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

Porter Hill Farm products are not available this week but will return this week.
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Farmers' Market Updates
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THIS WEEK ONLY - find Farmington's Saturday farmers' market between Java Joe's and the brick COUNTY courthouse on Main Street - across from, and within sight of, the usual location. The regular lot will be closed for restriping this Saturday.

Farmington Farmers' Market continues to run outdoor markets Fridays and Saturdays through October. Farmington's indoor winter market and Western Maine Market's winter schedule will start the first weekend of November.
New and Returning Products

Dried Apples
Menu Group: Food
Section: Dried Food
Category: Apples
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Vendor: Whitehill Farm
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Certified Organic! The 2023 crop is in! Cortland & Empire apples, perfectly dried for snacking. What a wonderful apple harvest! Slices dried for snacking, salads, soups ...tasty treats! (Including for pets!)
Ristras
Menu Group: Food
Section: Dried Food
Category: Peppers
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Vendor: Whitehill Farm
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Ristras of our own Aji Limon peppers! Related to AND hot like habaneros!Beautiful lemon yellow Aji Limon Certified Organic hot peppers ...related to habaneros and just as hot. Will keep their heat almost indefinitely ...break one off for seasoning and enjoy the rest for decoration. Can also be stored in an airtight bag.
Certified Organic corn meal
Menu Group: Food
Section: Grain Products
Category: Grains and Flours
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Vendor: Whitehill Farm
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Freshly ground cornmeal ...mixed colors: Italian Florianni corn - which is a beautiful orange with a creamy yellow interior; Oaxacan Green - yellow/white with flecks of green; Kentucky Rainbow as well. REALLY tasty! Corn bread recipes included!
Beef
Menu Group: Food
Section: Meat
Category: Beef
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Vendor: Depot Street Meats
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Belted Galloway beef dry aged 14+ days for a tender and flavorful cut!

(pictured) **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.

Flat Iron steak--perfect for tacos & fajitas: Give this steak a long marinade then a quick sear in the pan or pop it in the broiler for about 10 min. Best cooked to medium rare.

Oxtail: Oxtail from our Belted Galloway cattle. This hard to find cut is rich in gelatin and succulent meat when slow cooked or braised. Try this recipe! www.thespruceeats.com/braised-oxtail-recipe-995272

Sirloin Tip Steak--great for steak tips! for a tender and flavorful cut! Thick cut, great on the grill or for steak tips!
Farm Raised Red Deer Venison
Menu Group: Food
Section: Meat
Category: Venison
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Vendor: Shady Maple Farm Products
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Boneless Neck Roast

Ribs
Pico de Gallo / Salsa Fresca
Menu Group: Food
Section: Prepared Foods
Category: Sauces
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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A fresh, raw salsa made with local tomatoes, onions, Jalapeno peppers, and cilantro as well as lime juice and sea salt.
Creamy Tomato Soup
Menu Group: Food
Section: Prepared Foods
Category: Soups
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Vendor: Ferme Louis
Jam & Jelly
Menu Group: Food
Section: Preserved Foods
Category: Jams Jellies Butters & Spreads
Vendor: Whitehill Farm
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(pictured) Quince Jelly! Locally grown, complex sweet/tart flavor! A delightful underused and under appreciated fruit. I put my hand right up when a friend here in Farmington offered extra fruit! Beautiful golden/pink jelly with a complex flavor ...sweet ...sugar of course, but tart as well.

Raspberry Jam: Summer in a jar! Brilliant red berries from our farm and Counterpoint Farm in Jay. Perfect for morning toast or PB & J!
Pickled Hot Peppers
Menu Group: Food
Section: Preserved Foods
Category: Pickles
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Vendor: Whitehill Farm
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a great side to light you up! Our own Certified Organic hot peppers - Habanero, Hot Paper Lantern, Arledge, Maya Habanero, Aji Limon - a spot of cane sugar, vinegar, and spices.
Relish
Menu Group: Food
Section: Preserved Foods
Category: Relish
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Vendor Ferme Louis:

Serrano Relish


Vendor: Whitehill Farm
Sweet Pepper Relish! Sweet, tasty, and versatile for dressing up your dinner! Sweet with a spicy undertone, the flavor will enhance burgers, chicken dishes, baked potatoes - my favorite - and any other creative place you choose to enjoy it!
Sweet Salsa
Menu Group: Food
Section: Preserved Foods
Category: Relish
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Vendor: Whitehill Farm
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Sweet, tasty, versatile, with just a hint of heat!
Delightful Sweet Salsa with a warm undertone. Perfect for nachos and to dress up burgers, chicken dishes, baked potatoes - my favorite - and any other creative place you choose to enjoy it!
Beets-Medium Size, no tops
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Beets
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Vendor: Shady Maple Farm Products
Baby Broccoli
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Broccoli
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Vendor: Ferme Louis
Organic carrots
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Carrots
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Vendor: Whitehill Farm
Certified Organic. 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.

Crisp and crunchy Mixed color carrots! Perfect for snacking, as a dinner side, roasting,
Beautiful crisp carrots. Orange, white, golden yellow, and Black!!!

Crisp and crunchy golden orange carrots! Perfects for snacking, roasting, or soups.

Enormous, tender, White Satin crisp carrots! The sweetest of all
Garlic cloves, sold by count for planting
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Garlic
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Vendor: Whitehill Farm
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Certified Organic.

German Continental: A classic continental type with 3-5 - usually 4 - large cloves per bulb. Perfect for fall planting, fresh eating, or storing into the winter.

Phillips: our local heirloom garlic. It is a good producer.
Phillips is our local heirloom garlic. It is a good producer, and was reliable this past DRY summer!
Hot peppers
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Peppers
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Vendor: Whitehill Farm
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Certified Organic!

Aji Limon a.k.a. Hot Lemon Peruvian peppers! Related to Habaneros! Brilliant yellow, with a unique "citrusy" flavor. Right up there in the hot department! Beautiful and dangerous!

(pictured) Czech Black peppers! Stunning glossy black! Delicious at any stage. About as hot as jalapeños ...great for stuffing or stir-fry. Even Czech BLACK peppers are brilliant red when they are truly ripe, but tasty at all stages!!
Radicchio
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Radicchio
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Vendor: Ferme Louis
Tomatillos
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Tomatillos
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Vendor: Ferme Louis
Slicing Tomatoes
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Tomatoes
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Vendor: Fairbanks Farmstand & Nursery
Infused White Wine Vinegars
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vinegar & Oil
Category: Vinegar
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Vendor: Whitehill Farm
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Infused White Wine Vinegars with Imported Colavita White Wine vinegar, elegant flip top closure.

Chive: Lovely bright chive aroma and flavor, perfect for salad dressings and marinades. Chives Certified Organic by MOFGA.

Green basil: Lovely mild basil aroma and flavor, perfect for salad dressings. Subtle greencolor. Basil Certified Organic by MOFGA.

HOT! steeped with hot peppers. Perfect for dressings and marinades. Hot peppers Certified Organic by MOFGA.

(pictured) Red Basil: Lovely mild basil aroma and flavor, perfect for salad dressings. Stunning red color. Red Basil Certified Organic by MOFGA.

Tarragon: steeped with fresh tarragon. Beautiful aroma and flavor Perfect for dressings and marinades. Tarragon Certified Organic by MOFGA.

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