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The 25th Annual
OPEN FARM DAY Sunday, July 27th, 2014
STATE OF MAINE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 1 STATE HOUSE STATION AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333-0001
PAUL R. LEPAGE GOVERNOR
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY STATE OF MAINE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER 22 STATE HOUSE STATION AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333-0022
PAUL R. LEPAGE GOVERNOR
WALTER E. WHITCOMB COMMISSIONER
A Message from Governor Paul R. LePage Maine agriculture is a very important part of Maine’s heritage, providing a variety
All across Maine there’s lots to see at the 25th Maine Open Farm Day, July 27,
of wholesome foods and thousands of jobs throughout the great State of Maine. I want
2014. In addition to the information provided in this supplement you can learn more
to thank our Maine farmers who work to bring fresh and natural products to our
about more about the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry on its’
tables every day.
new website at maine.gov/dacf.com.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2012 Census of Agriculture revealed that
You can visit dozens of small and some not so small farms; farms with vegetable
while the number of farms in the United States declined by 4 percent, the number of
stands and market gardens; farms with hay rides and home bakeries; farms with
Maine farms continues to increase. In 2012, there were 8,174 Maine farms, up from
sheep, cows, horses, rabbits, pigs or chickens; farms and farm owners who want to
7,196 in 2002. The fact that Maine has added farms and farmers in a challenging
show you a fascinating cross section of life growing out in the Maine countryside.
economic environment is a testament to the resilience and hard work of farmers and
You’re invited to bring your family out on July 27th rural Maine living, present and
the businesses that support the farm economy.
a little of the past.
The Census also revealed that the market value of Maine’s agricultural products
Every member of the family will remember the llamas, baby chicks, the steamy
has increased 24% since 2007. Agricultural enterprises large and small are all part of
greenhouse on a July afternoon or certainly the fresh baked goods or the ice cream
this of positive trend. Together, they represent the strength of Maine agriculture and
many farms have available. Maine Open Farm Sunday is both a day of exploration
its potential to feed consumers in Maine and beyond. Although Maine continues to
and a day to learn about Maine and Maine food producers. As Department of
lead New England in the number of farms, this is no time to be complacent, especially
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry staff we are pleased to again help organize
with the tremendous interest in locally grown foods and Maine products.
this family oriented event that encourages a better understanding of how food
You can be a part of our efforts to support Maine farmers by buying any of the wide choice of products they sell and becoming a new customer by visiting one of Maine’s
happens and the hard working Maine farm families that contribute to both the local economy and the locally grown food supply.
farms. Open Farm Day highlights the contributions of Maine farms and connects
In what better way could your family appreciate the value of fresh locally grown
consumers with the men and women who produce locally grown, nutritious foods
food than to walk in the fields tilled by a Maine Farmer? Please join us, on Maine
every day.
farms on July 27th remember the experience.
We thank you for helping sustain Maine farm families, for promoting hard work and self-reliance and for the promise of even better days ahead.
Thanks,
Sincerely, Walt Whitcomb Paul R. LePage Governor PHONE: (207) 287-3531 (Voice) 888-577-6690 (TTY) www.maine.gov
FAX: (207) 287-1034
PHONE: (207) 287-3419 18 ELKINS LANE, HARLOW BUILDING FAX: (207) 287-2400 www.maine.gov/acf
Maine Department of Agriculture’s “2014 Maine Food & Farms” Supplement is produced by BDN Maine. Editor: Aimee Thibodeau, Layout: Shelley Sund
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Moving agriculture literacy forward Maine Agriculture in the Classroom (MAITC) is working with teachers, associations and farmers across the state to move agriculture literacy forward. It is very inspiring to see hundreds of volunteers take time to share what they do to produce food and fiber with school-age children. One of the spring highlights was the Northeast Livestock Expo at Windsor Fair Grounds on May 16. It was wonderful to see more than 1,300 children pull up to the fairgrounds on 27 busses from surrounding schools. They spent the day touring 28 stations filled with cattle, pigs, chickens, rabbits, horses, llama, bees, aquatic animals and much more. A 2013 MAIT C grant provided funding for all of the busses. A special THANK YOU goes out to the folks with agriculture license plates for providing those funds! In March, volunteers turned out to read to elementary school students in grades Pre-K to four the new “Wild Blueberries for ME” book sponsored and created by MAITC in conjunction with the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission. Six hundred classes across the state were visited. The books
and activity books were gifts for the classrooms to keep and use into the future. We noticed how many “Dairy Farming and Agriculture for ME” books still were being used from past years. In 2015, the book will be “Aquaculture for ME.” Maine School Garden Days at Medomak Valley High School on May 9 and 10 was a great success with intensive sessions on how to start a school garden that would thrive, and heritage seed saving with so much potential for science programs across the state at all levels! Neil Lash has the oldest program of this type in a school in the nation and his students have saved seeds from hundreds of heirloom varieties. Other topics included Cooking with Kids, Growing Mushrooms, IPM, Garden Structures and several others. MAITC is proud to add a new Professional Development page on the TeachMEFoodandFarms.org lesson website launched in 2013. Maine teachers will be able to earn recertification credits while teaching their own students about agriculture. The lesson site holds more than 100 lessons and resources for teachers to use, as well as links to
other sites. In 2013, there were more than 200,000 visits to the site recorded. This program will be launched officially Aug. 4-8 at the MAITC Summer Teachers Institute at Unity College. This training will offer 36 contact hours and include both classroom hours and field trips to farms, schools and agricultural businesses. Teachers participating in the new dual credit program at KVCC will also participate and model the new system with the instructor, Rick Kersbergen from Waldo County Cooperative Extension. This program will allow high school juniors and seniors to earn college credit as well as high school credit through studying Agriculture! As you can see it is a busy and exciting time for agriculture literacy in Maine. A special THANK YOU to all of you that have made this possible by volunteering and generating the funds with your Agriculture License plate. Let’s keep the momentum going!
The Maine agricultural license plate has increased funding for agricultural literacy by more than 300 percent since 2008 when the plate started, thanks to the dedication of Maine people to local food and farms! It is unbelievable that this plate has been able to supply up to $60,000 annually in grants to schools, FFA, 4-H Clubs, home school groups and other organizations. Three books and activity guides on Maine Agriculture have been created and read to more than 40,000 students by volunteers. Each year, teacher trainings and farm visits are held, and programs for pre-service teachers (education students in their
third year of college) are held in Maine universities across the state. During the past year, 15,596 Maine drivers supported Maine agriculture education by owning this plate and more than 81,000 school children received the benefits and they ALL say “THANK YOU!”
To volunteer, find a grant application or learn more, visit MaineAgintheClassroom.org.
