4.8 from 772 reviews across 14 farms
Organised lists 15 farms in Maine, including 15 butchers, 10 raw milk farms and 9 farm shops. 10 deliver to your door.
Maple Lane FarmsMeat · Charleston4.9 (280 reviews)Maple Lane Farms is a five generation family farm in Charleston, Maine, farmed by the Higgins family since 1935. Today it runs around 700 naturally raised beef cattle, a state inspected processing facility with an automated smokehouse, and one of the largest hay dealing operations in the northeastern United States. The farm retail store sells locally raised beef, pork, chicken and lamb, every cut done by hand, sealed and flash frozen straight from the cutting rooms with no old stock.
Ordering works by call in: the team fills your order and calls when it is ready, with cash, card and EBT accepted at the store, which opens seven days a week. The farm also sells its Black Label Reserve home raised beef, hay, silage and screened compost, and takes custom processing appointments for customers who raise their own animals. They cheerfully call themselves the candy store for the carnivore.The MilkhouseRaw milk & meat · Monmouth4.9 (117 reviews)The Milkhouse is an organic dairy farm at Monmouth, Maine, milking Jersey cows whose milk and yoghurt are certified organic by MOFGA. The milk goes into a cream topped original yoghurt, a fruit on the bottom version with organic Maine blueberries, and strained Greek style yoghurts, one sweetened with Maine maple syrup.
Fresh whole Jersey milk is sold non pasteurised, and the farm also sells meat and runs a farm store on South Monmouth Road, open long hours every day. Milkhouse yoghurt and milk are stocked by shops around the area as well, with a list of where to find them on the website.Herring Brothers MeatsMeat · Guilford4.6 (67 reviews)Herring Brothers Meats is a family owned business in Guilford, Maine that has been running since the 1920s and is now in the hands of the third and fourth generation, Thomas and Andrea Gilbert and their son Trey. The company operates a local retail meat market alongside a full time USDA inspected slaughterhouse, smokehouse and processing plant, cutting customers' animals to their own specification and offering smoking services from two onsite smokehouses.
The shop sells the family's own locally raised beef by the side and quarter, all natural Maine beef dry aged for 14 to 21 days, along with whole and roasting pigs, fresh beef and pork, nitrate free smoked products and six flavours of ground sausage. Their Wicked Good Beef Jerky has been shipped all over the United States and overseas to the troops. The plant is a certified MOFGA processing member, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association.
Tessiers FarmRaw milk, meat & eggs · Skowhegan4.8 (48 reviews)Tessiers Farm is a family run farm in Skowhegan, Maine that grew from a small homestead into a proper source of local food. The family raise beef cattle, pigs, goats, sheep and rabbits naturally, driven by a wish to know exactly where their food comes from rather than settling for processed alternatives.
The farm store is a warm, friendly spot to pick up meat and raw milk, talk about rural life and learn a little about how food is raised. The family also offer custom meat processing and run workshops for the community on fresh eating and understanding your food.
Tide Mill FarmMeat · Township of Edmunds5 (40 reviews)Tide Mill Farm is a ninth generation family farm on the coast of Maine at Edmunds, raising, processing and selling certified organic meats and dairy. The Bell family farms here with an eye on tradition, and everything the farm sells is held to certified organic standards.
The online shop sells organic whole chickens and cuts, chicken sausage, turkey, pork and beef, plus an organic pet food supplement, and their meat can also be found in stores around the region. There is a farm stand at the farm as well, open on Saturdays through the year.
Misty Brook FarmRaw milk, meat & eggs · Albion4.8 (42 reviews)Misty Brook Farm is a certified organic family farm in Albion, Maine, producing a remarkably wide range of food from one holding. There is organic raw cow's milk and cream, 100% grass fed beef and lamb, milk fed Jersey veal, pastured soy free pork, sausages and salami, eggs and milled grains, plus seasonal raw sheep's milk supplied by Golden Fleece Farm.
The farm store sits at the heart of the farm on Bog Road and is open daily, all year round, from dawn to dusk. It runs on self service, taking cash, cheques and Venmo, and an open farm policy means you are welcome to have a self guided look around the farm while you are there.
The Sebago House DairyRaw milk & meat · Sebago4.9 (34 reviews)The Sebago House Dairy is a family run dairy farm at Sebago, Maine, worked by Chris and Zoe, who both grew up in the area and are now raising their own children on the farm. The cows come first here, and the couple keep the herd well cared for while producing fresh milk for the local community.
The farm is open to the public daily, so you can buy milk at the source and see a small working dairy going about its day. There is no website, so phone or email if you want to check availability before you visit.
ME Water Buffalo Co.Raw milk & meat · Appleton4.8 (33 reviews)ME Water Buffalo Co is a family owned and operated water buffalo farm at 232 Old County Road in Appleton, Maine. The family began raising water buffalo in 2008 after a chance first meeting with one, and in 2013 became the first water buffalo dairy in the state. Jessica Farrar and her family raise the herd for its exceptionally creamy milk and healthy meat, pasture feeding the animals on grass and hay with no hormones, chemicals or additives.
