Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Newport, ME

Newport

Rowe Orchards grows apples along Route 7 in Newport, a Penobscot County town in central Maine. Beyond the orchard listing, no crop list, u-pick policy, or hours turn up in public records — worth a call before visiting.

Newport

Oats Any Time bakes gluten-free, vegan oat treats to order from a home kitchen near Newport, a business the family started in 2009 after one relative's love of oatmeal cookies took over the kitchen. The lineup includes fruit-filled oat crumb tarts and oat crumb bars, made without preservatives, soy, or wheat, and delivered locally rather than shipped.

Newport

Executive Cottages is on Sebasticook Avenue in Newport, a Penobscot County town on Sebasticook Lake. This is a cottage rental listing rather than a working farm; no rates or booking details are published here.

Corrina

Thunder Road cuts a maze into five acres of standing corn every fall, with paths carved ten feet high, plus a 20-acre pumpkin patch alongside it. Admission covers the maze, a wagon ride, a cow train, and a jumping pillow. It only runs Saturdays and Sundays, 10am to 6pm, last entry at 5. The town is spelled Corinna, not Corrina, worth knowing before you map directions.

Newport

Gray Farm sits on Route 222 in Newport, a Penobscot County crossroads town just off I-95. Beyond that address, nothing further is publicly documented.

Palmyra

Maine Root Outfitters runs eight-day, hands-on programs in self-sufficiency and sustainable living skills across rural central Maine near Palmyra. The outings are built as immersive experiences rather than classroom instruction, aimed at students from a range of backgrounds. The organization keeps a modest online presence, mostly through its Facebook page.

Saint Albans

Lombard's Appleberry Orchard sits on Dexter Road in Saint Albans, a Somerset County town between Newport and Dexter. The name and orchard listing suggest apples grown alongside berries, though a variety list isn't published online.

Palmyra

Dexter

Windy View Farm Stand sits on Town Farm Road in Dexter, a former mill town straddling the Penobscot-Somerset county line. No product list or hours turned up in a search.

Troy

Village Green Organic Produce is on Bangor Road in Troy, a Waldo County town between Bangor and Waterville. The listing marks it organic and lists produce as a category, though a specific crop list and hours aren't published online.

Pittsfield

Bag End Suri Alpacas raises suri alpacas — the breed with long, silky fiber rather than the crimped fleece of huacayas — on Snakeroot Road in Pittsfield, a Somerset County mill town. No public listing covers farm store hours or visiting policy.

TROY

Windy Ridge Farm has raised a mix of livestock in Troy since 1998, including dairy and beef cattle, Nigerian Dwarf and Nubian goats, Katahdin sheep, pigs, rabbits, chickens, and quail. The family-run operation sells farm products through its own store and offers tours by appointment. It also opens its gates each year for Maine Open Farm Day.

Carmel

Ash Hill View Deer Farm is on Swett Road in Carmel, a Penobscot County town between Bangor and Newport. The name indicates a whitetail deer operation. No visiting hours, herd size, or contact details are published online.

Troy

Ellie's Perennial Gardens is on Bangor Road in Troy, a Waldo County town roughly halfway between Bangor and Waterville. The name points to an ornamental perennial-plant nursery, though a plant list and hours aren't published online.

Unity

Ellies Daylilies grows daylilies on Bangor Road in Unity, a Waldo County town also home to Unity College and the Common Ground Country Fair grounds. No bloom list, sale dates, or hours are published online for this listing.

Unity

Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm keeps roughly 35 alpacas on its Unity property, the working herd behind the Maine Alpaca Experience tours and retail shops. The animals are sheared each year for fiber that gets spun into the farm's own yarn and knitwear rather than sold as raw fleece. Visitors can walk the pasture and watch the herd up close as part of the connected tour program.

Unity

Maine Alpaca Experience runs free walk-through tours of a working herd of roughly 35 alpacas at Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm in Unity, where visitors can watch shearing demonstrations and handle raw fleece before it becomes yarn. The company's two retail shops, in Unity and Northport, stay open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. year-round and stock alpaca sweaters, hats, and yarn milled from the farm's own fiber.

East Corinth

Adams Strawberry Acres grows strawberries along Route 15 in East Corinth, a Penobscot County farm town northwest of Bangor, per the name. No hours, pricing, or contact details were confirmed online.

Clinton

Beaudoin Berry Farm grows berries on Beaudoin Road in Clinton, a Kennebec County farming town on the Sebasticook River. No public listing says which berries or when the picking season runs, so calling ahead is the surest way to plan a visit.

Corinth

Rocky Ridge Farm is on Marsh Road in Corinth, a Penobscot County town west of Bangor. It's listed as agritourism with no published crop, livestock, or visiting details.

Sangerville

Stutzman's Farm is on Douty Hill Road in Sangerville, a small Piscataquis County town near Dover-Foxcroft. No products, hours, or contact information are published for the farm online.

Thorndike

Christoph and Sabine Mueller took over the former Schartner's Orchard in 2015 and grow strawberries, raspberries, plums, and a wide range of apples, plus jams, jellies, and cider. Beyond the Thorndike farm store, they sell at farmers markets in Bar Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Belfast, Brewer, Orono, and Southwest Harbor.