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School Gardens Create The Maine School Garden Network (MSGN) is sponsoring a School Garden Open House on Saturday, Sept. 27, in conjunction with Maine Harvest Lunch Week (Sept. 22-26). School gardens across the state will be open to the public to celebrate students’ hard work and to raise awareness of how a garden can be a very effective part of the curriculum. Potential activities include student-led garden tours, gardening demonstrations, games, food tastings, garden-themed artwork, music, vegetable markets and more. Check the MSGN’s website at msgn.org around mid-September to locate a school in your area that is participating in this event. Maine Harvest Lunch Week is observed every September by school districts around the state. School cafeterias celebrate the bounty of Maine’s agricultural harvest by featuring local foods on the school menu. Teachers incorporate nutrition and local farms into the week’s lessons, making this an educational and community-building annual event. Many schools now are purchasing food from Maine farms and producers year round, as well as growing some of their very own vegetables in a school garden! The Maine School Garden Network has a mission to promote educational gardens, and to encourage school programs that teach healthy eating and environmental stewardship. Our volunteer Board members come from diverse backgrounds in education, agriculture, community building, nutrition, and an array of other fields. All share the conviction that school gardens are a unique and very effective way to improve education. Gardens can be used as an outdoor laboratory, providing hands-on experience for every subject in the curriculum. Garden projects teach cooperation, responsibility and patience, and promote self esteem and school pride. Gardens provide a wonderful way to integrate the local community into school activities, and are a natural lead-in to service projects. Its been proven that students who participate in garden projects at their school have better academic success, and make healthier choices about what to eat. The Maine School Garden Network, in addition to serving as a resource for teachers and other youth garden coordinators, sponsors local and regional events designed to highlight the importance of gardening with children and young adults. Every spring we partner with Maine Agriculture in the Classroom and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension to present Maine School Garden Day, an educational conference for teachers. We also participate in the education tent at MOFGA’s Common Ground Country Fair in September.
For information about the open house, for resources on gardening with kids, or to learn more about the Maine School Garden Network go to the MSGN website, msgn. org, or email MSGN at info@msgn.org.
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Licensed Fair JUNE 7 & 8, Maine Fiber Frolic, Windsor Fairgrounds A celebration of Fiber Art with demonstrations of spinning, animal shearing and vendors selling their fiber items. There are also fiber animals on exhibit, animal demonstrations and animals for sale.
JULY 3-6, Houlton Fair, Houlton A small fair featuring livestock, crafts, midway and state entertainment.
JULY 10-13, Ossipee Valley Fair, South Hiram Old fashioned fair, unique exhibit halls, lots of livestock, midway, drag racing, animal pull events.
JULY 18-20, Waterford World’s Fair, North Waterford A small family oriented agricultural fair, featuring LOCAL vendors, entertainment and livestock. Old MacDonald’s Barn full of animals to touch, outside stage with local talent, demonstrations & livestock exhibits
JULY 24-27, Pittston Fair, Pittston, Maine Small, family-oriented country fair. Midway, animal pulling events, childrens games, Strawberry Festival.
JULY 25-AUGUST 3, Bangor State Fair, Bangor A large family fair featuring a midway, animal exhibits, crafts, commercial exhibits, flower show.
JULY 25-AUGUST 2, Northern Maine Fair, Presque Isle Large family fair, lots of rides and exhibits, horse pulling, harness racing, tractor pulling, demo derby.
July 31-AUGUST 3, Monmouth Fair, Monmouth A small family-oriented agricultural fair with midway, animal exhibits, crafts and animal pull events.
AUGUST 5-10, Topsham Fair, Topsham Agricultural exhibits, animal pull events, 4-H, crafts, midway and harness racing.
Family-oriented agricultural fair with animal and mechanical pulling utstanding midway, exhibit halls, stage entertainment and woodsmen contest.
AUGUST 7-16, Skowhegan State Fair, Skowhegan
SEPTEMBER 5-7, Litchfield Fair, Litchfield
A large agricultural fair featuring a huge midway, animal exhibits, crafts, commercial exhibits, flower show, animal pull events and harness racing.
Country fair with large midway, agricultural exhibits, livestock, animal pull events, Historical fair museum.
AUGUST 16-23, Union Fair , Union
SEPTEMBER 7-14, Oxford County Fair, Oxford
A large family fair famous for the annual State of Maine Wild Blueberry Festival. Large midway, crafts, animal pull events, harness racing.
Livestock shows, animal pull events, midway, crafts, exhibits, and a new harness racetrack.
AUGUST 21-24, Piscataquis Valley Fair, Dover-Foxcroft
SEPTEMBER 12-14, New Portland Lion’s Fair, N. New Portland
Agricultural exhibits, milking parlor, homemade ice cream, crafts, midway, mechanical pulling, demo derbies, animal pulling and stage shows.
Midway, exhibit hall, animal and mechanical pulling, crafts, livestock exhibits, woodsmen day, stage shows.
AUGUST 21-24, Acton Fair , Acton
SEPTEMBER 14-20, Farmington Fair, Farmington
Outstanding exhibits, 4-H, livestock exhibit, flower show, animal pull events, midway.
Large midway, exhibit halls, livestock exhibits, animal pull events, harness racing, demolition derby.
AUGUST 24-SEPTEMBER 1, Windsor Fair, Windsor
SEPTEMBER 19-21, Common Ground Fair, Unity
A large, progressive fair with extensive agricultural, art/crafts exhibits. Large midway, animal pull events, harness racing and mechanical pulling.
A celebration of rural life, demonstrations, Maine-organic produced foods and crafts as well as livestock exhibits.
AUGUST 28-SEPTEMBER 1, Blue Hill Fair, Blue Hill
SEPTEMBER 21-27, Cumberland Fair, Cumberland Ctr
Great country fair, midway, exhibits, non-pari-mutuel racing, animal pull events, entertainment.
Large exhibit halls, midway and livestock exhibits. Animal pull events and harness racing.
AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 1, Springfield Fair, Springfield
SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 5, Fryeburg Fair, Fryeburg
Stage shows, animal and mechanical pulling, antique autos, midway, livestock exhibits.
AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 1, Harmony Free Fair, Harmony Free admission, free parking, stage shows, animal and mechanical pulling, midway, demo derby, livestock and exhibit hall.
SEPTEMBER 4-6, Clinton Lions Agricultural Fair, Clinton
Maine’s largest agricultural fair. Beautiful setting in prime foliage season. Exhibit halls, museum, harness racing and livestock shows.
Non-Licensed Fair SEMPTEMBER 6, Cornish Horsemen’s Day, Cornish A day devoted to the harness racing industry and history.
From the moment you plant, you sow the seeds of your future.
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The 25th Annual
OPEN FARM DAY 7.27.2014
Open Farm Day is an annual family adventure in which farms throughout the State of Maine open their gates to offer the public an opportunity to learn about the business of agriculture. The 25th annual Open Farm Day is set for Sunday, July 27, with more than 60 farms from across the state signed up to participate. Visiting hours are generally 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., although some farms extend their hours for special events. Most locations will have demonstrations, displays, farm-raised
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products for sale and animals and crops to experience. Activities may include barn and field tours, milking, hay rides, petting zoos, nature trails, beautiful scenery, samples for tasting and refreshments. Many farms are handicapped accessible, have restrooms, and can handle group or bus tours. For more information, visit getrealmaine.com and click on agricultural events.
ANDROSCOGGIN
125 Pigeon Hill Road, Mechanic Falls
that point. If you miss it and head straight
and pork samples available.
