My lovely wife has been trying to cure our winter blues, and part of this cure is enjoying local…read moreevents. She came upon the fact that the Portland Farmers' Market moves indoors for the winter season and we made plans to visit this past Saturday. While the winter market is smaller than the summer market, it still managed to fill the gymnasium at the girl's academy. We came late in the day, and many vendors apologized for how picked over they were, but we still managed to fulfill a good portion of our shopping needs. I'd say the score of the day was the dilly beans I came across as we were about to leave. I'm sure I scared the poor fella as I quickly grabbed the jar and excitedly handed him the money. I'll probably have to make the 40 mile trip next Saturday in hopes of replenishing my pickled green bean dreams.

Went to the farmers market on Wednesday. Parking was a breeze as it was later in the morning…read more Tons of fresh produce, honey and breads. Ended up buying some bagels. Looking forward to trying them. Beautiful quiet park well maintained. Come check it out Wednesday and Saturdays.

We rented a beach house on the coast. So we went exploring for local farm stand produce. We came…read morehere several times during our 10 day stay. They are two ways to enter. 1 easy. One strange- 1st drive up a long road through old farm equipment, pot holes, raggedy chickens, and fields, w the huge sign "slow down. No. Not slow enough!" But finally we arrived. Perfect Maine blueberries, zucchini, tomatoes, corn, and fresh herbs. I found the prices average & the produce consistently fresh. Customer service? Um, well let's just say typical born & breed Mainer style. Nice enough. Best string beans ever. I made a nice salad; blanched them, then ice bath, finished in a Dijon vinaigrette, w summer tomatoes, and 2 days later they were still delicious w great snap!

Awesome service, great family, Caitlin took my order and did a terrific job delivering my Mother's…read moreDay gift to my mom. I look forward to doing it every Mother's Day. Thanks, Mitch

It's been a decade plus since my original review, so I thought I'd update it!…read more Since then the PFM on Wednesdays is now *also* located in the picturesque (and much easier to park in) Deering Oaks from mid April to late November, 7am to 1pm (while the winter market takes place only on Saturdays inside on Stevens Ave from early December to early April, 9am to 1pm). From the Portland Farmers Market: " Featuring over 30+ Maine farmers. From artichokes to zucchini, if you can grow it here, you'll probably find it IN season and fresh! Also eggs, meat, cheese, milk, ferments, flowers, fibers, honey, and more! Farm products exclusively." Yes, it is all things local in beautiful abundance! I like that many of the vendors are the same from Saturday to Wednesday; but there's just something slightly more lowkey about the Wednesday market. It's a smaller crowd, a more relaxed vibe, the vendors are unhurried and have more space to chat, and it seems like more locals are intentionally out to shop/support their local farmer. I usually know exactly what I want when I come here, but it's nice to be able to slow down and take time to really look around without being bumped into/having to worry about something selling out.

Just look at that gorgeous haul from today's farmers' market here in Portland! Cute tiny tomatoes…read moreand big juicy ones of different colors and varieties; eggplants; cabbage; garlic and shallots, and something called torpedo onions; tons of peppers, both to eat raw in salads and cook with (check out those purple ones!); super-fresh summer corn; herbs and flowers; dill pickles. I also snagged some blueberries and radish microgreens. I'll be eating verrrryyyyy well for the next several days, that's for sure. While you'll find a larger selection at the bigger Saturday market, when it's peak produce season like it is now the tables will be overflowing with goodness on Wednesdays, too. And it's just a bit mellower, and always easy to find a place to park. All of the vendors are happy to talk with you about what they're selling and I enjoy that as much as everything I bring home! Practicalities: bring cash, because even though several vendors do take cards, not all of them do and there's usually a $10 minimum. Plus, cash enables you to spend a few bucks at several different tables if you want to (I mean, why not try a tomato or two from each?). And bring your tote bags to load up, to save on having to use any plastic or paper (which most vendors do have in some form). Most of all, just enjoy strolling through the park and seeing all the bounty on offer, and know you're supporting Maine farmers by buying local.