Every dairy product is made in the farm's Maine state licensed creamery from the unpasteurised milk of its own herd, in small hand mixed batches: hand stretched mozzarella di bufala, burrata, creamtop yogurt, fromage blanc, buffeta, whole milk ricotta, Sicilian style gelato and rich creamline milk when available. There is USDA inspected water buffalo meat and whey fed pork too, plus farm tours, calf encounters, farm camp and farm stay glamping, all arranged ahead rather than by dropping in.
Saco River FarmsRaw milk, meat & eggs · Standish4.9 (26 reviews)Saco River Farms is a diversified farm in Steep Falls, Maine, run by Farmer Mark and best known for raw milk from its pasture raised Nubian goats. Alongside the dairy the farm raises whole chickens, duck eggs and goat meat, grows organic produce for its CSA shares, and hosts events like goat hikes and goat snuggle sessions on the farm.
The Natural Foods Market at 29 Weeman Rd sells it all in person, open Wednesday to Sunday from 9am to 6pm, and there is an online shop for ordering ahead. Look out for goats milk caramel, raw dog food, organic seedlings in spring, and produce subscriptions that run from May through November.
Quill's End FarmRaw milk, meat & eggs · Penobscot5 (23 reviews)Quill's End Farm is a diversified, grass based micro dairy in Penobscot, Maine. The farm starts from the soil up, grazing its animals on pasture and treating healthy grass as the foundation of good food. It produces cream on top cow and goat milk, pork raised on pasture and fed whey from the farm dairy, and grass fed beef and veal.
The family are active in Maine's food sovereignty movement, selling their dairy and meat directly so it stays accessible to the local community. The farm is open daily from 7am to 7pm, and delivery can be arranged.
Pine Tree PoultryMeat · New Sharon4.8 (23 reviews)Pine Tree Poultry is a family run farm in New Sharon, Maine, best known for its all natural farm fresh turkey and also raising chicken, beef and pork. The birds live free range in large open barns and pastures, eat an all vegetarian grain diet and are raised without antibiotics or hormones, with processing done on the farm itself to keep stress low.
The family kitchen mixes its own ingredients for a range of prepared products, including reduced sodium options. You can order through the website and collect at the farm, or pick up in Portland or Topsham.
Grace Pond FarmRaw milk & meat · Thomaston4.9 (16 reviews)Grace Pond Farm is a small farm at Thomaston, Maine, raising pastured livestock organically. The MOFGA certified dairy herd is a mix of Normande and Jersey cows grazing all season, the chickens and turkeys are truly pasture raised on organically certified and Maine grown grains, and the pigs eat a soy free diet of certified grain, milk and whey while rooting through pasture and woodland.
Raw milk goes into glass bottles at the Barn Store on the farm, where you will also find beef, rose veal, pork and seasonal poultry, whole or by the cut. Orders can be placed by email for on farm pick up, and their products are stocked by local retail partners too.
Balfour FarmMeat · Pittsfield4.4 (19 reviews)Balfour Farm is a dairy farmstead and creamery in Pittsfield, Maine, making cheese, salami and small batch yogurt on the farm. The range runs from English style cheddars and Maine style gouda to alpine style tomme, whole milk parmesan, brie style rounds and a family of applewood smoked cheeses, alongside salami such as soppressata, chorizo and uncured pepperoni.
Everything is sold through the farm's online shop, which also carries frozen meat and a little merchandise, and the farm itself is open daily for anyone who would rather buy in person.
Depot Street Meats & DairyRaw milk, meat & eggs · Jay4.3 (4 reviews)Depot Street Meats and Dairy is the farm store of L.D. Farms, a family owned farm in Franklin County, Maine, selling from 29 Depot Street in Jay and from twice weekly stalls at the Farmington farmers markets. The farm raises 100 percent grass fed, grass finished Belted Galloway beef with no antibiotics and no hormones, Maine state inspected, alongside pastured Katahdin lamb, heritage poultry and fresh chicken and duck eggs.
The farm is also a fully licensed Maine dairy for the sale of raw milk and dairy products, with everything tested monthly. Raw whole goat milk comes from its own herd of registered Guernsey goats, primarily grass fed and supplemented with local grains, and is made into a soft spreadable chevre, kefir, yogurt and cow and goat milk cheeses, with a Normande milk cow named Liberty and two Normande heifers from an all grass fed organic herd joining the milking line. A new double milking station serves the goats, and registered Guernsey goat kids are sold from a published kidding schedule.
Dreamland FarmRaw milk, meat & eggs · HartfordDreamland Farm is a family run farm at Hartford, Maine, raising livestock alongside its crops and taking the welfare of its animals and the care of its land seriously. The family sells what it produces directly to its neighbours, keeping the connection between farm and table short.
Raw milk and meat are the heart of the offer, sold from the farm, which is open daily from 7am to 7pm. There is no website on file, so the phone is the way to check what is in stock before you visit.Rebuilding the food system, from the farm up