Family Owned Farm Raising Range Fed
up the hill, it is just over mile on the top of
From Caribou take route 161 North. Starting
Boothby’s Orchard and Farm
Livestock (Beef, Bison, Turkeys, Chickens,
the hill.
in Caribou as you enter Sweden street mile 0,
Rob Boothby 366 Bothby Road, Livermore
Pigs/Pork). We sell these hormone and antibiotic free healthy meat products in our
Orchard, Winery, Beef Farm
Farm Market and in our pizza’s and
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. This farm has a long and very diverse history of agricultural enterprises dating back to the 1850’s. Currently we grow apples and grapes on a trellis system. We now have a winery in the old milk room and offer tastings and tours. We also have 4 Hereford beef cows and a handful of Chickens. To enjoy this fully we offer a scenic wagon ride tour. Come see us.
sandwiches in our Farm House Pizza shop
Circle B Farms
Kent. At 5.1 miles turn left onto the Colby
located at the Farm.
Sam Blackstone 287 East Presque Isle Road, Caribou
Siding Road. Continue straight on to end of
You Pick Apples & Blueberries
Road at 8.4 miles turn right onto Pratt Road.
OFD: 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Walking tours of the packing shed, farm, gardens, and nursery beds; Hay rides at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.; Bean Hole Beans with fixings at noon. We will answer your fruit growing and garden questions. Directions: From route 161 in
The road Y’s at 8.7 miles stay to right on
AROOSTOOK
Directions:
Reno’s restaurant on right and Court house on left. Continue on 161 north at .9 miles 228 junction’ stay on 161 North towards Fort
Route
OFD: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. We will be offering informational tours through our Petting Barn and barnyard. Participants can purchase feed for animals at feed dispensers for a small fee. The tour will also include information non the history of the farm over the last century and view historic prints of the Farm and learn how the farm was first build and owned by the Morey’s. Directions: We are
Caribou take Route 205. We are 1.5 miles on
Phil & Jackie Doak 571 Margison Road, Woodland
219(Wayne) turn right on Route 108 after the
located on Route 26, a half mile north of the
river side of road. Look for sign.
Sheep Farm, Farm Store with our own
bridge the farm stand on the right 3 miles.
intersection of Route 26 and Route 11. (About
From Auburn head north on Route 4, 23
20 min. north of Turnpike exit 63 on Route
Orchard Hill Farm
Maine Products
miles turn right on Route 108 east 2 miles on
26).
Stan & Gail Maynard 507 Pratt Road, Woodland
Nezinscot Farm
Organic Beef, Pork, Grain and Berries
Gregg & Gloria Varney 284 Turner Center Road, Turner
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. We are located about 10 miles northwest of Caribou in Woodland. Our farm with 160 acres in well suited to raising Highland beef cattlem one of the world’s oldest pur breeds. Orchard Hill Farm has one of the largest herds of purebred registered Highlands in Maine. Our animals are raised naturally and humanely with respect and careful genetic selection. These longhorned, shaggy beasts are known for the hardiness and docile temperament. Our animals are handled frequently, most halter trained and love being brushed. Visitors will be welcome to meet this spring’s new calf crop and try their hand at grooming. You will get information on beef cattle production in Northern Maine, principle of sustainable agriculture, pasture reclamation and the benefits of small family farming. In addition, we will have information on pork production. Coffee and lemonade served; succulent beef
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Our 101 acre farm with breathtaking views is home to our Katahdin Hair Sheep. Enjoy a sample of our grilled lamb and beef and shop our farm store featuring Sunrise Farm jams, jellies, fruit vinegars, pickles, as well as other Maine made products. All cuts of our naturally raised, grass fed lamb will be offered as well, and is available year round. Our sheep look forward to meeting you! Directions: Take Route 161 north out
Directions: From Augusta to Route 202 to Route
133(Winthrop)
pick
up
left. From Farmington head south on Route 4 about 23 miles turn left on Route 108 east go 2 miles is on left. GPS- 366 Boothby Road Livermore Maine- Look for ‘Open’ flag.
Diversified Organic Dairy
From the Country Farm Stacey Dexter 23 Austin Road, Leeds Diversified Dairy - Goat
OFD: 10am - 3pm Come to the country and meet our herd of dairy goats who help us produce great tasting creamy cheese and highly sought after soap! Cheese tasting and farm tours throughout the day. Directions: From Route 202 take Route 106 towards Leeds. Turn left onto Church Hill Road and follow to North Road. Turn right onto North Road and Austin Road is the first road on the right. We are the second driveway on the right of Austin Road.
OFD: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. On Open Farm Day, we will open up our farm for tours of our small and large animals. There will be opportunities to walk around and view the extensive vegetable and herb gardens, talk about bees, walk through the vineyard and orchard, visit the tea house, sample some of the meats and cheese produced on the farm, as well as tour the creamery, farm store, and woolen shop. The cafe will be open for those interested in having breakfast and or lunch. Demonstrations will be going on all day. Visit our website and like us on Facebook to learn more about the select activities that will be taking place. Directions: 1 mile north on Rt 117 from Rt 4.
Harvest Hill Farms Peter & Kathie Bolduc
From Augusta, take 133 in Winthrop to left on 219 in Wayne. Turn left on 117 in North Turner. We are approximately 7 miles from
Colby Siding Road as it “T’s” onto Prass
Pratt Road. At 9.8 miles the farm will be on right at the top of the hill. The turns will also be sign posted.
Sunrise Farm
Lamb, Jam, Jellies, Vinegars, pickles and
of Caribou. We are 6.2 miles from Crown Equipment Co. Turn left onto the Margison Road and go 2.6 miles. We are on the right. Gray house with red barn.
CUMBERLAND Bessie’s Farm Goods Kathy Heye & Deede Montgomery 33 Litchfield Road, Freeport Diversified
“All-Natural” Farm: Fiber,
Produce, Perennials
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Hand-crafted goods locally made; baked
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goods. We will be demonstrating fiber activities: felting, spinning, dying, knitting. There are animals to see and complimentary refreshments to enjoy. Directions: At L.L.Bean, turn onto Bow Street, go approx. 2.2 miles, turn left on Litchfield Road, we are .6 miles down on left.
Carrageen Alpacas Carol & John Furman 82 West Gray Road, Gray Alpaca Farm
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Alpaca 101 classes at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to understand raising these fiber animals. Showing processing of the fiber, carding and making bolts for spinners. Learn to make dryer balls. Directions:
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From the South: Take the Maine Turnpike
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Pineland Farms is a privately-owned working farm and business campus open to the public for exploration, recreation and education. Visit our dairy barn to see our renowned Holstein herd, or check out our family farmyard with animals your child can see and learn all about. We have cows, pigs, goats, chickens, ducks, and sheep for you to see, and a number of ongoing activities for Open Farm Day like hand milking, egg collecting and more!
