farmers
poultry
Common Wealth/Maine-ly Poultry
Gardiner, ME
Common Wealth Poultry Co. is a family owned and operated farm that provides fresh, air-chilled, all-natural, growth hormone free poultry. They strive to use local and organic feeds, seeds, and fertilizers and believe strongly in developing a local economy, supported by strong rural communities. Ryan and Gina, two of our youngest farmers, are dedicating their lives to providing Maine with exceptional poultry raised with sustainable farming practices.
beef
Montshire Farms
Haverhill, NH
Continuing the legacy that Pete and Tara Roy created with PT Farms, Montshire Farms purchased the herd and property in 2022. The farm’s acreage spans both sides of the Connecticut River, thus their animals are raised in both VT & NH. Montshire also has their own USDA processing facility on-site so their animals don’t have to deal with the stress of being transported.
lamb
Straw’s Farm
Newcastle, ME
Lee Straw shepherds two separate groups of sheep and processes about 200 lambs a year. Each May 100 ewes, which Straw tends for another family, lamb on an island in Penobscot Bay. The “island flock” of North Country Cheviot-type sheep date back over 200 years and have been continually selected on the island. Aside from docking, castrating, shearing and introducing breeding rams, Straw leaves the sheep alone – to eat seaweed and grass and to bed down in a grove of spruce trees.
pork
Winter Hill Farm
Freeport, ME
Located in Freeport, Winter Hill is run by Steve and his wife Sarah who took over in 2011. The farm is permanently protected with an agricultural easement thanks to the Freeport Conservation trust. Along with heritage Berkshire pigs, they maintain a heard of Jersey and Randall cows who’s milk is used to produce their ACS Award winning cheese that we also feature in the shop. The spent whey (and cheese that doesn’t quite meet up to their standards) is fed to the pig’s which makes their fat a gorgeous, creamy white with a sweetness that is unlike any other.
Breezy Hill Farm
South Berwick, ME
Tom and Betsey Hasty own and operate this small, South Berwick farm and specialize in natural raised pork and beef. They do not use synthetic chemicals, routine antibiotics or added hormones. Their pigs are grass fed with grain supplement (grain and milk curd).
dairy
Misty Brook Farm
Albion, ME
Misty Brook Farm is a 400 acre certified organic farm in Albion, Maine. Their focus is producing high quality staple foods that satisfy all the requirements of a healthy, balanced diet. We carry their certified organic, 100% grass-fed raw Jersey cow’s milk and cream year round and offer their produce when in season.
produce
Ironwood Farm
Albion, ME
Ironwood Farm sits on 100 acres in the hills of Albion. With the help of their trusty draft horses, Nell, Justin & crew maintain and grow 10 acres of MOFGA Certified Organic Vegetables and have been providing produce to Maine Meat since day one.