrition/programs/harvest

Celebrating Maine foods and agriculture in the lunchroom and classroom

he Maine Harvest of the Month (HOM) is a campaign that helps to promote the use of seasonally available local products in schools, institutions, and communities. The program, which highlights a different Maine product each month, aims to provide students with local and healthy produce while supporting Maine’s farmers and producers Learn more about it at maine.gov/doe/ harvestofthemonth

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Maine Agriculture in the Classroom, funded by the Agricultural License Plate, impacts 200,000 Maine students annually through grants, teacher training, direct student education events and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Read ME Agriculture,â&#x20AC;? the volunteer reading program. To sign up or learn more about the programs visit MaineAgintheClassroom.org.

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“Meet ME” at the Big E! Meet

The following Maine businesses and products are on display and available in the Maine Building:

ME at the

Big E

Alan Claude Inc. - Fine graphic designs prints, calendars and cards depicting Maine and New England Balfour Farm - Certified organic, farmstead cow’s milk cheeses ~New for 2019! Batch by Scratch - Maine made ice cream and Historic Pittston Farm Brant and Cochran - American made, forged and crafted axes Coffee and Donuts - Cider donuts and Coffee By Design for you! ~New for 2019! Fire and Company Wood Fired Pizza - Wood fired pizza by the slice and whole with simple ingredients Hancock Gourmet Lobster Co. ES - Classic lobster rolls for a taste of the Maine coast Hilltop Spoonworks - Quality artisan home goods crafted from Maine wood Ledgeway Farm Soap - Goats milk bar soap varieties and specialty bath products crafted on a Maine farm ~New for 2019! Maine Aquaculture Association - Smoked salmon on a stick, and Baxter Beer

in 2019! More than 20 businesses will showcase the best of Maine September 13–29, 2019, to more than a million estimated fairgoers at the Big E! on the Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds in West Springfield, Mass. Maine and other New England states will feature a variety of businesses on the fairground’s “Avenue of States.” The more than 100-year-old annual attraction gives fairgoers a chance to enjoy a taste of the states and shop quality products. Maine Building visitors can dine on delicious foods and beverages produced by Maine businesses and shop a selection of unique home goods, art, and gifts by Maine craftspeople. Several Maine businesses return for 2019 and a handful of businesses will make their debut. Classic and awardwinning food selections in the Maine Building help fairgoers find their favorites of Maine’s award-winning culinary staples. Visitors to the building can plan their Maine destination trips and find the perfect way to connect with businesses who sell Maine-made items, personalized for the home or as gifts.

Coastal Maine Popcorn - Eye-popping flavors of popcorn for snacks and gifts from the coast of Maine ~New for 2019! Maine Office of Tourism - Visitor information, and resources about Maine Maine Potato Board - The original, Maine baked potatoes with all the toppings Noble BBQ’S French Fries & Fried Chicken - Maine potato fries and fried chicken ~New for 2019! Old Bottle Sea Glass of Maine - Artifact art featuring upcycled, unique glass products for the home or gifts The Buoy Guy - Personalize buoy decorations and Maine products The Maine Beer and Wine Booth - Award winning wines and beers featuring Maine wineries and breweries Todd’s Salsa - Award winning salsas in a variety of flavors ~New for 2019! Ultimate Maine Hotdog - W.A. Bean hotdogs, Morse’s sauerkraut and Raye’s mustard for a memorable meal! Wicked Maine Pops - Naturally, freshly made, fine gourmet and organic popsicles ~New for 2019! Wicked Whoopies - Many sizes and varieties of Maine’s iconic treat, the whoopie pie Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine - Pies, crisps and great wild Maine blueberry products Winter Whimsies - Personalized ornaments

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