(Route 95) to Exit 63 (Gray). Follow Route
of Gray Village. Stay in the right lane. At the
OFD: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. We are a small family run diversified farm. We milk rate breed Randall cows and run a pasture based farmstead creamery. We also raise Berkshire pigs, layer chickens and have seasonal vegetables. We sell milk, yogurt, artisonal cheeses, whey fed pork, organic eggs, and vegetables to local stores and farmers markets and a CSA. We will have cheese samples, tours of the facility and you’ll get to meet the animals
first intersection, go straight through the
Route 231/Intervale Road, then immediately
Alpaca Farm
the Pineland Campus. The Welcome Center is
OFD: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Weaving and drop-spindle demonstrations will introduce visitors to just a couple ways we use our alpacas fabulous fiber. Meet the alpacas and learn about their cave. Are their alpacas in your future? Farm store will be open. Directions:
the first building on the right.
left again onto Morse Road. Turn right into
Pleasant Valley Acres
Directions: For directions, please check our
Mary & Eugene Weir 69 Pleasant Valley Road, Cumberland
website at www.winterhillfarm.com/contact
Diversified Organic Fam
OFD: Noon - 6 p.m. Organic pest control methods, weed control, solar irrigation, soil vs. dirt, benefitful weeds and benefitful bugs, vegetable stand, education on CSA and nature trails. Directions: By Cumberland
Phillip & Lisa Webster 24 Stevens Road, Windham
Fairgrounds, Bruce Hill Road to Valley
Sheep
sign on the corner.
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Join us for a casual self guided tour of our beautiful gardens and our historical farm!
Sabbbathday Lake Shaker Village
Road, corner of Pleasant Valley Road, Farm
Directions: Exit 63 from Gray; take left onto
Shaker Society 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester
ME 115W/ME-4S/US202W; 3.6 miles turn left
Diversified (Scottish Highland Cattle,
for US202; 1.9 miles take right on Falmouth
Sheep, Bees, Apples, Herbs, Vegetables)/
Rd, Stevens Rd is second road on right.
National Historic Landmark
From Exit 48 in Westbrook; take a right on
OFD: 12 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. FREE wagon rides; FREE barn and museum tours; FREE bee exhibit and hives; FREE woodcarving demo; FREE herb garden tours; LIVESTOCK: Scottish Highland cattle, multiple breeds of sheep and cats. Bake and plant sale. Barbecue lunch. Shaker Store. Shaker Museum Reception Center. Directions: Shaker
will be 2nd road on right.
Pineland Farms Libra Foundation 15 Farm View Drive, New Gloucester
Winter Hill Farm
179 past Sunrise Glass roughly 20 miles right
Pamela Harwood 135 Longwoods Road, Cumberland
1.8 miles to Falmouth on left, Steven’s rd.
about 2 miles to Shaker Village.
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Gardening, pony rides, caring for animals, making yogurt, sharing farm life with children, brick oven pizza, and swimming in the pond. Directions: From
creamery
to a stop sign. Turn left at the stop sign onto
circle take exit for ME-4N/US202E; continue
reach Route 26, turn left then follow Route 26
hens, goats and horses.
right after the toll booth, toward the center
Road. Continue on Depot Road for 2.8 miles
US302W, continue for 8.3 miles and at traffic
follow Route 122 over hill and dale until you
Homesteading organic gardening, laying
Diversified small dairy and farmstead
Longwoods Alpaca Farm, LLC
Riverside St, go 1.4 miles and turn left on
mile and take a right turn onto Route 122,
Exit 63 (formerly Exit 11) in Gray. Bear to the
(East) for 1.6 miles, then turn left onto Depot
North Star Sheep Farm
(Auburn), turn right into Route 100, go one
Emily Lowell & Daniel DeLuca 80 Giles Pond Road, Aurora
Bangor: Route 9 to Route 179 - 1 mile on left is
go 7/10 miles the farm is on the right.
and Basil Provisions.
Maine Turnpike (Route 95) to Exit 75
Featherfoot Farm
Steve Burger & Sarh Wiedelcehr 35 Hill Farm Road, Freeport
light onto Route 115. Continue on Route 115
in Cumberland. Between the railroad tracks
Shaker Village. From the North: Take the
Directions: Take the Maine Turnpike to
Maine turnpike exit 63. At light turn left and
135 Longwoods Road (Route 9)/Main Street
26A to 26 then follow 26 about 8 miles to
HANCOCK
Village is on State Route 26 in New Gloucester.
FRANKLIN Whitehill Farm Mike & Amy LeBlanc 357 McCrillis Corner Road, East Diversified Organic Farm
OFD: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. We are a small diversified farm both Certified Organic and Naturally grown. We grow in raised beds, inside hoop houses and in the open. Maine crops are tomatoes and garlic, plus diverse family crops. Impromptu tours all day long with the opportunity to discuss heirloom vegetables, season extension, seed saving, organic growing methods and food preservation. 11AM Tour - garlic plantings and discuss growing techniques and progress of our SARE Grant study of Allium White Rot. 1PM Tour- seed savings projects and discuss techniques for home gardeners. Directions: From the corner of routes 2 and 133 at Franklin Memorial Hospital go south on Route 133 for 1.5 miles. Turn left on McCrillis Corner Road. Whitehill Farm is .5 miles up the hill at the top of the first rise on the right.
Giles Pond Road. From Ellsworth: Up Route onto Giles Pond Road
Horsepower Farm Paul & Andrew Birdsall 90 Horsepower Farm Road, Penobscot Diversified Organic Farm
OFD: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Horsepower Farm is a three generation, small diversified organic farm that was started in the mid-1970’s. We raise MOFGA certified organic market garden vegetables, dry beans, flowers, blueberries and storage crops. We keep sheep, pigs, and layer chickens and have 6 Suffolk Punch draft horses that do the field and woods work. In the spring there are new chicks for laying eggs and providing meat, our ewes have lambs and the sows have piglets. We will provide farm tours on Open Farm Day. Directions: North Pendoscot off Route 15, on Horsepower Farm Road.
Kenona Farm Kenneth & Arnona Silsby 144 Moosehill Road, Osborn Dairy Goat Farm
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Open Farm Day will consist of educational displays, 4-H activities, cheese making process, cheese samples, milk samples. Can you milk a goat: Mock 4-H Goat show. Petting Pens for 4-Legged kids to play with kids. Goat cheese, goat milk soap, and goat milk fudge for sale. We welcome farm tours anytime, call for a free date. Directions: From Bangor take Route 9, to Aurora, turn right onto route. 179, farm is on the right about 4 miles. From Ellsworth take Route 179 about 24 miles farm on left. From the east take 179 in Aurora 4 miles on right.
OPEN FARM DAY
Helen & Scott Nearing Homestead
Road 1.8 miles to Costello Road. 7/10 mile for
The Good Life Center 372 Harborside Road, Brooksville
intersection. From Brunswick: Route 201 north - same as above.
