Pastured Products Directory - Maine

The following farms and ranches have certified that they meet Eatwild's criteria for producing grassfed meat, eggs and dairy products. Contact them directly for additional information or to buy their products:

Alder Brook Pig Farm is tucked in the woods in the small town of Athens, Maine.

We specialize in raising Heritage Breed pork. All our pigs are registered pure bred Large Blacks. This breed is best known for its marbled meat which makes it tender, fine-textured and succulent. It is unlike any pork you ever tasted. By raising the pigs on pasture they don't need medication or antibiotics they receive all the vitamins and nutrients they need from mother nature. We are bringing back the old style pork raised on pasture—happy and never confined.

We sell half a pig or whole. If you don't have a freezer big enough or just a small household we do sell from the freezer. Our smoked goods can be smoked with or without nitrates. All our pork is frozen and packaged at a USDA certified facility. We also sell weaned piglets for 4H projects or to raise your own pork. Farm tours are available

Call or email for more information.

Alder Brook Pig Farm, Lori Costa, 429 Brighton Road, Athens ME  04912. (207) 654-3013.
E-mail: costahouse@tds.net

Bridge Farm, circa 1789, is a 28-acre, historic, diversified, organic farm. Our produce, eggs, hay and poultry are certified organic by MOFGA (Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association).

Our animals have access to the outdoors year round and are only brought into barns for birthing for short time periods. We utilize portable fencing and "tractors" to move animals to fresh pasture regularly. Our pigs and and poultry are fed an organic grain mixture. but are on grasses daily when the snow melts through mid-October, depending on the weather and availability of grass. Sheep receive some organic grain during flushing and lactation, otherwise they are on pasture or eating certified organic hay from our farm.

Our vegetables, herbs and flowers are grown organically. We have set up a no spray zone for our farm. We use compost obtained from our own farm materials. We use green manures and rest our growing fields on a regular basis. We soil and water test yearly and conduct an annual recertification with MOFGA.

Bridge Farm is the home to 150+ laying hens who do not live in cages and have daily outdoor space, we only close them in at night for predator protection. Our broiler chickens and turkeys are housed in portable tractors or a hoop house and field shelter so they enjoy daily pasture grasses. Our pigs have a large field to root around in with shelter for shade.

Our small farm store is open 7-7 daily. We are at the Gardiner Farmers' Market on Wednesdays and have a small CSA which starts in June. Our eggs are also sold at Rising Tide Community Market in Damariscotta, ME. Sign up for the CSA at the farm store, online, or by phone (please leave a message). We welcome farm apprentices who are interested in diversified organic farming practices.

Bridge Farm, Kathy Coleman, Bob Howe, Mike Johnson, Erin Anderson, 593 Gardiner Road (Rt. 27), Dresden ME 04342. (207) 737-8083.
E-mail: kcoleman@midmaine.com. Website: http://www.bridgefarm.me.

Meadow View Farm is located in Monmouth, Maine. We specialize in raising grass-fed beef. Our beef animals graze on pasture in the summer and are fed hay in the winter.

All beef is packaged and frozen at a USDA certified facility in vacuum sealed wrap. Beef can be purchased at the farm with a 20-pound minimum when available.

Beef can also be purchased in 1/4, 1/2 or whole animal. Major credit cards are accepted. E-mail or call to order.

Meadow View Farm, Guy L. Bates, 450 Cobbossee Avenue, Monmouth ME 04259  04259. (207) 933-3355.
E-mail: meadowview@gwi.net.

At Meadowsweet Farm, we work with our domestic animals and plants and the environment to grow healthy food. We treat all animals with respect and allow them the fullest expression of their natures consistent with good husbandry.

Grassfed and grass finished beef and lamb are available year round at the farm and at the Belfast and Orono Farmer's Markets from May through December. Freezer lambs and sides and quarters of beef are available in the fall by reservation. We also deliver freezer orders to the Boston area at least once in the late fall.

Our cattle, sheep, and chickens are fed a natural diet with no added hormones or chemical fertilizers.

Meadowsweet Farm, Sumner and Paula Roberts, 105 Stevens Road, Swanville ME 04915. (207) 338-1265.
E-mail: meadowsweet@prexar.com

Medicine Hill is a small diversified certified organic farm in the scenic farming area of central Maine. We specialize in grass fed and finished beef. We practice intense rotational grazing. Our animals are treated as we would like to be treated and in return they give us great meat.

Our butcher is at a carefully chosen USDA facility. Our meat is DRY AGED for 21 days. Dry aging concentrates the flavor and tenderizes the meat. It is then custom cut, cryovac sealed and frozen. Our beef is sold by the side or whole animal when ordered in advance. Our freezer beef is available year round.

Pasture raised chicken and pork are grown to order. Orders must be received by May 1st. Fertilized pastured/free range eggs are also available year round. Fresh herbs and vegetables in season. We also offer CSA shares in $50 and $100 blocks. Please sign up by May 1st.

Classes in "Preserving the Harvest" are offered in August and September. We are open year round, but please call ahead.

We are happy to provide farm tours upon request. We are handicapped accessible and have restroom facilities. Call or e-mail for more information.

Medicine Hill, Linda Whitmore-Smithers, 1375 Sandy River Road, Starks ME  04911. (207) 696-4100.
E-mail: info@medicinehill.com. Website: http://www.medicinehill.com.

