Welcome to the Marketing Pages of the Maine Department of Agriculture

Finding Maine Food and Farms
Search for a food or farm producer... Search by keyword: Search can include types of products (such as lamb, fiber, tomatoes), farm business or company name, or any one word description. All words do not necessarily give results. Restrict search to a certain type of operation: Restrict search to specific county: Restrict Search to specific town name:
	Be sure to catch a Maine Agricultural Fair this summer. See the complete list sorted by date or this list sorted by location town.
	Find a Maine farmers' market. The summer season starts in May. You can search by town, county or key word.
Events of interest... May 1, 2008 - Maine Farmers' Markets Search our statewide listings for a Maine farmers market near you. June 4, 2008 - "What’s Fresh?" A new e-mail publication for local food shoppers. Your ticket to what's fresh and in season from Cape Elizabeth farms. July 4, 2008 - Maine Agricultural Fairs Maine agricultural fairs start in July with the Houlton Fair, and end in October with the Fryeburg Fair. (see all calendar listings...)

How to navigate our site...

The "Buy" tab above contains the search for farmers' markets. Individual food and farm producers can be located using the search above.

The "Visit" tab will take you to these farms, events and activities...

Maine Agricultural Trades Show in January
recipes that feature real Maine ingredients
maple recipes
Maine Maple Sunday the fourth Sunday in March
agricultural fairs in Maine during summer and fall
Open Farm Day farms in July

Find answers, links to information, resources and contacts for producers and the general public in the "Learn" tab...

to learn about Maine food and farm products and about agriculture as a business, go directly to the frequently asked questions section
Focus on the Farm, sessions at the Blaine House are summarized here

The "Connect" tab will take you not only to programs, such as Maine Senior FarmShare, connected to the Department of Agriculture, but also to the searchable food and farms resource guide where Maine producers will find find information, resources and contacts for marketing and business development.

Producers and processors of Maine food and farm products are invited to fill out a quick survey in order to be part of the print brochures and web search pages on this site.

For quick links to popular pages check the links on the top green bar. And if you are lost, see the site map.

Enjoy your tour!

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Finding Maine Food and Farms

Events of interest...

How to navigate our site...