Historical Homestead
OFD: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. In 1953, Helen and Scott Nearing fled a crowded Vermont, settling in a rundown farm on Cape Rosier. Following the 1954 publication of Living the Good Life, How to Live Sanely and Simply in a Troubled World - credited with inspiring the back-tothe-land movement of the 1960s and 1970s. They were lifetime proponents of organic agriculture, composting, vegetarianism, self sufficiency and simplicity. Tours will include their hand built stone house overlooking Camden Hills, stone greenhouse, stone walled garden, apple orchard, Scott’s compost bins and a Bill Coperthwaite yurt. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the sand beach. Directions:
Caverly Farms LLC Frank, Susie, Neal and Brian Caverly 1475 River Road, Clinton
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the day include spinning, goat care and handling. There is a backyard flock of chickens in a mobile coop and meat rabbits too. The farm store is in a 30 foot modern yurt! Directions: 1.5 miles from the junction of Route 202 and Norris Hill Road by Highmoor Farm
Dairy Farm
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Guided hay wagon farm rides of the milking facility, 300 acres of crops, land, conservation practices, nutrient management facilities. Calf barn tours. Come milk the Incredible Milking Cow. Educational displays. Farm equipment displays. Kids activities. Dairy products to sample and more... Directions: From I-95
Hart-To-Hart Farm Doug & Linda Hartkopf 16 Duck Pond Lane, Albion Organic Farm & Education Center
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538 Augusta Road, Belgrade Diversified Horse and Oxen Powered Organic Farm
OFD: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 40 acre farm on the shores of Great Pond. We will have the team of oxen out for rides on the scoot! We will have a fleece tent set up with demonstrations of wool spinning and dyeing. Discussion on honey bees. On going guided tours of our farm and hi tunnel green houses where we grow tomatoes and greens for the winter, as well as our extensive gardens for vegetable production for our organic CSA (community supported agriculture. We will have some fiddlers playing as well. The farm stand will be open for pies, bread and cookies. Lunch will be served from our wood fire oven at the bar, including our own pizza.
From Blue Hill village take Route 15 (Mine’s
stores turn right onto Route 23 towards
Road) to end, turn left on 15, turn right and
Canaan. You will immediately cross the
follow 175 and 176 through South Brooksville,
railroad tracks then go over the bridge-
turn left onto Cape Rosier, and follow the
Immediately after the bridge turn right on
signs for The Good Life Center (372
the River Road. Caverly Farms LLC is about
OFD: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. We are a family owned and operated organic dairy farm located in the gently rolling hills of Albion, Maine. Our farm offers a variety of educational programs and quality produces. We milk between 50-60 Holsteins and Jerseys. Activities for the day includes: ongoing tours, wheat to pretzel making baked in our clay oven (10:30 am), milk to ice cream making (1 pm), info regarding educational programs, Sebasticook Regional Land Trust & Organic Valley. A petting area will be on hand as well as farm products for sale. Directions:
Harborside Road)
1 mile down River Road on the left.
From south on RT 202/9/137 make a right
Beech Hill Organic Blueberries
onto Hussey Road, go 2.4 miles (Stay right at
KENNEBEC
Exit 133 (Route 201 Skowhegan/Fairfield) left at the bottom of the ramp on 201 north towards Skowhegan travel about 7-8 miles in Hinckly Villey just past the convenience
are north of Augusta an easy 12 minute drive from Augusta. 2 Miles north of Christys Market on right.
KNOX
the Y), the farm will be on the left on Duck
Coastal Mountains Land Trust 316 Beech Hill Road, Rockport
Lois & Jack Brace 443 Bartlett Road, Mount Vernon
Pond Lane. From North, take left onto
MOFGA Certified Organic Blueberries
Hussey Road and follow directions as above.
OFD: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Beech Hill Organic Blueberry Farm is owned and operated by Coastal Mountains Land Trust. Beech Hill Preserve’s 2 miles of trails offer spectacular views of Penobscot Bay. Visitors may take a selfguided tour to view rakers in the blueberry field and learn about the winnowing process in the Blueberry Barn. Beech Nut, the 100-year old stone hut on the top of Beech Hill, will be open for visitors to explore. Volunteers and staff will be available to answer questions. Directions:
Alpacas
Dylan & Harmoney Dillaway 42 Webber Pond Road, Vassalboro
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Our farm is located on Belgrade Stream. We have 24 alpacas, both huacaya & suri, one llama and angora rabbits. Our alpacas are raised for their exceptional fiber in a variety of natural colors. We’d like to introduce you to our alpacas and answer all your questions. We have yarn, roving gifts and hand knit items. Directions: Located on
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. 47 Daisies is a diversified Certified Naturally Grown Farm located in Vassalboro Maine specializing in fruits and vegetables. Come join us for a hayride and guided farm tour at 11am and 1 pm (see our production gardens, mushroom operation and much more!) Farm Store, children’s garden and walking tours of the farm throughout the day. Directions: Take
Directions: Located directly on route 27 we
Dream on a Stream Alpaca Ranch
47 Daisies
Diversified Naturally Grown Farm
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Misty Acres Alpaca Farm Red & Connie Laliberte 3071 West River Road, Sidney Alpaca Farm
201 (Riverside Drive) to Webber Pond Road.
bottom of hill make right and then go to #443.
We are approximately 2.5 miles down Webber
From Route 17 go to Plains Road take to end,
Pond Road on the left.
go left, down hill make first right to #443.
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Come and see why alpacas are often called “Gold of the Andes”. It is known as the finest luxury fiber of the world. Misty Acres is a full service farm with quality genetics, exceptional breeding stock, fiber animals, and finished alpaca products which you can see at our farm store. Have you ever wondered if you wanted to raise alpacas? We are a mentor farm for raising alpacas and will work diligently with you in your new venture of raising alpacas.
Friends’ Folly Farm
Directions: 95 north or south take Lyons
S. “Pogo” Pogorelc & Marcia Marron 319 Norris Hill Road, Monmouth
Road, Sidney exit; North on exit take left on
Black Locust Farm
Lyons Road; South on exit take right on
Angora Goat Farm & Fiber Processing Mill
Lyons Road; Go to end of Lyons Road, take
Yvonne & Lance Tayler 15 Old County Road, Washington
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Come meet the fiber, dairy, and meat goats. Take a tour of the fiber mill and see how raw fleeces are turned into yarn and felted goods. Demonstrations throughout
right on West River Road; Misty Acres
Cashmere Goat Farm
Alpaca Farm is 1/2 mile on left.
OFD: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. We raise cashmere goats, Norwegian Fjord horses, Pilgrim geese, chickens, Great Pyrenees guard dogs and peacocks.
Butting Heads Farm Jackie & Rod Frost 281 Costello Road, Gardiner Goat, Chickens, Pigs and Produce
OFD: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. How chickens feed - demo for kids. Soap ball making. Petting animals. Directions: From Augusta: Route 201 south to Libby Hill
Belgrade Stream, Bartlett Road is between Route 135 and Wings Mills Road near the dam. From Route 27 Belgrade take 135S make right on Bartlett, go over tracks continue, at
Winterberry Farm Mary Perry
Take Route 1 south past Route 90 in Rockport 1/3 miles and turn right onto Beech Hill Road across from Hoboken Gardens. After 1.5 miles, the Preserve Parking Lot and Blueberry barn will be on the left.
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We will be working in the gardens and possibly haying if the weather is permitting. Normal farm activities, Gary is a Maine Guide and naturalist. May do a guided walking tour of the fields and woods.
Mountain Blueberries. Will be sign.
