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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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Thanksgiving Schedule
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For the week of Thanksgiving (next week), we will send the newsletter and ask customers to place their orders on MONDAY, and we will make deliveries on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving instead of the Friday / Saturday after Thanksgiving.

Farmington's winter market at St. Joseph Center, 130 Quebec Street, will be held on Saturday the 26th as usual, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
New and Returning Products
Cloud biscuits
Menu Group: Food
Section: Baked Goods
Category: Biscuit
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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made with unbleached white flour, organic whole milk, vegetable shortening, local eggs, baking powder, sugar, and sea salt
Bread
Menu Group: Food
Section: Baked Goods
Category: Bread
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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(pictured) Greek Olive & Rosemary Bread: A long-time favorite at our home and with our dinner guests. Crusty free-form loaf. We start with a "sponge," similar to a sourdough starter, giving it a divine texture. Made with unbleached white flour, whole wheat bread flour, water, mixed Greek olives, homegrown rosemary, yeast, and sea salt.

Greek Olive & Rosemary Bread Dough: Enjoy freshly baked bread at home when you want it!
Will keep in the fridge for 2 weeks or more. For best results, allow several hours for rising and forming loaf before baking.

Whole Wheat Bread: A simple, old-fashioned loaf. Great for toast or sandwiches. Made with whole wheat flour, water, nonfat dried milk, brown sugar, canola oil, yeast, and salt.


Vendor: Whitehill Farm

GLUTEN FREE! TASTY toasting or sandwich bread! Frozen to stay fresh and should be stored frozen. This is a NICE gluten-free AND low FODMAP loaf, made in a 4" x 8" pan, so the slices are large enough to make a nice piece of toast or to use for making sandwiches. Light, moist, and very tasty.
Medium sized eggs!
Menu Group: Food
Section: Eggs
Category: Chicken
Vendor: Whitehill Farm
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The little "practice" eggs are now few and far between!
Just slightly smaller than regular large eggs ...three equal 2 generous large eggs for recipe planning. Golden yolks just like eggs from our older birds ...and the new girls will be laying larger eggs soon!
Herbes de Provence
Menu Group: Food
Section: Herbs
Category: Herb Blends
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Vendor: Whitehill Farm
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In recipes from the south of France this traditional herb blend is used as a complex flavor enhancer for fish, game, red meat, poultry and vegetables. Contains oregano, summer savory, thyme, lavender flowers, basil, rosemary, and sage. Salt free!
Organic! Smoked Paprika
Menu Group: Food
Section: Herbs
Category: Paprika
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Vendor: Whitehill Farm
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adds a smoky spicy note where Paprika is called for in a recipe!
Fresh thyme
Menu Group: Food
Section: Herbs
Category: Thyme
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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A wonderful, delicate herb, great in meats, soups & stews.
Beef
Menu Group: Food
Section: Meat
Category: Beef
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Vendor: Cedar Post Farm

Beef Brisket

Beef Short Ribs

Cube steak: Top Round or Top Sirloin that has been tenderized. This cut is often used for Chicken Fried Steak, or cooked in gravy.

Top Round Steak


Vendor: Depot Street Meats

**Sale** 5 lbs Meaty Soupbones: Stock up on our grass fed and finished meaty beef soupbones so you'll have plenty of nourishing bone broth for the winter

**SALE**10 lbs Ground Beef: 10 lbs of our Belted Galloway beef in 1lb packs

Beef Shanks--great Soupbone! 3/4-1" thick meaty soupbones. Delicious for soups and bone broth!

Brisket: "Our Grass Fed and Finished beef Brisket. Dry aged 14+ days for a tender cut and beefy flavor.

Chuck Roast: Pop one of our Melt-in-your-Mouth Chuck Roasts into your crock pot in the morning and by dinner you'll be one happy person! All of our Grass Fed and Finished Beef is dry aged 14 days so every cut is tender and beefy.

Flank--Perfect for Beef Satay! Perfect for Beef Satay, and Fajitas!

Ground Beef: Belted Galloway Beef--dry aged 2 weeks for tender and beefy flavor

New York Strip Steak--thick cut! Grass fed and finished Belted Galloway beef.

(pictured) NY Sirloin-Thick Cut: Belted Galloway beef. Dry aged for 14 days for a tender and flavorful cut! Thick cut steak.

Prime Rib--bone in roast Bone in Prime Rib Roast will make a fantastic holiday roast. Our Belted Galloway beef, dry aged for 14+ days, tender and delicious!44

Ribeye Steak--Thick cut! Belted Galloway beef. Dry aged for 14 days for a tender and flavorful cut! Thick cut and beautiful marbling!

Short Ribs! "Fire up that crock pot for these beefy short ribs, packed with flavor! All our Grass Fed and Finished Belted Galloway beef is dry aged 2 weeks for a tender, flavor-full cut."

Sirloin Tip Steak: Belted Galloway beef. Dry aged for 14 days for a tender and flavorful cut! Thick cut, great on the grill!
Chicken
Menu Group: Food
Section: Meat
Category: Chicken
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Vendor: Depot Street Meats
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Breast & Wing Quarter: Freedom Ranger Chickens! Quarters are bone-in with breast and wing. Pastured poultry supplemented with local grains soaked in goat's milk and whey from our cheesemaking.

