Acadia & Bar Harbor farmers markets will help you find fresh local foods
Blue Hill Farmers Market 2012
Blue Hill Fairgrounds, Route 172
Blue Hill, ME 04614
Phone: 207-374-5273
This market features a talented, diverse group of farmers, artist, bakers, and more. There is a wonderful selection to choose from, including locally grown meats, fresh baked goods, smoked meats, wooden bowls, wooden spoons, soaps, goat cheese, photographs, chair caners, and toy makers, also Mexican and Indian food to go. The farmers also produce vegetable starts for your garden, vegetables, cut flowers, blueberries and other fall fruits. The market is open from May 28,- August 20, at the Blue Hill Fairgrounds, then we move to The First Congregational Church parking lot from August 27,- Mid October.
Dates and Hours: Saturdays, 9-11:30 a.m.; May 26 to August 18 at the Blue Hill Fairgrounds; August 25 to mid-October at the First Congregational Church parking lot in the town of Blue Hill town.
Also, Wednesday, 3-5 p.m., June to October, at First Congregational Church parking lot in Blue Hill.
YMCA Parking Lot, 21 Park Street
Bar Harbor, ME
Phone: 207-223-2293
Fresh Maine seasonal vegetables, fruit, flowers, meats (smoked and fresh) chicken, beef, pork, seafood, rabbit, cheese, breads, baked goods, prepared Vietnamese cuisine, fiber crafts, dairy, preserves, eggs and honey. Information: info@fisherfarmcsa.com
Dates and Hours: Sunday, 9 a.m.-noon, May 13-October 28
2 locations, for Saturday, Monday, and Thursday markets; see below
Ellsworth, ME 04605
Phone: 207-667-9212
Veggie seedlings, cheese, icecream, Indian food, handmade knits and jewelry, organic produce, cut flowers, fruits, blueberries, locally prepared authentic Indian food, baked goods, goat's cheese, lamb, beef, pork, free range eggs etc. Vendors selling crafts handmade in Maine.
Dates and Hours: Saturday market, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. starting May 5 at the Hancock Oil parking lot on Main Street.
Monday and Thursday market, 2-5:30 p.m. starting June 14 at the Maine Community Foundation parking lot on Washington Junction.
Across from 111 Main Street (Route 1)
Machias, ME
Phone: 207-255-8556
Dates in 2011:
Saturdays, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; May - October
Full line of fresh farm goods. Annual bedding plants, perennials, strawberries, mixed vegetables, wild blueberries and apples. Open daily in height of season.
Main Street (Camden National Bank parking lot)
Milbridge, ME
Phone: 207-483-2611
This markets offer a variety of fresh, locally grown and produced products. From fresh baked breads and sweets to organiclly and conventionally grown vegetables and berries; hand spun wool and weavings to farmstead goat cheese and yogurt; organically raised meats, farm fresh eggs and perennials; preserves and flower bouquets can all be found at this diverse market.
Dates and Hours; Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon; May 26-September 22
Southwest Harbor Farmers Market 2012
Main Street (parking lot of St. John Church)
Southwest Harbor, ME
Phone: 207-483-2611
Southwest Farmer's Market is a small seasonal farmers market that offers local organic and conventional fruits, berries, and veggies as well as goat milk cheeses, yogurts, and meats; grass-fed beef, pork, lamb; eggs; jams/jellies, goat milk soap and skin care products; and breads and other baked treats.
Dates and Hours: Fridays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., June 15-October 5
Island Community Center, 6 Memorial Lane
Stonington, ME
Phone: 207-326-4741
Shoppers will be surprised to find not only abundant fresh native produce, meat products, local seafood, cheeses, specialty foods and bakery goods but also a variety of fine artists, craftspeople, and community organizations represented in a lively mix of more than 50 vendors. There is always something new to discover at the Stonington Farmers Market.
Dates and Hours: Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon; mid-May-mid-October
Sunrise County Farmers' Market
Union Street, across from the Calais Free Library
Calais, ME
Phone: 207-454-3896
Dates in 2011:
Tuesdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; June - October
The market sells a wide selection of vegetables, cut and dried flowers, perennials, meat products, baked goods and locally made crafts.
