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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.

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Delivery to Carrabassett Valley & Stratton
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We are extending our delivery route northward to Sugarloaf / Carrabassett / Stratton on a trial basis for the first & third weeks of December. Self-service order pick-up is now available at the Carrabassett Valley Public Library or the Spillover Motel in Stratton, or we can deliver directly to homes & businesses within 1/2 mile of Route 27 or the Sugarloaf Access Road.

We offer free delivery to homes and businesses in Farmington, Kingfield, and along the route between those towns. For delivery north of Kingfield, there will be a delivery fee. Find Delivery Fees here For details, click the underlined number in the left column. We may be able to lower the fee per customer if there are enough orders to cover our transportation costs. Delivery beyond our route may be available for a fee per mile.

If you regularly travel from Kingfield to Sugarloaf or beyond on Friday afternoons and would consider carrying a cooler of food to drop off at a central location, and/or if you have a location where we could leave a cooler for self-service order pick-up, please contact Deborah at 207-860-0703 or info@westernmainemarket.com.

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Winter Festival together with Farmington Farmers' Market this Saturday
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Farmington Farmers' Market will operate alongside Saint Joseph Parish's Winter Festival at 130 Quebec Street this Saturday the 7th of December. There will be balsam wreaths and hot food available in addition to the usual market offerings, and you can opt to pick up a Western Maine Market order there. Winter Festival hours are 9-2. Some market vendors will be there throughout, others the usual market hours of 10-1.

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New and Returning Products
Custard Pie
Menu Group: Food
Section: Baked Goods
Category: Pies
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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A simply delicious old-fashioned favorite. Organic milk, local eggs, sugar, vanilla, freshly grated nutmeg, & salt, baked in an all-butter crust (flour, butter, water, sugar, salt).
Contains milk, eggs, & wheat.
Whole wheat pizza dough
Menu Group: Food
Section: Prepared Foods
Category: Pizza Dough
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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1 lb ball, for 1 large or 2 small pizzas. Available fresh or frozen. Ingredients: whole WHEAT flour, unbleached white flour, water, olive oil, sugar, yeast, sea salt.

Directions: Preheat oven to 450. Stretch or roll dough to the desired pan size. Top with your favorite toppings. Bake 18-20 minutes.
Bok choy, small-medium
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Bok Choy
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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A Chinese cabbage with edible stems and leaves. Try it in sesame pac choi or stir-fried pac choi.
Leeks
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Leek
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
Wonderful in soup or sauteed, milder than onions.
German Butterball potatoes
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Potatoes
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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Small yellow potatoes, The Maine Potato Lady's favorite! An all-purpose, slightly mealy potato with yellow flesh and golden skin.
Winter squash
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Squash - Winter
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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Acorn squash, medium size: ribbed, dark green squash, 1-2 pounds. We like to cut them in half vertically, stuff the cavity with brown sugar and butter, and roast them. So yummy.

Butternut, small: under 2 lbs.

Hubbard squash grown by Shady Maple Farm Products; peeled, chopped, vacuum sealed, & frozen here at Rasmussen Farm. A great way to enjoy the delicious flavor of Hubbard squash in a more manageable size!