Where in Northern Maine to find pick your own farms and orchards for fruit, vegetables, pumpkins and canning & freezing instructions!
This month's notes: February 2012: Winter is upon us, but don't despair! Strawberry and citrus picking actually begins in Florida, southern Texas and southern Californiaa in December. And for the rest of us; there are many delicious jams, jellies, and marmalades that you can make for yourself or as gifts, from frozen or fresh fruit. See this page for hundreds of easy canning and freezing instructions/recipes, canning equipment guide! Also make your own ice cream - see How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals. Then see each state's crop availability calendar for more specific dates of upcoming crops. Organic farms are identified in green! See our guide to local fruit and vegetable festivals!. Please tell the farms you found them here - and ask them to update their information!!
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Northern Maine's U-Pick Farms and Orchards, sorted by county
- Farm markets, roadside stands, local meat, milk, eggs, local honey, horse riding, farm B&B's etc.
- To find pumpkin patches, corn mazes and other Halloween activities, click here.
- To find choose and cut-your-own Christmas tree farms, click here.
Aroostook County
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Circle B Farms - apples, blueberries, Other fruit or veg,
restrooms, picnic area
287 E Presque Isle Rd, Caribou, ME 04736. Phone: 207-498-8238. Fax: 207-493-0066. Email: circlebfarms04@hotmail.com. Open: from 8 am to 6 pm, 7 days a week; We open the you pick last week of July with Blueberries and close the fields in late October after the Apples are done. Directions: East Presque Isle or Route 205 in Caribou, Maine look for the Circle B Farms sigh. Click here for a map and directions. Check the schedule page on our web site. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Fresh cut Christmas Holly in November. (UPDATED: January 17, 2011) - Chasse Vegetables -
Peas, snap beans and other vegetables
Phone: 207-592-9080. Go 2 miles past Lake View Restaurant and make a right turn onto Chasse Road, go 1.5 miles, in Saint Agatha, Maine. Monday through Saturday (am hours) While in season. - Goughan Farms - strawberries
872 Fort Fairfield Road, Caribou, ME 04736. Phone: 207-498-6565. They also have a corn maze in the Fall. (UPDATED: October 07, 2010) - Hebert Farm -
highbush blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, peas and beans.
Route 161, Guerette, Maine. Phone: 207-834-5065. - Hillside Farm - blueberries
259 US Highway 1, Monticello, ME. Phone: 207-538-9035. Email: patalados@pioneerwireless.net. Directions: North Road, 1/4 mile north of Hare Road, East Side of Rte 1. Small quantities available. Easy picking from bush. - J.A. & R. Farms - Pick your own apples, and fresh vegetables.
Rte 161, St. Francis, ME. Phone: 207-398-3396. Directions: 18 miles from Fort Kent International Bridge. Open: Spring through Fall Monday through Saturday from 6:30 am to 5 pm. - Kody's Crop - custom growers
396 Main Street, Bridgewater, ME. Phone: 207-429-9551. Email: gary50@ainop.com. If we don't have it, we will custom grow it for you. We also have three varieties of potatoes: Red, Superiors and Shepodys. Open: summer and fall. - Mac's Best Produce -
red raspberries, highbush blueberries, apples
799 Benedicta Road, Benedicta, Maine. Phone: 207-365-4486. Fax 207-365-4453. Email themcavoys@ainop.com and themcavoys@pivot.net. Mac's Best grows three varieties of red raspberries, 2 highbush blueberries, 8 apples and an assortment of vegetables to ensure a wide selection all season long. Late June through October, Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm. Restrooms Available. -
McElwain's Strawberry Farm - pre-picked and pick your own
strawberries
Rte 161, Caribou, ME. Phone: 207-498 8276. Email: fmcelwai@maine.rr.com. Directions: Three miles from downtown Caribou on Rte 161.
Open Summer through Fall.(UPDATED: June 27, 2011) - Rush Garden - ?? I haven't found out what they have yet.
1082 Benedicta Road, Benedicta, ME Phone: 207-365-4141. Email: rushgarden@mfx.net. - Sunnyside Farm / Ferme Ensoleillee - blueberries
Linneus, ME. Phone: 207-532-7058. Email: edesrosiers@voila.fr. Directions: Right outside Houlton in the countryside of Linneus. Call for precise directions. Open: Summer, Fall (Apples) 7 days 8am - 5pm. Cultivated highbush; varieties include: Northland, Patriot, Chippewa, Northblue, and Polaris. Handicapped Accessible, Restrooms, Can Accommodate Bus Tours. - McNally's Farm - raspberries, blueberries
Corner of Happy Corner Road and Frenchville Road, Patten, Maine . Phone: 207-528-2110. Fax 207-528-6165. Email mcnallyfarm@ainop.com Open 7 days a week. Please call ahead of time. We also have potatoes. We take orders for the potatoes and people pick them up. The berries start in July and run through August. The potatoes run through October. - Staples Farm -
Pick your own pumpkins.