Directions: Find Route 220 between Route 17
Directions: US Route 17 to Route 131 North
Water Buffalo Farm
and Route 3; from 17 go through the village
at the Junction of 131/105W
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Come see where the water buffalo roam. Enjoy ongoing educational discussions throughout the day about water buffalo and hear about our farm story. Catch a close up look at our water buffalo herd. There will be water buffalo meat and sausages for sale along with our farm T-shirts and hats.
We are prepared to talk about goat care in general, harvesting and preparation of cashmere and demonstrate raw cashmere, cloud, roving and yarn. We have these items for sale plus goat meat and pelts.
of Washington and go for 5 minutes at the first four-way intersection take a left onto
Erickson Fields Preserve
Old County Road; take a left at the V in the road. We are about 2/10 miles on the right
Maine Coast Heritage Trust 124 West Street (Route 90), Rockport
with a big red barn. From Route 3 take a
A vegetable operation and agricultural
right at the first four-way intersection then
education center
the same as above.
Directions: Located off Foxes Ridge Road in
OFD: 10am - 3pm An acre of vegetable crops are in production on the 93 acre conserved property with group of teenagers hired to help with the management, cultivation and harvesting of the crops grown. The food is grown for local food pantries, schools, and retirement centers. Also on site are community garden and Kids Can Grow program beds. Farm tours and youth farm activities will take place on Open Farm Day. Directions: Route 90 in Rockport
Acton near Acton/Lebanon town line - 5 miles from Route 202 coming off Depot Road
Blueberry Hill Farm Keven & Darlene Ham 231 Blueberry Hill Farm Road, Acton Pick-Your-Own High bush Blueberries
OFD: 10am - 3pm We will have a variety of baked blueberry goodies to sample. Free recipes too. Visit our minis (donkeys and horse) and the ladies — Crested Polish Hens.
Andrea & Allan Smith 233 North Union Road, Union Diversified Organic
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Enjoy pastoral views from our historic 1787 farmstead while visiting with our Scotch Highland cattle and donkeys. Walk through MOFGA certified organic vegetable gardens. Master Gardener vegetable and flower demonstrations. Early 1900s period garden, medicine wheel, rain barrel irrigation system and fairy houses will be on display. Master Gardeners will be available to answer gardening questions. Knox-Lincoln Beekeepers will have a bee keeping display. Ongoing wool spinning, felting, twig fence building and woodturning demos. Herbal refreshments.
Brian & Jessica Farrar 91 Old County Road, Appleton
Waldoboro to Friendship; turn left on Route 97, 2 miles.
LINCOLN Journeys End Farm Jamie Pitcher & Shawn King 207 Augusta Road, Jefferson Dairy Goat Farm
about 2 miles. Take sharp right at W.
OFD: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. We raise dairy goats and mini dairy goats. Lamanchas & Nubians. Will answer all questions about the breeds. Milking, equipment, milk, cheese. Will have various things for sale, as well as vendors selling crafts and food. Directions: Located on
Appleton Road. Follow for 4.2 miles and turn
Route 32.
Directions: From Camden: NW on Mechanic Street toward Route 105/Washington Street. Turn right onto Route 105/Washington Street and follow for 11.2 miles. Turn left at Route 105/Route 131/Searsmont Road. Go
left at Old County Road. From Belfast: SW on Belmont Avenue/Route 3. Follow Route 3
Village Farm Alpacas
for 5.5 miles. Turn left onto Route 131 and continue for 4.1 miles. Turn right at Route
Bonnie & Terry Callery 99 Old Route One, Waldoboro
across from Camden Rockport Elementary
173/Woodmans Mill Road. Go 3.1 miles and
Alpaca Breeders
School.
take left onto West Appleton Road. In 1.1
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Will have speakers on alpaca care, what to do with fleece, economics of alpaca farming, and how to buy alpacas.
miles, turn right at Old County Road. We are
in Lebanon.
Brae Maple Farm
ME Water Buffalo Co.
The Farm Stand will be open for vegetables, eggs, handspun yarn, knitted and crocheted items. We would love to talk farming with you. Directions: Route 220 South from
Guini Ridge Farm
the farm on the hill.
Bruce & Wendy Reineman 1353 North Union Road, Union
Sweet Season Farm
Directions: From Moody’s Diner on Route 1
Edward Reardon 77 Liberty Road, Washington
going south-left at the light on Route 220. Go
U-Pick Berry Farm
Six houses up to the top of the hill.
Sheep and Market Garden
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Learn what it takes to run a small family farm. Learn how to take care of and raise sheep, including hoof trimming demonstrations. Sample our popular Merguez sausage; its bold flavor is a hit with most who try it. The farm will be open for you to explore and learn how we integrate our sheep and garden into the farm. Our gardens and greenhouses will be open for your to tour. Kids can also plant a seedling to take home. Directions: 3 miles
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sweet Season Farm grows blueberries and raspberries, both u-pick and pre-picked. We also have an on site café, farm stand and ice cream shop. Tours of the farm, varieties grown and cultural practices we use will be discussed. Berry tastings and baked goodies from the cafe will be sampled. Directions: Take Route 17 towards Washington Village. Two-tenths of a mile from village on Route
150 yards. Go left up the hill of Old Route 1.
OXFORD Baahhumm Buzz Farm Larry Whittington & Karen Shumac 373 Severy Hill Road, Dixfield Goat Farm, Goat Milk Soap, Ag Tourism
OFD: 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Guided tour of barn and pastures. We have two alpacas, one llama, four goats and 17 chickens. We will demonstrate how to make felt. We will have goat milk soap for sale, made from our pampered goats.
up North Union Road from Route 17
220 heading toward Liberty.
Spruce Mountain Blueberries
Seabreeze Farm Brian & Bonnie Robinson 414 Cushing Road, Friendship
Directions: From Route 2 (north, east & west)
Directions: After Union Agway heading
Martha (Molly) Sholes 315 Mount Pleasant Street, West Rockport
west on Route 17 take first right onto North
Value-Added Integrated Blueberry Farm
Diversified
Route 17 toward Jay/Augusta about 1 miles
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Ed Tells people about Maine Blueberries. Show where we make chutney, etc. If possible, U-Pick. Directions: 17-90 traffic
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Seabreeze Farm is a small family farm. We raise vegetables, fruits, eggs, sheep, saanen goats, ducks, geese, turkeys, laying hens, old English bantams and pigs. There will be wool spinning demonstrations, animals to see and pet. Music by the Alehouse String Band. Free refreshments.
at the Franklin Oxford County line sign turn
Union Road first farm on the right.
Deer Foot Farm LLC Sue Ellen Roberts, Gary Roberts, Carrie Roberts 1221 Union Road, Appleton
light, 17 toward Augusta. First left - Mount
Diversified Farm selling flowers, produce,
Pleasant Road turns to dirt 2 miles from
hay, eggs and meat
traffic light, road makes right angle turn
OFD: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
around
yellow
house,
that
is
Spruce
take route 2 to East Dixfield then east on
right onto Severy Hill Road continue past the ballfield and straight up the hill about 205 miles and watch for signs to BaahHummBuzz Farm. We are on the right at top of the hill just past the airplane. From Route 4 (south) Take Route 4 to North Jay then left on Route 17 toward Dixfield/Rumford about 305 miles
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ball field and straight up the hill about 205
Pooh Corner Farm
miles and watch for signs to BaahHummBuzz
Treworgy Family Orchards
Farm. We are on the right at top of the hill
Carole & Richard Duplessis 436 Bog Road, Mason Twp
just past the airplane.
