| Code |
County |
Farm Type |
Marketing |
Stipend? |
Housing? |
# Positions Available |
Profile |
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| AND-01 |
Androscoggin |
Vegetables/Fruit|Other livestock|Value-added/processing|Diverse/integrated crop/livestock |
Community Supported Agriculture |
Yes |
Separate |
3 |
35 acre diversified farm in central Maine. 7 acres of organic vegetables and raspberries marketed through a 180+ member CSA; ten acres of orchard- selling wholesale and retail and cider; farm stand open Sept.-Nov.; turkeys, laying hens, pigs, sheep for food and fiber; hand tools and work horses for cultivation. |
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| AND-02 |
Androscoggin |
Vegetables/Fruit|Other livestock|Value-added/processing |
Other direct-to-consumer (Farm Stand, Farmers' Market, Restaurant) |
Yes |
Separate |
2 - 3 |
105 acre certified organic family farm with 3-4 acres in vegetables and 10 acres under cultivation, including cover crop rotation. Wide variety of vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruits marketed to locally owned stores and restaurants. Freestanding solar greenhouse plus 5 large plastic greenhouses for season extension. Apprentices are housed in tent-like yurts. We enjoy eating the nourishing food we produce, and as time allows, playing music, and cooling off in our farm pond! |
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| AND-03 |
Androscoggin |
Vegetables/Fruit|Value-added/processing |
Community Supported Agriculture |
Yes |
Separate |
1 or 2 |
Diverse mixed vegetable, fruit, flower, and herb farm on 150-year-old family farmstead in western Maine with beautiful views of the Presidential range to the west. Also an opportunity to work in a small farm-based antique business. |
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| AND-06 |
Androscoggin |
Vegetables/Fruit |
Community Supported Agriculture |
Yes |
Separate |
Full for 2010 |
A vegetable farm located in southern Androscoggin County, Maine, about 20 minutes east of Auburn/Lewiston and 40 minutes north of Portland. We grow about 3 acres of mixed vegetables, plus raspberries, strawberries, apples, and pears. We also have about 100 laying hens. We market our products via a CA program and at farmer’s markets in Portland and Bridgton. We do some wholesale business as well. 2009 will be the farm’s second season. |
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| ARO-05 |
Aroostook |
Vegetables/Fruit|Other livestock |
Other direct-to-consumer (Farm Stand, Farmers' Market, Restaurant) |
Yes |
Separate |
1 or a couple |
350 acre farm on the Aroostook River. Reclaiming pasture for the raising and management of organically grown buffalo. Livestock care includes bison feeding, roundups, birthings, haying. Other projects: Pole barn raisings, land clearing, fencing, wood splitting and orchard maintenance. Farm is also a hunting lodge business. |
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| CUM-03 |
Cumberland |
Vegetables/Fruit|Other livestock|Diverse/integrated crop/livestock |
Community Supported Agriculture |
Yes |
Separate |
Full for 2010 |
We raise organic produce, meat, and eggs for a 250 member CSA and one farmers' market. The farm sits on 362 acres (40 cultivated and in pasture) within the town of Brunswick, 1.5 miles from the ocean, 2 miles from Bowdoin College and within easy travel to Portland and beautiful coastal towns and beaches to the north and south. We offer an apprenticeship that teaches management skills to those seeking to run diversified farms. |
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| CUM-04 |
Cumberland |
Vegetables/Fruit|Other livestock|Value-added/processing|Diverse/integrated crop/livestock |
Community Supported Agriculture |
Yes |
Separate |
Full for 2010 |
The farm is located on the edge of suburban Portland and is close to the beach. The property is 434 acres of woods, fields and cropland. We operate a diverse organic farm business that includes: a 100 share CSA, 1 weekly farm market, PYO strawberries, cut flowers for weddings and events, hosting weddings and events, running a small summer day camp program, raising sheep, pigs, turkeys, laying hens, ducks, broilers and milking one Jersey cow. |
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| CUM-06 |
Cumberland |
Vegetables/Fruit |
Community Supported Agriculture |
Yes |
Communal |
3 |
12 acre non-profit organic vegetable farm located on the Saco River with 5 acres in production. MOFGA certified organic produce, herbs, vegetable seedlings, annuals and perennials are offered for sale at farmers’ markets, farm stand, wholesale accounts and innovative CSA. 19th century renovated farmhouse / barn, 3 greenhouses and 4 walk-in tunnels for extending the season. The farm also serves as an educational and community resource providing training and hands-on experiences for volunteers who help farm staff grow fresh organic produce some of which is donated to the local emergency food system. |
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| CUM-09 |
Cumberland |
Vegetables/Fruit|Other livestock|Educational |
Education |
Yes |
No Housing |
Full for 2010 |
Non-profit farming organization rooted in environmental and social justice. Our three farms are located in downtown Portland, Cape Elizabeth, and Lisbon. We operate a 26 acre farm with an acre of diverse vegetables in production, an urban farm with raised beds, small orchard and raspberry canes and support refugee farmers at their farm which has 22 acres in production. The bulk of our food goes to support our Elder Share CSA and our teenage youth development programs. We raise a small number of pigs, goats and poultry. |
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| CUM-12 |
Cumberland |
Vegetables/Fruit|Dairy|Other livestock|Value-added/processing|Homesteading |
Community Supported Agriculture |
No |
Separate |
1 - 2 |
Small, diverse family farm located in Brunswick, ME. We raise pigs, chickens (for meat and eggs), and turkeys. We have about 1 acre of vegetables, herbs and flowers under cultivation. We also have a milk cow and sell milk and yogurt from the farm. We live off the grid in a solar powered house. |
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