Bancroft, Maine From Rte 169 take Bancroft road to Kelly Road, Phone: 207-448-2037. Email jrstap@prexar.com Open 7 days a week during pumpkin season. - T & D Farms -
Pick your own strawberries, peas and beans.
732 Forest Avenue, Fort Fairfield, Maine. Phone: 207-473-7786. Open 6 am to dark as long as season permits . - Treeland Farms - peas, beans, squash and pumpkin
335 Calais Road, located 4 miles south of Houlton on U.S Route 1. Farm is on right side of the road in Hodgdon, Maine. Phone: 207-532-2018. Email bubbatreeland@aol.com You pick several varieties of peas, beans, squash and pumpkins available in July - October. July 10 - 30. 8:00 a.m. until dark. Bus parking. - Whole Earth Farm -
vegetables
Presque Isle, Maine. Phone: 207-769-2107. Email slashbrown@aol.com. Route 10, three miles East of Presque Isle in Presque Isle, Maine. Pick your own vegetables at a good price.
Farmer's Markets, Farm Stands and Roadside Stands, Etc.
(NOT pick-your-own,
unless they are also listed above)
Aroostook County
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Circle B Farms - Garden stand on a residence, Roadside stand,
Farm stand / farm market on a farm, some produce is grown using IPM
(integrated pest management), all produce is grown using IPM (integrated
pest management), Covered outdoor market, Uncovered outdoor market, apples,
blueberries, restrooms, picnic area
287 E Presque Isle Rd, Caribou, ME 04736. Phone: 207-498-8238. Fax: 207-493-0066. Email: circlebfarms04@hotmail.com. Open: 8 am to 6 pm, 7days a week from late July to late October; Holly is cut fresh in November. Directions: East Presque Isle or Route 205 in Caribou, Maine look for the Circle B Farms sigh. Click here for a map and directions. Check the schedule page on our web site. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Fresh cut Christmas Holly in November. Pick up Fresh cut Christmas Holly at the farm or we can mail it to you if you like. in November. (UPDATED: January 17, 2011)
Wholesale Foods
Aroostook County
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Circle B Farms - Local sales at our farm, some produce is grown
using IPM (integrated pest management), apples, blueberries, restrooms,
picnic area
287 E Presque Isle Rd, Caribou, ME 04736. Phone: 207-498-8238. Fax: 207-493-0066. Email: circlebfarms04@hotmail.com. Open: Blueberry plants and Apple trees available in spring and fall. Directions: East Presque Isle or Route 205 in Caribou, Maine look for the Circle B Farms sigh. Click here for a map and directions. Check the schedule page on our web site. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Fresh cut Christmas Holly in November. We sell Blueberry plants & Apple trees. (UPDATED: January 17, 2011)
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Home Canning KitsThis is the same type of standard canner that my grandmother used to
make everything from applesauce to jams and jellies to tomato and
spaghetti sauce. This complete kit includes everything you need and lasts
for years: the canner, jar rack, jar grabber tongs, lid lifting wand, a
plastic funnel, labels, bubble freer, and the bible of canning, the Ball
Blue Book. It's much cheaper than buying the items separately. You'll
never need anything else except jars & lids (and the jars are reusable)!
There is also s simple kit with just the canner and rack, and a pressure
canner, if your want to do vegetables (other than tomatoes). To see
more canners, of different styles, makes and prices, click here! |
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Lids, Rings, Jars, mixes, pectin, etc.Need lids, rings and replacement jars? Or pectin to make jam, spaghetti sauce or salsa mix or pickle mixes? Get them all here, and usually at lower prices than your local store!
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PYO Farms in Other Countries: [ Australia ] [ Canada ] [ South Africa ] [ New Zealand ] [ United Kingdom ]
Our other free, informative sites you may like:
EHSO.com - Environmental health and safety information and guidance for the
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Our other free, informative sites you may like:
EHSO.com - Environmental health and safety information and guidance for the
home
ConsumerFraudReporting.org - Information about identity theft, frauds and
scams; how to report them and how to protect your identity.
FitnessAndHealthScience.org - Practical fitness, health and diet information
that works.
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