2023 Summer Farm Activities Map

May 1, 2023

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September 15, 2023


Click on the icons to see what each farm and business has to offer. All of the farms included on our map are part of MFT’s Farm Network and are either protected with an agricultural conservation easement or have participated in other Maine Farmland Trust programs, like Farm Business Planning or the Maine Soil Health Network. Along with opportunities to fill your pantry with fresh Maine berries and fruits, veggies, meats, cheeses, ice cream, many of these farms offer farm tours, u-pick berries, farm-to-table dinners, fiber arts classes, goat hikes, nature walks, and more!

June is Maine Dairy Month, so make sure to add a visit to a Maine dairy on your itinerary to pick up some delicious cheese, yogurt, butter, milk, and especially ice cream on those hot summer days!

July 23rd is Open Farm Day, with many farms across the state offering tours, samples, and special activities – find a participating farm near you and mark your calendar! If you have plans that weekend, use our map to find farms that offer tours all summer long.

The month of July is National Blueberry Month and August 5-6th is Wild Blueberry Weekend across Maine. Use our map to find local wild blueberry growers where you can pick your own or buy pre-packed fresh berries, along with blueberry jams, pies, syrups, and more.

More special events

June 23: Good Shepherd Charity Supper at Replenova Farm

June 23: The Ecology School’s June tour

June 24: Plant Walk at Dandelion Spring Farm

June 29: June Taco Night at Dandelion Spring Farm

July 8: No-Till workshop at Stonecipher Farm

July 8: Potluck Pig Roast 2023 at Old Crow Ranch

July 15: Landscape & Color painting workshop at Dandelion Spring Farm

July 21: The Ecology School’s July tour

July 23: 2023 Open Farm Day, events across Maine

July 27: July Taco Night at Dandelion Spring Farm

August 18 – 20: 46th Annual Machias Wild Blueberry Festival

August 18: The Ecology School’s August tour

August 19: Mushroom Foraging & Cooking Demo at Dandelion Spring Farm

August 20: Cowside Supper at Lakin’s Gorges Cheese

August 23: Outstanding in the Field Dinner at Dandelion Spring Farm

August 31: August Taco Night at Dandelion Spring Farm

September 17: Cowside Supper at Lakin’s Gorges Cheese

September 22: The Ecology School’s September tour

September 28: September Taco Night at Dandelion Spring Farm

Which farm should I go to?

Farm Stands & Retail

  • AK Produce at Hope Orchards, Hope (Knox County)
  • Albee Farm, Alna (Lincoln County)
  • A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm, Sumner (Oxford County)
  • Bahner Farm, Belmont (Waldo County)
  • Balfour Farm, Pittsfield (Somerset County)
  • Berry Fruit Farm & Orchard, Livermore Falls (Androscoggin County)
  • BrightBerry Farm, Dixmont (Penobscot County)
  • Broadturn Farm, Scarborough (Cumberland County)
  • Brodis Blueberries, Hope (Knox County)
  • Bumbleroot Organic Farm, Windham (Cumberland County)
  • Campo di Fiori, Bowdoinham (Sagadahoc County)
  • Canty Cow Creamery, Turner (Androscoggin County)
  • Copper Tail Farm, Waldoboro (Lincoln County)
  • Crooked Face Creamery, Skowhegan (Somerset County)
  • Findview Farm, Gorham (Cumberland County)
  • Frith Farm, Scarborough (Cumberland County)
  • Full Fork Farm, China (Kennebec County)
  • Fuzzy Udder Creamery, Whitefield (Lincoln County)
  • High Hopes Farm LLC, Bristol (Lincoln County)
  • High View Farm, Harrison (Cumberland County)
  • Jordan’s Farm, Cape Elizabeth (Cumberland County)
  • Lakin’s Gorges Cheese at East Forty Farm, Waldoboro (Lincoln County)
  • Lazy Acres, Farmingdale (Kennebec County)
  • McDougal Orchards, Springvale (York County)
  • The Milkhouse Farm & Dairy, Monmouth (Kennebec County)
  • Misty Brook Farm, Albion (Kennebec County)
  • Nezinscot Farm, Turner (Androscoggin County)
  • Old Crow Ranch, Durham (Androscoggin County)
  • Orchard Ridge Farm, Gorham (Cumberland County)
  • Replenova Farm, Durham (Androscoggin County)
  • Sheepscot General Store & Farm, Whitefield (Lincoln County)
  • Smithereen Farm, Pembroke (Washington County)
  • Springdale Farm, Waldo (Waldo County)
  • Snell Farm, Buxton (York County)
  • Stonecipher Farm Store, Bowdoinham (Sagadahoc County)
  • Thirty Acre Farm, Bremen (Lincoln County)
  • Two Coves Farm, Harpswell (Cumberland County)
  • Verrill Farm, Poland (Androscoggin County)
  • Wild Miller Farm, Palermo (Waldo County)
  • Winslow Farm, Falmouth (Cumberland County)