Hyper local community focused grocer. We grabbed a few fridge essentials for the week here:…read more- gf English muffins from Bath, ME - goat and sheep's milk skyr - local apples - tatsoi - 2 lemons Prices are definitely on the high side, $50 for the items above - the produce is about 20-30% more than the Bay Area. When checking out they will ask if you want to round up your total bill to donate to charity - I love that concept!

Very nice people at the counter. Store had a good variety of products & some made fresh goods…read more Grabbed a blueberry soda to try & a bottle of water since it was hot out. Good location for sure. Love a good co-op.

We stopped here wanting fresh Maine blueberries! They have lots of pints and 1/2 pints and both…read moresmall and large varieties. The grounds and shop were immaculate. Couldn't help grabbing some fresh raspberries too! The fruit was well cleaned with no damaged fruit and extremely flavorful and fresh tasting and similarly priced for the area.. pints were $7.99

Came here with the expectation that this was a great nursery for the Scarborough communities, so I…read morewanted to check it out especially because they were having a sale on plant babies! They had a gazillion pumpkins and all different types of gourds this time of year, but at the front of each of the greenhouses were a variety of plants from small succulents to giant birds of paradise. Outside there was a selection of pots, but like most places they were out of terra cotta pots. Lots of mums and fall arrangements, and their farm market had a really nice selection of wine, produce, and dairy products. Parking was painless and checking out was easy enough. I'd love to come back here in the spring when things are ramping up.

Great experience! I went with my toddler and mother in law. Everything was handicap accessible. We…read moretook a self guided tour of the farm with my toddler for $6 pp, our child was free. We saw all the animals and there was a chance to feed the cows and play on the see saw and slide. Great affordable family trip!

The food at pineland Farms never fails. It's always fresh and delicious. I got a coffee, scone and…read morea breakfast sandwich. When bringing my own large travel coffee mug, the price for hot coffee is $2.78. There's a large seating area near the counter to enjoy your meal. There's also a dining area off the market which offers gorgeous westerly facing views. The staff is courteous and helpful. We also bought a few items in the market section of the store. It is stocked with many local and unique items, gift things along with food.

This is a smaller (but growing in number of vendors) farmers market easily found off route-1 and in…read moretown hall parking lot of the town of Scarborough. Here you can usually find what you need for your produce needs between two to three vendors that primarily do produce. Since it's small you don't always have the most choice to "shop around" on costs, but it's all fresh! Other tents have gourmet jams, loose leaf tea, breads/baked goods, pasta sauce and maple products, meat, beauty products/soap and fresh cut flowers among other things you can usually find as well. One thing that I can't find here that disappoints me is any delicious local cheese or other dairy products so don't count on finding that. Bottom line: worth stopping by to support local and get some good stuff!

Nice little farmers market. Usually there's only about eight vendors. The herbalist booth has a…read morenice display of soaps. I buy her arnica rub and it really works for sore muscles. I also really like her face oil. There are two produce booths, Italian cookie lady, granola and hand sewn items by the crafting Scott, meat, eggs, home made English muffins and sauces available. There's always plenty of parking.

PLEASE NOTE: This review is just for PYO and not for their farm stand which is located on the…read morecorner of Ossipee Trail and Randall Road. This is Portland's apple orchard. Only being 15 to 30 minutes outside of the city (depending on where you're coming from), it's the closest and easiest to get to. This is a no frills orchard: pay for what you want to pick (for 1/2 a bushel it was $25), mostly the trees are macs and corts, you can walk right into the orchard or get a tractor ride down to other trees on the weekends, there's real apple cider available for sale (half gallon was $5), maybe some gourds in a pile. Easy peasy. If you were looking to make apple picking a quick part of your day and not a full on event, Randall Orchards is exactly what you're looking for. (SIDE NOTE: They love and respect others local farmers and other orchards in southern Maine; we appreciated having a heart to heart with an employee about some of the unfortunate closures that happened this year.)

Highly enjoyed this pizza out in an igloo. It was chilly out but the igloo broke the wind and it…read morewas pretty fun. Pizza crust was delicious. My apple pizza was different. Apple butter, tasted more like dessert but it was lovely. Hubby had a more traditional meat pizza and that was good too. Service was okay. Nice people.