Drumsticks: Freedom Ranger Chickens! Pastured poultry supplemented with local grains soaked in goat's milk and whey from our cheesemaking. Approximately 4 drumsticks/pack
Lamb
Menu Group: Food
Section: Meat
Category: Lamb
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Vendor: Depot Street Meats
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Lamb Chops: Everyone's favorite chop! Mostly loin chop, some rib chops mixed in. Tender and tasty pastured lamb. Broil, bake, grill or pan fry. Cook in garlic, your favorite herbs and butter for a delicious meal!

Lamb shanks: Sweet and mild pastured lamb shanks. Braise in broth, garlic and herbs for a melt in your mouth meal!

Shoulder Chops: "Mild and tender pastured lamb shoulder chops. Bake, broil or pan fry with your favorite herbs, garlic and butter.

Sweet Sausage--bulk not link: Sweet lamb sausage. Great with breakfast, or make lamb kabob appetizers!
Pork
Menu Group: Food
Section: Meat
Category: Pork
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Vendor: Cedar Post Farm
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Bacon

Breakfast Links

Italian Hot Sausage

Maple Flavored Breakfast Links
Cornbread, Apple, & Sausage Stuffing
Menu Group: Food
Section: Prepared Foods
Category: Other
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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A nut-free version of a delicious recipe from the Silver Palate that has been our go-to stuffing for years. This batch features Running Wild farm's whey-fed Berkshire pork sausage, local onions, and our apples sauteed in sweet butter; three kinds of our home-baked bread, and homegrown parsley, sage, and thyme. Nut lovers may wish to add pecans or pecan meal.

You can stuff a bird with it or cook it covered in a casserole dish at 325 for 30 to 45 minutes, preferably surrounded by a larger pan of water to keep it moist.
Raw cranberry relish with apples and clementines
Menu Group: Food
Section: Prepared Foods
Category: Vegetarian
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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A delicious, raw cranberry relish chock full of vitamin C! Made with organic Maine cranberries, our homegrown apples, clementines, and sugar. All raw. We make it tart, with half the sugar called for in the original recipe, but you can easily stir in extra sugar if you prefer it sweeter. We grab a fork and eat it by itself, straight from the container. So yummy!
2022 Pickled Garlic Scapes
Menu Group: Food
Section: Preserved Foods
Category: Pickles
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Vendor: Whitehill Farm
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A "just right" pickle treat! We had a great 2022 crop and the pickled scapes are fabulous ...and addictive! Unique pickles made of garlic flower stems - while they are tender - using a traditional dill pickle recipe.
Kettle Corn!
Menu Group: Food
Section: Sweet Stuff
Category: Other
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Vendor: The Sweet Life Kettle Corn Company
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Small or Medium size bag of Kettle Corn. Only four ingredients, corn, corn oil, sugar, and salt! Perfect to split with two people.
Carrots
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Carrots
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Vendor: Whitehill Farm
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Crisp and crunchy golden orange carrots! Perfects for snacking, roasting, or soups. Certified Organic. Beautiful crisp carrots. Package will have at least 2 pounds.

(pictured) ORGANIC Enormous, tender, White Satin crisp carrots! The sweetest of all! Our carrots are amazing this year, really big and still tender. The size is courtesy of our raised beds and uncompacted soil! Certified Organic by MOFGA.
Decorative Gourds
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Gourds
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Vendor: Porter Hill Farm
Sweet White Chard
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Greens Chard
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Vendor: Porter Hill Farm
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A nice 2/3 lb bunch of Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard. Wonderfully sweet boiled and served with butter and salt to taste.
Leeks - large
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Leek
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Vendor: Porter Hill Farm
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No spray. Grown naturally.
Yellow potatoes
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Potatoes
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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Lovely smooth-skinned potatoes. Great boiled, fried, mashed, or in soup. Please state any size preference in the order note at checkout.
Pie Pumpkin, small
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Pumpkin
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
Acorn Squash, smallish
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Squash - Winter
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
Concord Grape Infused White Wine Vinegar
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vinegars and Oils
Category: Vinegar
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Vendor: Whitehill Farm
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Lovely fruity aroma and flavor, perfect for salad dressings, marinades, or splashing on fresh fruits. Stunning pink/red color. Imported Colavita White Wine vinegar, locally grown backyard Concord grapes. elegant flip top closure.
Lotion
Menu Group: Personal Care
Section: Hand and Body
Category: Creams and Lotions
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Vendor: Cedar Post Farm
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(pictured) Apple Sage: Made with Avocado, Rice Bran, and Apricot Kernel oils. Oat Extract and Aloe for a quick absorbing and soothing lotion. Apple Sage is a lovely, clean apple fragrance with just a hint of sage. It is our most popular scent.
Ingredients: Water, Avocado Oil, Rice Bran Oil, Apricot Kernel Oil, Emulsifying Wax, Stearic Acid, Oat Extract, Aloe, Fragrance, Optiphen

Rosemary Lavender: A gentle, moisturizing, and quick absorbing lotion. This lotion contains Rosemary, Lavender, and Litsea Cubeba essential oils for an earthy scent with a touch of citrus.
Ingredients: Water, Avocado, Rice Bran, and Apricot Oils, Emulsifying Wax, Stearic Acid, Oat and Aloe extracts, and essential oils
Goat Milk Soap
Menu Group: Personal Care
Section: Soap
Category: Bar Soap
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Vendor: Cedar Post Farm
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Coconut Pineapple: A gentle, cleansing bar soap made with milk from our goats. Ingredients: Goat milk, Olive, Palm, Coconut, and Sweet Almond oils, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance, Mica

Lemongrass

Tangerine and Sweet Orange

Woodsman