Orono Farmers' Market
Past Members Page
These are some of the folks who have been a part of the market in past years, and who
no longer attend the market. Many of these past members helped build the market into what it is today.
How many of them do you remember?
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(Note that some of the contact info for these folks may be out-of-date.)
Download the 1994 Orono Farmers' Market brochure. [pdf]
Apple Hill Farms
[Pictured: Dana Llewellyn & daughter Jesse Llewellyn.] APPLE HILL FARM ATTENDED THE MARKET FROM THE MID 1990'S TO 2004. |
Appleton Creamery
Appleton Creamery is a small-scale family farm on 6 acres. Our herd of 60 alpine dairy goats have access to five wooded acres and are never confined, and are milked from March to December. Milk from our goats as well as local sheep and cow milk is processed daily and hand crafted into many varieties of award-winning fresh and aged cheeses, yogurt, and butter using traditional methods. We also offer goat's milk fudge and goat's milk soap. We will be at market Saturdays only all season, and at the winter market from December through April. We also attend the Bath, Damariscotta, Rockland, Camden, Union, and Belfast Farmers' Markets. APPLETON CREAMERY ATTENDED THE MARKET FROM AROUND 2000 UNTIL 2013. |
Argyle Acres New member for 2007!Galen & Bonnie Young, 1281 Southgate, Argyle ME 04468, ph. 394-4677, galen.the.beekeeper@gmail.com From our 42 acre farm, we'll have eggs from free-range chickens, fiddleheads, and vegetables from our raised-bed gardens. We'll be at market on Saturdays only, May through November. |
Barkwheats Dog Biscuits New member for 2008!
We bake buckwheat based dog biscuits. Our ingredients are both organic and local. We offer two varieties: Parsley & Ginger and Sea Veg & Chamomile. Ingredients that are local are eggs, honey and bladderwrack powder. All my flour is from a local mill, Morgan's Mills in Union. BARKWHEATS ATTENDED THE MARKET IN 2008 ONLY. |
Beddington Ridge Farm
BEDDINGTON RIDGE FARM ATTENDED THE MARKET FROM ABOUT 1998 TO 2001. |
Birch Corner FarmJohn Moody & Donna Gillette, RR 2 Box 4770, East Corinth, ME 04427, ph. 285-3148.Mixed vegetables, sweet corn, vegetable seedlings, herbs, flower seedlings, cut flowers, baked goods and eggs. BIRCH CORNER FARM ATTENDED THE MARKET IN 2001 AND 2002. |
Black Bear Food Guild
The Black Bear Food Guild is a small, motivated group of students at the University of Maine, growing three acres of organic vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Some of us are studying sustainable agriculture, some have grown up on farms, and for some of us, this is our first farming experience. However, we all share a common belief: sustainable, organic farming produces the best produce!
BLACK BEAR ATTENDED THE MARKET FROM ITS INCEPTION IN 1994 UNTIL 2005. Scott Howell from Black Bear Food Guild was instrumental in starting the Orono Farmers' Market during the winter of 1993-1994. PHOTOS ARE FROM [L TO R] 1998, 1999, AND 2005.
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Bread Box Bakery
Bread Box Bakery is a small in-home bakery. I make sourdough breads, focacias, Italian breads, hearth breads and some sweet items like pies, muffins and cinnamon rolls. While specializing in a wide variety of old world breads, I also do special orders for holidays and special occasions, just give me a call and I'll see what I can do for you. I also make a variety of cookies, pies, hummus, bruschetta, and tepenade. My pies are made from scratch and when possible use local fruit. The crust is made with vegetable shortening, flour, water, and salt. The crackers are wonderful too! I have been in business for about 15 years and my business is fully lisenced, state inspected, and insured. BREADBOX BAKERY WAS A MEMBER OF THE MARKET FROM 2002 UNTIL 2016. |
Mick & Pam Murphy, RR 1 Box 418 A, Hancock ME 04640, ph.422-3850 |
Checkerberry Farm
CHECKERBERRY FARM ATTENDED THE MARKET FROM ABOUT 1998 TO 2001. |
Clarke's Garden Patch Joined the market in 1994.
