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Greetings, local food lovers!
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Place your order from Western Maine Market today for pick-up or delivery this Friday or Saturday.

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Food Demo at Friday's Farmington Farmers' Market
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Naturominta will offer Energy Boost & Weight Loss Food Demos at Farmington's Friday farmers' Market again this week, beside the Better Living Center at 181 Front Street, 10 am to 1 pm.

Outdoor markets contiue through October!
New and Returning Products
Apples
Menu Group: Food
Section: Fruits and Berries
Category: Apples
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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(pictured) Apple, similar to Mac but mostly green, unknown variety: An ancient apple tree at our farm, planted next to a Gravenstein. The apples are great for fresh eating. They are mostly green, with a slight reddish blush, larger than the Gravensteins. We haven't tried cooking them yet. Pesticide-free, so not cosmetically perfect. Photo credit Heddi Vaughan Siebel.

Heirloom Gravenstein apples, never sprayed: Apples from an ancient tree on our property. We love them for fresh eating, pies, and applesauce. Not cosmetically perfect, but pretty good-looking for unsprayed apples.
Fedco describes Gravenstein as: "Tender crisp aromatic richly flavored juicy firm tart flesh. Outstanding eating and cooking. Rated very good to best by Beach in Apples of New York.... Thin tender skin, striped with yellow, red and orange."
High Bush Blueberries
Menu Group: Food
Section: Fruits and Berries
Category: Blueberries
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Vendor: Porter Hill Farm
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Grown on our farm. NO SPRAY berries, naturally grown and fertilized.
A Mix of fresh herbs
Menu Group: Food
Section: Herbs
Category: Culinary Mixes
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Vendor: Porter Hill Farm
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Parsley, thyme, basil
Naturally grown
Beef
Menu Group: Food
Section: Meat
Category: Beef
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Vendor: Depot Street Meats
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Flank - Perfect for Beef Satay, and Fajitas!

Ground Beef: Belted Galloway Beef--dry aged 2 weeks for tender and beefy flavor
Edamame
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Beans
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Vendor: Shady Maple Farm Products
Beets
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Beets
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Vendor: Porter Hill Farm
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A mix of Large Beets: You will get dark red and golden yellow beets. You may get one or two pink beets. The pink are pink Chiogga with concentric pink and white stripes on the interior- very pretty and nice when shredded uncooked for a salad. No spray, naturally grown.

Extra Large Beets: You may get dark red , yellow, and pink beets. No spray, naturally grown.
Bok choy
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Bok Choy
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
Carrots -Orange - medium size
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Carrots
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Vendor: Porter Hill Farm
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Fresh! Medium sized. Sweet. Naturally grown.
Corn
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Corn
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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Frozen corn on the cob: GMO-free, no spray. Bodacious yellow sweet corn is one of our favorites. We harvested some a bit early in '22, so the kernels are tender and may look more white than yellow. This is corn on the cob, husked, scalded eight minutes, and chilled within hours of harvest to get you the sweetest corn possible, then vacuum-sealed and frozen. Ready to heat and eat!

Frozen sweet corn kernels: Enjoy our corn without the fuss of husking and dealing with the cobs. Great on its own or in salsa, soup, or other dishes.


Vendor: Shady Maple Farm Products

Incredible variety. All yellow. Sweet, crunchy, delicious.
Itachi - Japanese long white cucumber
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Cucumber
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Vendor: Porter Hill Farm
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A white cucumber! Grows very large and long, Very nice, mild flavor with good crisp texture.
Grown in greenhouse on trellis to keep them long and straight. Grown without synthetic fertilizer or any pesticide.
Asian greens - Delicious!
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Greens
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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Add a refreshing ZING! to your salad or dinner plate with these tasty treats!
Fresh round of beet greens!
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Greens Beet
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Vendor: Shady Maple Farm Products
Leek
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Leek
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Vendor: Shady Maple Farm Products
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Bright green stems, white roots. Perfect for soups, stir fry, and more!
Mixed lettuces
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Lettuce
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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A mix of lettuce varieties, loose leaf
Large Sweet red or yellow peppers
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Peppers
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Vendor: Porter Hill Farm
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Large Peppers, each avg 1/2 lb. Naturally Grown.
Yukon Gold Potatoes
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Potatoes
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Vendor: Porter Hill Farm
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Naturally grown.
Large to medium size
Summer squash
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Squash - Summer
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Vendor: Porter Hill Farm

Zephyr - yellow with green tip - medium sized: Distinctive with a green tip during hot weather - tender and, we think, the best of any yellow summer squash. Naturally grown.


Vendor: Rasmussen Farm

Pattypan squash: It looks like a small flying saucer but tastes great. Use it as other summer squash or scoop out the soft center & stuff it as a decorative edible container. Available yellow or pale green.
Tomatoes
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Tomatoes
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Vendor: Porter Hill Farm

Grown naturally in our greenhouse.

Mix of Cherry Tomatoes: Mix of Red Sakura, pink Peach Gold, and yellow Sun Gold.

Red cherry tomatoes

Red Salad Tomatoes - Mt. Magic: Larger than a cherry, smaller than a slicing tomato.


Vendor: Rasmussen Farm

Cherry tomatoes of many colors: Now available by the quart. Red, orange, yellow, black, ripe green, and mixed color cherry tomatoes, varying sizes and shapes. We offer a mix of 21 different varieties of cherry tomatoes we are growing at Rasmussen Farm this year. Lovely and delicious!

Paste tomatoes, mixed varieties: Meaty tomatoes in a wide range of sizes and shapes, perfect for canning or sauce and also good for fresh eating.


Vendor: Shady Maple Farm Products

Heirloom Tomatoes. Mixed Varieties.

Paste Tomatoes. Mixed Varieties.
Zinnias
Menu Group: Home and Garden
Section: Cut Flowers
Category: Zinnias
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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Lovely, cheerful zinnias to brighten a room and your spirits.