Community supported agriculture and aquaculture, CSAs, are an easy way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from farmers, fishermen and other producers/harvesters! Check out this video to learn more. Below you’ll find a list of area businesses that offer a variety of CSA options to community members like you.

If you are a farmer or fisherman and would like us to add your information to this list, please contact us!

For general information on the DACF’s Senior Farm Share Program please scroll to the bottom of the page.


BATH

BOWDOIN

BOWDOINHAM

  • Apple Creek Farm - Start using a pre-loaded card to purchase farm products - you can refill your card as needed, the share can be used for any of their products.

  • Dandelion Spring Farm - Dandelion debit is available as a self-select option for customers to pre-order produce of choice, or make selections at the farmers’ market.

  • Harvest Tide Organics - The fall share consists of four deliveries, delivered bi-weekly from early October to the week before Thanksgiving.

  • Stonecipher Farm - Late Oct - Late December

  • Phil’s Farm - June - November

BRUNSWICK

  • Growing to Give - Instead of the veggies going to you as a paying customer in weekly portions, they’re distributed to people struggling with food insecurity through local food pantries and other access sites.

  • Juniper Edge Farm - offers an organically grown vegetable CSA from June 1 through Mid September, with pick-up on the farm, weekly. Please contact the farm for more info, juniperedge@myfairpoint.net.

  • Sound Pine Farm - June - October

DAMARISCOTTA

DRESDEN

  • Goranson Farm - Summer (May - October), Winter (November - April)

FREEPORT

HARPSWELL

  • Two Coves Farm - A meat CSA includes pasture raised beef, lamb, pork and poultry. Animals are sold by the whole, half, quarter as well as various assortment packages.

LISBON & LISBON FALLS

LEWISTON

  • New Roots Cooperative Farm - July - October. By supporting New Roots Farm Cooperative, you are also supporting refugee farmers in Maine! EBT and SNAP customers welcome and receive a 50% discount.

NOBLEBORO

  • Spears Farm - CSA balance can be used at their Waldoboro and Nobleboro farmstands and the two spring-fall markets they attend in Brunswick.

RICHMOND

  • Tender Soles Farm - June - October. Richmond School and Town Staff receive $10 off shares. Customers with SNAP benefits qualify for 1/2 priced shares. Qualified Seniors receive $50 free vegetables.

SABATTUS

TOPSHAM

  • Fairwinds Farm - You can spend it at any of their farmers’ markets, at their farm stand or at their U Pick Fields. Qualified Seniors receive $50 free vegetables. For more info please email us at fairwindsfarm08@gmail.com.

  • Whatley Farm - Market Debit CSA (You can sign up any time, use your CSA account until you run out of money, and then sign up again - shop at their online store, the farmstand, or at the farmers market) or SNAP CSA (Sign up by visiting us at any of our farmers markets, or emailing whatleyfarm@gmail.com. Each time you shop with us at market using SNAP/EBT, you will only be charged half of the cost of your fruits and vegetables from our stand. The other half is covered by grant funding from the Maine Harvest Bucks program.)

WALDOBORO

  • Copper Tail Farm - Sign up by May 1st, pick up is at the farm stand or at the farmers’ market in downtown Brunswick (Tuesdays and Fridays), or Brunswick Topsham Land Trust Farmers’ Market (Saturdays).

  • Spears Farm - CSA balance can be used at their Waldoboro and Nobleboro farmstands and the two spring-fall markets they attend in Brunswick.

WESTPORT ISLAND

WHITEFIELD

  • Fuzzy Udder Creamery - Pay in advance for cheese and yogurt purchased over the course of the year - then just pick up at the farmer's markets they attend or at their farm.

STATEWIDE

Maine Senior Farm Share Program

The Maine Senior Farm Share Program is designed to increase access to local food for low-income seniors. It is a $50 CSA share, the details of how the CSA works vary by participating farm. Sign-up is done with the farm, the 2021 list will be available on April 1. CSA sign-ups begin in April.

Eligibility

  • Be a Maine resident

  • Be 60+ years old, or 55+ years old if Native American

  • Meet the 2021 Income Guidelines:

    • Maximum of $23,606/per year for a one-person household; or

    • Maximum of $31,894/per year for a two-person household