Over an acre of mixed vegetables, primarily lettuce, radish, kohlrabi, green & wax beans, peppers, carrots and beets. Mixed cut flowers and gladiolus. We will be at market on Saturdays from June to September, and on Tuesdays in August. RALPH CLARK WAS A FOUDING MEMBER OF THE MARKET IN 1994, AND ATTENDED UNTIL 2010. RALPH DIED IN LATE 2010.
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Clover Crest Heirlooms
CLOVER CREST HEIRLOOMS ATTENDED THE MARKET FROM ABOUT 1998 TO 2003. JOAN CONTINUES HER INVOLVEMENT WITH THE MARKET BY ORGANIZING FARM CHECK TOURS. |
Charlie's Wheatgrass Joined the market in 2011.
Fresh Wheatgrass and shoots. We grow everything chemical free. We have backyard gardened all our life. Two years ago we started growing wheatgrass for personal use. We feel strongly that it's a product that needs to get out. We grow in our house with plenty of room to expand. |
Cuckoo's Nest
Fresh Maine blueberries by the 5 or 10 lb box, herbs, cut flowers, vegetables. |
Double Bit Farm Joined the market in 2008.
We are the farmers-in-residence on the MOFGA fairgrounds. We'll be bringing delicious MOFGA certified organic mixed vegetables to market, including salad mix, lettuce, greens, onions, potatoes, peas, broccoli, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, summer squash, garlic, radishes, green beans, sunflowers, fresh herbs and many more. We also have a Summer and Winter CSA. We will be at market on Saturdays only, from May through November. SINCE DOUBLE BIT'S TERM AT MOFGA WAS OVER, MOLLY AND CHRISTA EACH STARTED THEIR OWN FARMS IN 2010. DOUBLE BIT ATTENDED MARKET IN 2008 AND 2009. |
DoughMaine.com Joined the market in 2012.
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English Megs Scones & Sundries
Meg specializes in a wide assortment of scones, including maple-glazed walnut, cranberry-blueberry, orange poppy seed, traditional cream, and other favorites. Her "sundries" vary from week to week and include muffins, mini Irish soda breads, and an array of cookies and biscotti. Customized orders and requests warmly invited. At market on Saturday throughout the season. ENGLISH MEG ATTTENDED THE MARKET IN 2005 AND 2006. |
Feel Good Farm Joined the market in 2009.
We grow one acre of mixed chemical free vegetables and cut flowers in Thorndike. We really enjoyed offering fresh bouquets last year, and have decided to focus even more on flowers this year. FEEL GOOD FARM WAS A MEMBER OF THE MARKET IN 2009 AND 2010. |
Fisher Farm
FISHER FARM ATTENDED THE MARKET FROM BEFORE 1998 TO 1999. |
The Flower Farm
THE FLOWER FARM ATTENDED THE MARKET FROM ABOUT 1998 TO 2000. |
Freedom Farm
We grow 8 acres of a wide variety of organically certified mixed vegetables, culinary herbs, and cut flowers. We grow our produce sustainably, without the use of harmful chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Our produce is available at farmers' markets, we sell to restaurants and we have a small CSA program. We take special orders for flower arrangements and larger quantities. We will be at market on Saturdays from July through September and into October. FREEDOM FARM ATTENDES THE MARKET FROM AROUND 2006 TO AROUND 2009. |
Gaia's Garden SongAlanna Dorf & Rebecca Rose, PO Box 55, LaGrange ME 04453, ph. 944-2955 or 732-3631.We sell handcrafted natural soaps made using a blend of vegetable oils, natural pigments, flower blossoms, grains and pure essential oils. We also use medicinal herbal oils made from plants grown in our gardens. These oils make up our healing salves used to nourish your chapped skin, diaper rash, cuts and burns as well. We also offer culinary and medicinal herbal starts for your garden along with some vegetable starts. GAIA'S GARDEN SONG ATTENDED THE MARKET IN 2000 AND 2001. |
Good Earth FarmJack Giguere & Mary Waltz. Albion.Beef, Turkey, jams, jellies, dried flowers, strawberries, apples, potatoes, sweet corn, mixed vegetables. GOOD EARTH FARM WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE MARKET IN 1994. |
