A healthy farmers market is about more than locally grown food – it also means a clean market environment and promoting positive life choices! Farmers’ markets have community-focused missions that promote healthy lifestyles and strong communities. There are simple steps market organizers can take to advance their mission and make sure their markets are a cleaner […]
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Rockland Farmers’ Market is an experience!
August 12, 2020 Categories
This market has been described as “the prettiest market in Maine” by someone who knows a bit about farmers’ markets. Caitlyn Hunter, of Appleton Creamery, sells her goat cheese alongside more than 15 other farmers and vendors at Rockland Farmers’ Market. The market takes place at Harbor Park in Rockland. The name gives you a […]
Celebrating Resiliency for National Farmers’ Market Week 2020
August 8, 2020 Categories
The Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets (MFFM) is celebrating farmers’ markets across the state with Maine Farmers’ Markets Snapshot Week 2020. Coinciding with National Farmers’ Market Week, Snapshot Week is an annual event for the farmers’ market community to celebrate their markets, share stories, and capture photos and data to illustrate the importance of farmers’ […]
Lewiston-native rediscovers her hometown at the Kennedy Park Farmers’ Market
August 6, 2020 Categories
A unique farmers’ market story by Doris Ray Share your unique story with MFFM and you can win a gift certificate to your favorite farmers’ market! Enter our contest here. A few weeks ago I drove to the town where I was born and grew up – Lewiston, Maine – to visit the Kennedy Park […]
Market Highlight – Mill Park Farmers’ Market in Augusta
August 4, 2020 CategoriesEvery market happens for a reason! There are hard-working farmers that organize nearly every farmers’ market in Maine. This series of market stories showcases some of the many unique, adaptive and resilient Maine farmers’ markets. The Augusta Farmers’ Market at Mill Park is the major farmers’ market of the capital area. Located in downtown Mill […]