Events & Classes

  • A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm, Sumner (Oxford County)
  • AK Produce at Hope Orchards, Hope (Knox County)
  • Brodis Blueberries, Hope (Knox County)
  • Dandelion Spring Farm, Bowdoinham (Sagadahoc County)
  • The Ecology School, Saco (York County)
  • Frith Farm, Scarborough (Cumberland County)
  • Gathering Winds Farm & Orchard, Poland (Androscoggin County)
  • Lakin’s Gorges Cheese at East Forty Farm, Waldoboro (Lincoln County)
  • Maine Water Buffalo Co., Appleton (Knox County)
  • McDougal Orchards, Springvale (York County)
  • Nezinscot Farm, Turner (Androscoggin County)
  • Old Crow Ranch, Durham (Androscoggin County)
  • Orchard Ridge Farm, Gorham (Cumberland County)
  • Pumpkin Vine Family Farm, Somerville (Lincoln County)
  • Smithereen Farm, Pembroke (Washington County)
  • Stonecipher Farm Store, Bowdoinham (Sagadahoc County)
  • Sunflower Farm Creamery, Cumberland (Cumberland County)
  • Ten Apple Farm, Gray (Cumberland County)
  • Toddy Pond Farm, Monroe (Waldo County)
  • Turning Page Farm Brewery, Monson (Piscataquis County)

Farm Visits & Walking

  • A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm, Sumner (Oxford County)
  • Bumbleroot Organic Farm, Windham (Cumberland County)
  • Canty Cow Creamery, Turner (Androscoggin County)
  • Orchard Ridge Farm, Gorham (Cumberland County)
  • Pumpkin Vine Family Farm, Somerville (Lincoln County)
  • Ten Apple Farm, Gray (Cumberland County)

Dining

  • Berry Fruit Farm & Orchard, Livermore Falls (Androscoggin County)
  • Canty Cow Creamery, Turner (Androscoggin County)
  • Nezinscot Farm, Turner (Androscoggin County)
  • Orchard Ridge Farm, Gorham (Cumberland County)
  • Sheepscot General Store & Farm Whitefield (Lincoln County)
  • Turning Page Farm Brewery, Monson (Piscataquis County)

uPick

  • AK Produce at Hope Orchards, Hope (Knox County)
  • BrightBerry Farm, Dixmont (Penobscot County)
  • Estes Farm, Buxton (York County)
  • Fairwinds Farm, Bowdoinham (Sagadahoc County)
  • Full Fork Farm, China (Kennebec County)
  • McDougal Orchards, Springvale (York County)
  • Orchard Ridge Farm, Gorham (Cumberland County)
  • Rivard Farm, Springvale (York County)
  • Smithereen Farm, Pembroke (Washington County)
  • Snell Farm, Buxton (York County)
  • Verrill Farm, Poland (Androscoggin County)
  • Wilton Blueberry Farm, Wilton (Franklin County)
  • Winslow Farm, Falmouth (Cumberland County)

Other Activities

Can’t make it to one of the farms on the map? Don’t sweat it! We have plenty of ideas for farm activities that you can do anywhere in the state, or at home.

Go

  • Pick your own: Many farms offer the opportunity to pick your own fruit, which is one of the best farm activities for kids and adults alike. There is no more interactive way to experience fresh farm produce than picking straight from the plant themselves.
  • Tour a dairy farm: Learn where your dairy comes from. Discuss what your favorite types of cheese are, and what other food items come from cows, goats and sheep. Reflect on the different steps it takes for milk to end up in your cereal, or cheese on your pizza. See if you can make a meal using at least 2 different Maine dairy products (butter, milk, cheese, yogurt, etc).
  • Tour a fiber farm: See the sheep and other livestock, learn how natural fibers are made, and reflect on what other non-edible
    products come from farms
  • Tour a wild blueberry farm: See how Maine wild blueberries grow, and reflect on how growing wild blueberries is different from other produce, and the challenges that climate change might pose to the industry
  • Create a self-guided scavenger hunt: possible activities include finding a herd of sheep, a corn field, pollinators, barns of different colors, working farm animals or looking for different vegetables growing on farms
  • Visit a Maine agricultural fair or festival to see livestock demos and competitions, prize-winning produce, and more

Do

  • Pack a picnic of Maine foods and bring it to a favorite walking spot, hiking trail, park or beach
  • Create a bouquet with Maine-grown flowers
  • Enjoy a beverage made with Maine ingredients
  • Cool down with an ice cream or popsicle made with local ingredients
  • Try 3 different Maine-grown varieties of the same fruit or vegetable and compare them
  • Complete a knitting, crochet, felting, or other project with Maine-made fiber
  • Make a decoration for your house out of Maine-grown products
  • Try a preserved food that’s made in Maine

Learn

  • Do you know how your town’s policy decisions affect Maine’s farming landscape? Learn about the effects that municipal and state policy have on Maine’s farms.
  • How much do you know about the Farm Bill, the primary agriculture and food policy measure of the federal government? Congress is drafting the newest Farm Bill this year – learn about MFT’s priorities for the Farm Bill and why these priorities matter to Maine farmers.
  • Learn about the role of dairy in Maine’s agriculture industry, some of the challenges the dairy milk farmers face, and opportunities to enact policies that support Maine milk producers by browsing Maine Farmland Trust’s Dairy Sector Report.
  • Learn about soil health, how farmers create healthy soil, and why healthy soils can help farms mitigate the effects of climate change. Use our Summer Farm Activities Map to visit farms in the Maine Soil Health Network that are implementing these practices.
  • Learn how towns can minimize the impact of solar development on important farm soils and other agricultural resources.
  • See how the Maine farming community rallied together to support farms affected by PFAS contamination – and follow our policy action alerts to take action to ensure that supports for impacted farmers and research on remediation are included in the 2023 Farm Bill.
  • Talk to your local farmer! What are the top challenges that they face? What are their thoughts on how to solve those challenges?

This map is supported by MFT’s Business Members

This map, and Maine Farmland Trust’s work, is supported by our members. We are especially grateful to our Fruit and Blossom business members, who are committed to our local farms and communities and share our vision to grow a thriving agricultural economy.