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Hall Family Farm
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Hogs in Heaven Farm
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Irish Daisy Bakery
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L & R ProduceLois & Ray Gorman, PO Box 30, Plymouth ME 04969, ph. 257-2138Mixed vegetables, sweet corn, seedlings, hanging baskets, cut flowers, annuals. L & R PRODUCE, AKA OUR ORGANIC GARDEN, AND LATER, DILLY DALLY PRODUCE, ATTENDED THE MARKET FROM 1998-2000 |
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Meadowsweet Farm
Meadowsweet Farm is a 120 acre farm where we raise sheep and beef cattle on pasture using a planned grazing system. Sheep and cattle are grass fed and grass finished, receiving no grain, hormones or antibiotics to promote growth. Our meat is sold frozen, by the cut; also available by pre-order in freezer packages. We offer CSA meat shares. Gardens managed organically since 1994. We have 3 horses, layer hens, barnyard bantams, Pilgrim geese and raise meat chickens in summer. We sell sheepskins and handspinning fleece, decorated eggs, felted items, feather bouquets and wool blankets. Farm visits are by appointment. At market on Saturdays only from mid May to mid-November, and at all the winter markets. We also attend the Belfast Farmers' Market MEADOWSWEET ATTENDED THE MARKET FOR OVER A DECADE UNTIL 2011. PAULA DIED IN 2011. |
Mineral Spring Mushroom Farm
MINERAL SPRING ATTENDED THE MARKET IN 2005 ONLY. |
Mussel Bound FarmErick Spencer Swanson, 54 Lakeside Road, Mt. Desert ME 04660, ph. 266-4321, musselboundfarm@gmail.com We will be offering Maine cultures mussels harvested from lines in our Blue Hill Bay mussel farm. We will be at market on Tuesdays and Saturdays in September and October, and at Saturday market from November through April. MUSSELBOUND FARM JOINED THE MARKET IN 2008, BUT NEVER ATTENDED. |
New Beat Farm
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O'Halloran Farms
O'HALLORAN FARMS ATTENDED THE MARKET FROM 1994 TO 2000. |
Olde Oak Farm
We are a small scale, state licensed and state inspected goat dairy and cheese producer on 100 acres of mixed forest and fields. Our herd of 50+ Nubians are rotated onto new grazing areas daily where they have lots of room to roam and browse. Happy goats make happy milk! All of our fresh & aged goat, sheep and cow milk cheeses are hand crafted in small batches with careful attention to detail. We use fresh, local, seasonal fruit and herbs supplied from the other vendors at the market. The goats love visitors so everyday is Open Creamery Day at Olde Oak Farm!!! OLDE OAK ATTENDED THE MARKET FOR SEVERAL YEARS UP TO THIER FINAL YEAR IN 2013. |
Painted Flower FarmKatrina Karlson & Miranda MacFadzen, 209 Gordon Hill Road, Thorndike 04986, 978-835-5850 or 860-449-4098, paintedflowerfarm@gmail.com. Painted Flower Farm is located on two acres in Thorndike and Troy. We are a new farming operation focusing on providing quality cut flowers, edible flowers, herbs, and specialty vegetables. PAINTED FLOWER FARM JOINED THE MARKET IN 2013 BUT NEVER ATTENDED. |
Pond Street GardenEmily Wesson, 22 Pond St., Orono ME 04469, 866-3503Mixed vegetables, cut flowers and herbs. POND STREET GARDEN WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE MARKET IN 1994. |
Porter FarmWendell & Bonnie Porter, RR 1 Box 3120, Lincoln ME 04457, 794-8306Mixed vegetables, herbs, perennials, annuals, hanging baskets, herb, flower & vegetable seedlings, raspberries, raspberry jam. PORTER FARM WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE MARKET IN 1994 AND ATTENDED THE MARKET UNTIL 2003. |
Ripley Farm
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Rebecca RoseRebecca Rose, PO Box 55 LaGrange, ME 04457, ph. 944-2955 or 732-3631Herbal Salves, oils, vinegars, soaps sprouts, vegetable and herb seedlings. RECECCA ROSE ATTENDED THE MARKET IN 1999.