Greenhouses
Bessie’s Farm Goods
OFD: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Behind the scenes tours. Directions:
at the Franklin/Oxford County line sign turn left onto Severy Hill Road continue past the
Kathy Heye & Deede Montgomery 33 Litchfield Road, Freeport
Off Route 2 onto Bog Road.
Diversified “All-Natural” Farm: Fiber,
Roberts Farm Preserve
Produce, Perennials
Oxford Hills School District 64 Roberts Road
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Hand-crafted goods locally made; baked goods. We will be demonstrating fiber activities: felting, spinning, dying, knitting. There are animals to see and complimentary refreshments to enjoy. Directions: At L.L.Bean,
turn
onto
Bow
Street,
go
approximately. 2.2 miles, turn left on Litchfield rd., we are .6 miles down on left.
Deerwood Farm & Gardens
Educational farm focused on Science, Leadership and Sustainability
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Gardens tours. Visit our chickens honeybees and learn about our aquaponic and vertical hydroponic systems. See how we operate our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program and how it’s connected to our local school districts salad bars. Directions: Across from Lake
Beverly & Brian Hendricks 571 Norway Road, Waterford
Pennesseewasee in Norway, up Roberts Road
Diversified Organic
Preserve sign is for Trail sysytem, parking
OFD: 10am - 3pm Hoop House for season extension, no till gardening methods; sustainable and organic methods of gardening and farming. Directions:
available there, short walk to the classroom
From Norway - Route 118 west about 10 miles From Bridgton - Route 37 to Route 118 west turn
Dottie Bell 42 Bell Road, Waterford
left on Route 118 about 2.5 miles.
Grass fed Scottish Highland Beef
Harvest Moon Produce Patricia Verrill 11 Kittridge Brook Road, West Paris Vegetable Farm
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to stroll through a 2 acre mixed vegetable garden that includes four hoop houses. Garden tours will be guided for those interested. Or visitors can stroll on their own as garden notes will be posted throughout the garden. Our methods include organic soil amendments, Vermont Organic Compost, row covers, mulch, ground fabric and hand picking of pests and all vegetables. Light snacks and drink will be available Directions: From the
about 1/4 mile on the left. Roberts Farm
and 2 acre garden area.
Thunder Hill Farm LLC
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Activities and attractions planned for Open Farm Day at Thunder Hill Farm will be focused around our Highland Beef Cattle and our working steer teams. Starting at 10 a.m. there will be a demonstration on the use of working steer. Grass fed beef burgers will be available from noon- 1 p.m. Wagon rides to view our herd of Highlands from 1 - 2:30 p.m. You can visit the chickens, yearling calves and walk in the garden. Tractors and implements will be on site. Grass feed Highland beef available for purchase. Directions: From South: Route 302 to Bridgton, Route 117 toward Waterford, Route 35 to Sweden Road on left to Blackguard Road on the right, Bell road is on the left and watch for signs. From South Paris/Oxford
north or south; travel Route 26 to West Paris.
Route 26, Route 118 toward Waterford Route
Take Route 219 east for 3.1 miles and turn
37 on left, Sweden Road on right, Blackguard
right onto Tuelltown road go 1.4 miles and
Road on right, Bell road on the left and
turn left onto Kittridge Brook Road (dirt
watch for signs.
road) and go .2 miles and we are on the left. If traveling Route 219 from the east look for Tuelltown Road on the left just after the
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Gary & Patty Treworgy 3876 Union Street, Levant Apple Orchard/Diversified Fruits and Vegetables/Agritourism
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OFD: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. We are a small orchard that has diversified ourselves to offer more. We will have information regarding growing and caring for small fruits and apples. Pruning, grafting and vegetable gardening. Animal care. Cider making. Tastings of the Farm.
OFD: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. Treworgy Family Orchards is a Maine farm that specializes in providing an authentic farm experience for families. Our petting zoo and ice cream shop will be open. We will also offer a guided hayride around the farm to showcase the crops growing for the fall season. Directions: 9
Directions: From Route 7 Newport, Williams
miles past airport on Union street.
and Farmstead Creamery
PISCATAQUIS
Road to Route 43. Left on 43, right on Dexter Road. Follow signs.
Balfour Farm Douglas & Heather Donahue 461 Webb Road, Pittsfield Diversified Organic Farm: Organic Dairy
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Farm tours, including dairy & creamery, vegetable gardens and greenhouses open, as well. Directions: From I-95 take Exit 150,
Ripley Farm
head west on Higgins Weeks Road to Crawford
Eugene & Mary Margaret Ripley 62 Merrills Mills Road, Dover-Foxcroft
Road (first left). At stop sign, go right onto Webb Road. Farm is approximately 1 1/2
Diversified Organic Farm
miles on right at the top of the hill. *From Rt
OFD: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Ripley Farm is a diversified organic farm specializing in mixed vegetables. We also raise cut flowers, pigs and chickens. Come get an inside view of a working organic farm! You’ll get to see the tools and techniques used to produce our organic vegetables, as well as touring our crop fields and high tunnel. Bring the kids to say hi to our young pigs and chickens, and even take home a gorgeous flower bouquet from our cut flower gardens! Directions: Route 7
2 in Pittsfield, take Phillips Corner Road to
north from Dexter. Go 6-7 miles, turn right onto Merrills Mills Road. Go 1/3 mile, first driveway on the left.
SAGADAHOC Swango Farm Jim & Jon Economou 112 Swango Drive, Woolwich Diversified Vegetable, Poultry, Pork & Beef Utilizing Sustainable Farming Methods
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Directions: Mailbox #112 on Route 128 in Woolwich. Look for our farm sign on the pine tree.
SOMERSET Avalon Acres Orchard & Farm Wendy & Mark Sheriff 234 Dexter Road, St. Albans Orchard & Vegetable Farm
the end, go through stop sign to Crawford Road and follow as above. *From Route 100/11 just south of the Village of Pittsfield, turn onto Webb Road, Go approximately 2 miles and farm is on the right.
The Village Haven Farm Martha Tudgay 24 Cemetery Road, St. Albans Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats, Mini Horses, Heritage Chickens
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Miniature livestock farm. Come meet all the critters, ask questions and learn how to start a small farm of your very own. Directions: Take Route 152 to Palmyra Road, Take Cemetery Road on Corner dirt road
WALDO Ellie’s Daylilies G Evelyn “Ellie” Richardson 277 Bangor Road, Unity Daylily Farm
OFD: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. We welcome visitors to come enjoy our Daylily farm. The flowers will be in full bloom. We demonstrate digging, dividing and planting by request. Informational handouts will be available and we have staff to answer questions. We provided cold drinks, snacks, prizes, shelter from sun and rain and a restroom. Only potted plants
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2 1/2 miles north of Unity
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opportunities. Come pat a calf and baby chicks and learn about our organic, holistic approach to farming and growing nourishing food. Directions: Tide Mill
Prospect Hill Winery
Biddeford, take Route 1 South about 3.5 miles
Richard and Anita Carle 318 Orrills Hill Road
to light, turn right onto Campground Road.