O'Donnell's Farm is located in Monmouth, Maine in a prime grass grazing area. Our grass-fed beef animals are rotationally grazed in the summer and fed hay and grass silage in the winter. We supplement our animal’s diet with Maine kelp meal, Redmond salt, and organic minerals to keep them healthy and promote a strong immune system.

Freezer beef is currently available at its peak in the fall. The beef is sold in quantities of a quarter-animal or more. It is frozen, packaged, and inspected at a local plant. We encourage customers to place their orders ahead for fall delivery.

O'Donnell's Farm, John O'Donnell, 445 South Monmouth Road, Monmouth ME  04259. (207) 933-3052, cell (207) 242-5629.
E-mail: johno@mainegrassfed.us  Website: http://www.mainegrassfed.us

Pondview Farm sells all natural, grass fed Highland Beef and Icelandic Lamb.

Our animals do not receive antibiotics or hormones. They are rotationally grazed on pastures in summer, and eat local hay in winter.

Delicious Highland beef is significantly lower in fat and cholesterol, and higher in protein and iron than other breeds.

Mild flavored and naturally lean, Icelandic lamb is a much different experience than your typical grocery store lamb. Its milder flavor appeals to many consumers who say they "just don't like lamb."

Our meats are processed by a local USDA butcher and are available in sides, quarters and retail packages.

Check out our farm website for more information and please call or email for purchasing details.

Pondview Farm, Sue and Mark Faunce, 691 Ossipee Trail, Limington ME 04049. (207) 625-3075.
E-mail: info@pondviewmaine.com. Website: http://www.pondviewmaine.com.

Sebago Lake Ranch is located 1 mile from the South shore of Sebago Lake on the Gorham/Standish line. We also farm in other parts of Gorham and Standish. We have been raising beef under a Natural label since the 90s and switched to a no grain, grass only diet in 2006.

We have practiced management intensive grazing since 1999 and worked with the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service for many years on projects to improve soil, water and air quality. As the manager of Sebago Lake Ranch I farm on a professional level. I have a BS from Cornell University in Animal Science and have attended various schools and seminars on Grass-Fed beef. I also have an extensive library on the subject, constantly staying up to date with the newest knowledge and technology.

Animals are humanely, safely and efficiently handled with a chute system purchased in 2006. We have been certified with the Maine Beef Quality Assurance program. We use a local abattoir that is federally USDA inspected and packages the meat in cryovac plastic. Right now we are limited to a seasonal production model because we want to achieve the maximum levels of Omega-3 and CLA that can be found in an animal finished on green grass. You may also find us at the Portland Farmers Market in Deering Oaks Park, May-November from 7-noon.

We also produce/sell Maple Syrup.

Sebago Lake Ranch, Ben and Jenn Hartwell, 443 Sebago Lake Road, Gorham ME 04038. (207) 892-2586.
E-mail: sebagolakeranch@gmail.com. Website: http://www.sebagolakeranch.com

Second Chance Farm, LLC and Longfellow's Creamery offers grass-fed, dry-aged, certified organic beef; whey-fed, pastured Berkshire pork; grass and milk-fed certified organic veal; raw milk and farmstead cheese. Our dairy animals became certified organic and our class A dairy was licensed in May 2007.

We sell meat either by the cut, or in quarters or halves; milk by the quart, 1/2 gallon or gallon; and cheese by the pound. We gladly ship overnight in cool-pak boxes, and we sell from the farm gate and at various farmers markets in Maine.

Our animals are humanely raised and we use sustainable farming practices. Our farm's motto is: "Nourishing the body, sustaining the spirit, celebrating community." Call us at the farm and we will be happy to serve your needs!

Second Chance Farm, LLC., Kathy Trodden, 20 Maple Lane/PO Box 431, Avon ME 04966. (207) 639-2074.
E-mail: kht@adelphia.net. Website: http://www.longfellowscreamery.com/home.php

Thunder Hill Farm is located in Waterford, Maine. We raise Scottish Highland Beef Cattle on 50 acres on our farm. Our cattle are grass-only fed by rotationally grazing from May to October. They eat hay or haylage during the winter months that has been produced from our fields. Our cattle are raised the way nature intended.

All livestock on our farm is respected and raised humanely. No growth hormones or additives are ever used. They are always given room to roam, a barn for shelter when they choose and a constantly year round supply of spring fed water.

Our delicious Highland Beef is available by the whole, side, quarter or piece. Orders for whole, side or a quarter of beef is best secured before May. Your order will be cut, vacuum packed and flash frozen to your specifications at a USDA facility. Our Highland Beef is also available by the piece from our farm.

We also grow pork and chicken to order. Order a whole or half a hog and a specific number of chickens before April 15th to assure availability. These animals will be raised on grass, as much as possible, for you. Supplemental grain may be needed. Your order will be available in the fall.

Thunder Hill Farm Highland Beef and Beef Jerky can be found for sale at Farmers Markets in the Oxford Hills area. On Friday afternoons beginning in June we are on Route 26 in Poland, Maine; Saturdays we are in Market Square in South Paris, Maine; and on Saturday mornings beginning in October we are at the Norway Grange building off Route 118 in Norway.

Note: We will be open for visitors on Maine Farm Day, July 25, 2010 from 10am-3pm. We will have ox cart rides, product samples, and a chance to view the Scottish Highland cattle in  their natural environment.

Thunder Hill Farm, Dottie Bell, 42 Bell Road, Waterford ME 04088. (207) 583-4146.
E-mail: sbbell@localnet.com.