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Rogue Sunflower FarmCharles & Vanessa Koch, 66 Call Road, Milford ME 04461, ph. 827-8730Since 1998 we have been growing about ½ acre of mixed gardens and small animal area. We raise dairy goats (not in production yet), poultry and a few pigs, plus a large vegetable patch. We grow tomatoes, mixed vegetables, and sunflowers. We get 2-4 dozen fresh eggs per week and plan to make wheat bread and/or sweet breads. We also will be offering about 100 oak tree seedlings. ROGUE SUNFLOWER FARM ATTENDED THE MARKET IN 2002. |
Sangha FarmDerek and Maribeth Ritchie, PO Box 83, Charleston ME 04422 ph. 965-8389 or 478-7829 (cell). Email dermar@rcn.comThis is our first year growing a 3 acre garden organically on the Bacon Road in Charleston. We purchased the land last summer after returning east from the west, where we farmed for six years and participated in weekly farmers' markets. We hope to be growing a mixture of vegetables & cullinary herbs. Our primary production will be fresh & dried herbs as well as herbal blends,potted herb plants, herbal bath and massage oils and some medicinal herbs. Organic certification is being applied for through MOFGA. June to November, Saturdays & Tuesdays. SANGHA FARM ATTENDED THE MARKET IN 2001 AND 2002. |
Schartner Farm
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Sheepscot Flower FarmJim and Linda Mercer, 98 West Old County Road, Newcastle 04553, ph. 586-5067, jlmercer@ lincoln.midcoast.com, www.sheepscotflowerfarm.com Our farm is located on 5 acres in the village of Sheepscot, just 3 miles off Route 1 in the town of Newcastle. We offer a wide variety of cut flowers by the stem or in generous bouquets. Specialty cut flowers are our primary line and our blooms are available May through October. We will start the season off with a huge crop of long stem French Tulips in mid-May, followed by delphinium, peonies and Gerber Daisies arrive at the market in June. Sweet peas, lisianthus, monkshood, zinnias, gladiolas, sunflowers and may more arrive through mid-season. Attending the market on Tuesdays. SHEEPSCOT FLOWER FARM ATTENDED THE MARKET IN 2006, and joined, but did not attend in 2007. |
Small Point FisheriesBob Graves, 27 Dummer St., Bath 04530, ph. 837-8834, email rgraves@suscom-maine.net Live lobsters, steamer clams, fresh filets.
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Stone Fox Farm Creamery Joined the market in 2010.
STONE FOX CREAMERY JOINED THE MARKET IN 2010 BUT NEVER ATTENDED MARKET. |
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Sun Hollow Farm
On our 26 acre solar powered organic farm we grow about ¼ acre of herbs and cut and dried flowers from annuals, perennials and bulbs. We have about 30 hens that are raised on pasture. SUNHOLLOW FARM ATTENDED THE MARKET IN 2005 AND 2006. |
Sunkhaze Wild Blueberry Farm Joined the market in 1994.Steven & Shannon Lion, PO Box 53, Old Town ME 04468, 745-7583 We have been living for 35 years on our 350 acre farm on the Sunkhaze Stream in Township 32, growing 150 acres of blueberries and managing our pine woodlands. We fresh pack daily on the farm 5 and 10 lb boxes of blueberries for local sales. We bring in a fresh, quality product to the market. We also sell to Bartlet's and Wyman's wineries. We'll be attending the market on Tuesdays & Saturdays from late July to late August. SUNKHAZE WAS A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE MARKET AND ATTENDED FROM 1994 TO 2012. |