Vineyard
left onto Limerick Road. Go .8 miles. Farm is
Farm is located at 40 Tide Mill Road, just off
on right.
Paula Ickeringill & Wendy Turner 621 Haley Road, Kittery Point
Toddy Pond Farm
Route 1 in Edmunds. Two miles north of
Greg & Heide Purinton-Brown 174 Carver Road, Monroe
intersection of Route 1 and Route 189 in
OFD: 10 a.m. - 5 a.m. Vineyard tours, wine making process (from vine to wine) tasting for adults.
Whiting.
Directions: Visit www.prospecthillwines. com for directions.
Dairy Farm- milking cows, goats and sheep. Diversified non-certified organic farm.
OFD: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Dairy barn and on-site milk processing/ creamery tours. Education about our newly installed organic fodder system. Milking demonstrations. General farm tours.
YORK Blueberry Hill Farm
Gerard & Theresa Rivard 110 Blanchard Road, Springvale
Directions: Route 109 Springvale, Oak
OFD: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Full-time farm selling champion and Bolivian huacaya alpacas in all colors for breeding/fiber companions, plus fiber products. See alpacas, mini-donkeys, Shetland sheep, ducks. Watch demos. Learn about alpacas and their luxurious fiber in our new barn, rain or shine. Shop area’s largest selection of alpaca socks/ accessories, farm-grown fleece, roving, yarn and hand knit items. Refreshments.
Street to Hanson Ridge North, first left on
Directions: From I-95 take Exit 2. Follow
Blanchard Road
Route 236 south to Kittery traffic circle. Turn
Pick-Your-Own Blueberries & Raspberries,
Directions: Route 131 in Swanville to the
Pick-Your-Own Highbush Blueberries
Monroe Road, 1/2 mile Carver Road in on
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. We will have a variety of baked blueberry goodies to sample. Free recipes too. You can pick your own blueberries. Visit our mini’s (donkeys and horse) and the ladies - Crested Polish Hens. Directions:
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Production and management of locally grown fruit and vegetables for sale at the farm and farmers markets. Conservation easement with 3 Rivers Land Trust.
WASHINGTON Rossport Farms
Sea Hill Farm Alpacas, LLC
Alpaca
Rivard Farm
Keven & Darlene Ham 231 Blueberry Hill Farm Road, Acton
your left - farm is 1 mile up the dirt road
Go 1 mile to end of Campground Road, turn
Hydroponic Tomatoes, Hay
Ross Furman 44 Toll Bridge Road, Eastport
Located off Foxes Ridge Road in Acton near
Alpaca Farm with Petting Animals, Laying
202 coming off Depot Road in Lebanon.
Pamelamas LLC
which becomes Route 103 east. At 3.6 miles, Kittery Point Citgo is on the right. Bear left
OFD: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Alpaca Fiber, show and tell; Hen House, find eggs; Go through garden to explain what’s growing. Directions: On website:
Frinklepod Farm
Pamela Drew 233 Limerick Road, Arundel
www.rossportfarms.com
OFD: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. We are a small diversified farm growing food using sustainable chemical free methods. On Open Farm Day we will offer public tours of our greenhouses, fields and rainwater catchment system; host children’s games and activities and have produce and farm products for sale in the farm stand. Directions: From Route 1
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. We maintain a herd of about 20 alpacas for their luxuriously soft, warm, lightweight fiber. General info on alpacas, their fiber, and their health and care will be available. Spinning and weaving demos available. Farm store will be open. Yarns from our own alpacas spun at Maine fiber mills, and finished products such as socks, scarves, hats, gloves and mittens available for purchase. Refreshments available.
between Kennebunk and Biddeford turn onto
Directions: From South, take Route 1 about
log cabin road and follow just over 1 mile to
2 miles north of downtown Kennebunk. At
our parking lot.
light turn left onto Limerick Road. Farm is
Hens, Pigs, Herbs, Vegetable Garden
Tide Mill Farm Aaron Bell & Carly DelSignore 91 Tide Mill Road, Edmunds Diversified Organic Farm
OFD: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Visit Tide Mill Farm to learn how your food is grown; we will show you what we love to do. The 7th, 8th, and 9th generations of Bells produce organic milk and dairy products, meats and produce, practice sustainable forestry and offer educational
right at Bagel Caboose and follow Route 236,
Acton/Lebanon town line - 5 miles from Rte
Flora Brown & Noah Wentworth 244 Log Cabin Road Diversified vegetables fruit and flowers
Alpaca Fiber Farm
one mile on left. From North, Exit 32
at the triangle onto Haley Road.
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Hats Off to Maine Agriculture Maine’s pulp, fishing and farming industries are highly important sectors of Maine’s economy. And Farm Credit East is proud to have helped finance these industries for nearly a century.
Auburn 800.831.4230 Presque Isle 800.831.4640 FarmCreditEast.com
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Farm woodlots provide income, firewood and lumber, but convey many public benefits when managed properly.
Family woodlands an important part of Maine’s forests From sustainable timber production to clean water, Maine forests provide a wealth of goods and services for our great state. In Maine, individuals and families own 25 percent of all private woodlands, totaling about 4.5 million acres. Exact numbers are difficult to quantify, but we do know that many of these woodlands are associated with farms. Farm woodlots provide income, firewood and lumber, but convey many public benefits when managed properly. Maine family woodlands protect water resources, provide wildlife habitat, contribute to the state’s economy, provide public access and recreation opportunities, and are the core of social systems of Maine. To assist small woodland owners, Department of
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry conducts extensive education and outreach programs. The Maine Forest Service develops, coordinates and delivers natural resource education, workshops and training opportunities for farm woodland landowners, school children, forest products harvesters and forest managers. Some recent examples of Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry outreach include a Forestry Night workshop at the Houlton Winter Agriculture School, which marked the 10th year that Maine Forest Service has worked with the Southern Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District to provide forestry training for the district’s lecture series. Presenters delivered a presentation on the spruce budworm and also provided an interactive demonstration on Best Management Practices to protect water
quality on logging jobs. A Landowner Outreach Forester gave a presentation to new farmers at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show. The presentation, “The Winter Crop: What Farmers Should Know About the Part of Their Land With Trees on It,” was one of a series of workshops and seminars hosted by the Beginning Farmers Resource Network (BFRN). BFRN is a collaborative effort of the DACF and partner organizations such as the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Association of Conservation Districts. More than a dozen new and prospective farmers attended the presentation, and discovered possible crops that can be cultivated on their land. As part of the Maine Future Farmers of America (FFA) State Convention, held at the University of Maine, a team from the Maine Forest Service developed, hosted, and led the forestry competition. Students participated in the forestry event that included a comprehensive forestry test, compass practicum, as well as testing in forestry tools and map skills. Foresters conduct water resources workshops for farm woodland owners throughout Maine. The focus on best management practice for water quality, wood skidder bridge construction for stream crossings, and other topics directly applicable to Maine’s farm woodland owners.
For more information on workshop and educational opportunities, visit
maine.gov/dacf/mfs/events.html.
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