We pick our vegetables when they're ready and not a moment earlier. That way they look great and taste even better.
From under the warm sun and cool rain, we harvest your veggies, wash them gently in our packing shed and bring them right to you at farmers market, fresh and ready for you to take home to feed to your friends and family.
We like colorful veggies! Whether it's a bundle of our technicolor chard, a bunch of rainbow carrots or a quart of red, white and blue potatoes, we make it easy to add color, beauty and flavor to your table.
Our soils are some of the best in the state, and our commitment to certified Organic agriculture means that they're getting better every year. We're proud for our vegetables to be certified Organic by MOFGA. That means we don't use any synthetic fertilizers or pesticides and instead we work to create a healthy farm ecosystem that naturally nourishes plants and repels pests.
Get a little or get a lot. Shop weekly or once a month. Our farm shares will meet your needs no matter what they are. Shop cash free from us at any of our markets, and our automatic email updates mean that you'll always know the balance of your share.
Anything, Any amount, Anytime. Use all of your share for salad on the first day of market, all for winter squash on the last day or anything in between. Kids at camp for the week? Get just enough for the two of you. Mom and Dad visiting for a few days? Get a little extra. Going on vacation? You won't miss out: your share balance will be waiting for you to stock up when you get back!
By prepurchasing your food, you can get a better deal during the season and you can help us by giving us cash when we need it the most.
There's a lot of risk in farming; it can take 4-5 months for a tiny seed to turn into a luscious, heirloom tomato. By prepurchasing that tomato (or that kale or leek or ...), you can take a little bit of the risk out of it for us, and the only thing we ask you to do is to eat some of the best food in the world.
Shares start at $100. If you buy $200 or more, we will increase it by 5% for free. Spoil your family with a $500 share, and we'll bump it up by 10%. Or – if you're a hard-core locavore – buying a $1000 share will get you a bonus of 15%.**
Shares can be used for any of the products we produce and every time you use your share, we will send you an email receipt that includes your current balance. Shares can be redeemed at our market stands at any of the markets we attend.
** These apply to shares paid by cash or check. Shares bought with credit or debit cards receive 2%, 7% and 12%, resp.
You can get more info by reading our farm share brochure:
download 2015 farm share brochure
When you're ready to buy a share, you can come visit us at one of the markets we attend, send us a check, or buy one on-line.
Clayton is a 9th generation family farmer who grew up in Indiana. After college, he ran as far away from farming as he could and worked as a computer programmer for a space-based telescope. After buying his first farm share, he realized he really did want to farm and within 18 months had quit his job and moved to Maine to learn how to grow Organic veggies. He first farmed as MOFGA's Farmer-in-Residence in Unity, then rented a farm in Montville before buying his own farm in Etna.
Clayton farms with his son, Graham, and helps to manage the Farmers' Markets in Waterville, Bangor and Orono and also serves on the board of directors for the Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets. When he's not up to his elbows in soil, he dusts off his old programming skills to work on projects like Crop Planning Software (for which he got a SARE grant to start) and our own custom farm share webapp.
It is deeply satisfying to be exhausted at the end of the day and looking out over a field that's been newly planted or freshly weeded and knowing that you've worked hard and worked well. We get to do that every day and, if you're interested in apprenticing on our farm, you can too.
If you're excited about learning how to farm while actually doing it, we're excited to teach you. Whether the job is tedious or fascinating, simple or complex, we're commited to showing you the ins and outs of what it takes to grow and market great food. We will work side by side every day and you will have the chance to be exposed to every aspect of our farm.
We grow some of the best food in the world, and our meals show it. With few exceptions, our meals are made from foods grown only on our farm and on the farms of other great folks in our community. Farmers aren't rich, but we get free choice from a produce section bigger and better than in any supermarket.
But it's not all work! We live near some of the most beautiful lakes in the state and love to go kayaking and swimming; and every week, MOFGA hosts events for farm apprentices all over Maine.