Stillwater GardensDonald Marquis, RR 2 Box 1665, Old Town 04468 ph. 827-8385.This is our first year of production in our 28' x 84' greenhouse. We will be offering vegetable seedlings, flower seedlings and hanging baskets at the market May thru July, Saturdays only. STILLWATER GARDENS ATTENDED THE MARKET IN 2001. |
Sunflower Farm
SUNFLOWER FARM WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE MARKET IN 1994 AND ATTENDED THE MARKET UNTIL 1997. |
Tarry FarmJustin Jamison, 954 Forest Ave., Orono ME 04473, ph. 827-2689.Mixed vegetables & seedlings, jams, dry beans. TARRY FARM ATTENDED THE MARKET FROM ABOUT 1998 TO 2001. |
Tate's Strawberry FarmKen & Bev Tate, RR 2 Box 465, East Corinth, ME 04427, 285-3410Strawberries & jams. TATE'S STRAWBERRY FARM ATTENDED THE MARKET IN 1998 AND 1999. |
Tide Mill Creamery
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Tom's Honey Farms
TOM'S HOMEY FARMS ATTENDED THE MARKET FROM ABOUT 1998 TO 2003. |
The Turkey FarmBob & Marylin Neal, New Sharon, ME 04955, 778-2889A wide range of turkey products, special orders taken. THE TURKEY FARM ATTENDED THE MARKET FROM ABOUT 1997 TO 1999. |
Twin Pine FarmWilliam & Robbie Butcher, PO Box 37, Charleston ME 04922, ph. 285-3897.Mixed vegetables, baked goods. We have a 1 acre garden and have been gardening over 20 years. TWIN PINE FARM ATTENDED THE MARKET IN 2001. |
Vine and Branch Farm
Our farm is a diversified 50-acre family farm raising natural pasture-based livestock and mixed vegetables. We also lease 120 acres of pasture and hayland for our grassfed beef cattle, pastured pigs and free-range poultry. Our vegetable gardens are fed only organic soil amendments, and the grain we use is free of antibiotics and added hormones. VINE AND BRANCH FARM ATTENDED THE MARKET FROM EARLY 2000'S UNTIL 2014. |
Whitten Farm & Goat Dairy
WHITTEN FARM & GOAT DAIRY ATTENDED THE MARKET IN 1998. ALANE FINSON WAS THEIR MARKETEER. |
Windy Knoll Farm
WINDY KNOLL FARM ATTENDED THE MARKET IN 1998. |
Wild Melodea
One acre of flower production using no chemical pesticides (organic, but not certified). We are just starting farmers on new land, so we can't give exact amounts of flowers, but we expect to bring 15 to 35 bouquets. We also sell handmade soap. WILD MELODEA ATTENDED THE MARKET IN 2004. |
Wild Violet GardensMerrie Knightly, RR 1 Box 189, Town Rd., LaGrange, ME 04453, ph. 943-5179.Mixed vegetables, herbs, flower seedlings, hanging baskets, annuals, perennials, baked goods, and herbal tea blends. WILD VIOLET GARDENS ATTENDED THE MARKET IN 1998. |
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Caitlin and Bradley Hunter, 780 Gurney Town Road, Appleton, Maine 04862,
Chris Roberts, 100 Harris Road, Stockton Springs, ME 04981, ph. 449-1214
Julia O'Leary, PO Box 419, Milford ME 04461, 827-2225.
Megan Washam, 7 Gilbert Street, Orono, ME 04473, ph. 866-3362
Living Earth Farm New member for 2007!
Scott Belanger & Jennifer Maeverde, 276 Bunker Hill Road, Maxfield ME 04453, 732-7719,
Sugar Mouse Sorbets 
Justin & Danielle Vinci, 109 Curtis Pond Road, Thorndike ME 04986, ph. 568-4052
Mark & Linda McBrine & Family, 2123 Union St. Bangor ME 04401, ph. 945-6651,
If you have photos of those not pictured here, or better pictures of those who are, please email them
to Tom Roberts, or drop prints off at Snakeroot Organic Farm, or mail them to
Tom Roberts, 27 Organic Farm Road, Pittsfield ME 04967. They will be scanned and returned (if you wish).