Thorndike

Barbara Walch and Charlie Krause have run this combined pottery studio and cut-flower farm in Thorndike since 1989. The flower side is MOFGA-certified organic, with cottage gardens, cutting beds, and a roadside plant stand; the pottery side sells handmade ceramics from the same property. They also build custom floral arrangements for weddings and events.

Newburgh

Len and Nancy Price grow Christmas trees and tap their own sugarbush for pure Maine maple syrup at Nutkin Knoll Farm, rounding it out with handmade balsam fir wreaths. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension has used their sugarbush for field day demonstrations on sap management. The farm store runs cash-only during tree season.

Harmony

Bartlettyarns has spun wool into yarn in Harmony since 1821 — one of the oldest working woolen mills in the country. The mill store at 20 Water Street sells mule-spun Fisherman, Rangeley, and Shetland-style yarns, roving, wool tops, blankets, and knitwear, and still offers custom carding and spinning for anyone bringing in raw fleece. It's open Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 to 3:30, and Saturdays 10 to 1.

Thorndike

Schartner Farms runs a farm stand, greenhouse, and nursery on Route 220 in Thorndike, selling in-season fruit, vegetables, herbs, and flowers, with some items carried year-round. The business has operated since 1984 as a small two-person operation. They also sell at local farmers markets on Saturdays.

Thorndike

Schartner's Mt. View Fruit & Berry Farm is on Route 220 in Thorndike, a Waldo County farm town in the hill country between Unity and Belfast. No fruit list, hours, or contact information are published online.

East Corinth

RJ Hall's Family Farm is on Puddledock Road in East Corinth, a Penobscot County farm town between Newport and Charleston. No products, hours, or contact details are published for the farm online.

Parkman

Checkerberry Farm, named for the native wintergreen plant that grows wild across Maine's woods, is on Wellington Road in Parkman, a small Piscataquis County town. It's listed as agritourism; no crop or livestock specifics are published online.

Clinton

Richardson's Strawberry Farm in Clinton sells both pre-picked and pick-your-own strawberries from its farm store during the summer season. The operation also brings berries to local farmers' markets around the region. Like most Maine strawberry farms, the picking window is short and weather-dependent, so checking ahead before a trip pays off.

Freedom

Raven's Berry Farm runs a u-pick strawberry operation on Raven Road in Freedom, with picking typically open for a few weeks each June. The family-owned farm posts current hours and picking conditions on its Facebook page rather than a standalone website, since the season is short and weather-dependent.

Monroe

Elwell Organic Fruit Farm grows fruit under organic practices off Back Brooks Road in Monroe, a Waldo County farm town between Belfast and Bangor. Beyond the name, no website or seasonal hours are published, so confirm details before a visit.

Canaan

Reitze's grows organic lowbush blueberries on Earthways Road in Canaan, with u-pick season running mid-July through early September and August as the heaviest stretch. Bring your own containers — this is a small operation, not a commercial berry farm with a store attached. Picking hours shift with the weather and how fast the bushes empty out, so call ahead before driving out.

Monroe

North Branch Farm is on Stream Road in Monroe, a small Waldo County town between Belfast and Bangor. Listed as agritourism, it has no public website, hours, or contact information on record.

Albion

Albion Cider Mill presses apples on a hundred-year-old press, filling jugs or customer-supplied barrels — minimum eight bushels for about 24 gallons of cider. It runs from late August until near Thanksgiving, by appointment only, on a conserved farm in central Maine.

Albion

Back Acres Farm is on Unity Road in Albion, a Kennebec County farm town near the Sebasticook River. No hours, crops, or contact information are published online for this property.

Albion

Field of Greens is a Kennebec County agritourism operation in Albion, a rural town between Unity and China Lake. Past the name and a P.O. box, no product list or hours are documented online.

Bradford

Country Junction sits on Route 11 in Bradford, a small farm town in rural Penobscot County. No product list or visiting hours appear in public records.

Waldo

The Maine Garden in Waldo is a daylily specialist, where owners Bill and Lynn Warman hybridize their own Hemerocallis varieties and sell the plants on-site. The retail nursery focuses almost entirely on daylilies rather than general bedding plants, drawing gardeners looking for varieties they won't find at a standard garden center.

Abbot

Moosehorn Farms sits on Main Road in Abbot, a Piscataquis County town on the edge of Maine's interior woodlands. It's listed under agritourism; no product or seasonal details are published online.

Bangor

A family-owned pick-your-own farm in the Bangor area growing strawberries, beets and snap peas for u-pick alongside a broader vegetable operation.

Albion

This Albion farm started in 2011 with 60 blueberry bushes and 36 apple trees and has grown into a full u-pick operation. Visitors pick blueberries, apples, raspberries and pears as they ripen from June through October, alongside pre-picked peaches and seasonal flowers. The farm also does event floristry and seasonal wreaths, so it's as much a flower stop as a fruit one.

Perseverance Wild Blueberry Farm grows low-bush wild blueberries on Campbell Road in the Eddington area of Penobscot County. No harvest dates, hours, or contact details are listed publicly; call ahead for picking availability.

Fairfield

Sunset Greenhouses and Flowerland grows its own stock across 21 seasonal greenhouses and a half-acre nursery in Fairfield, then sells it through a 10,000-square-foot showroom open seven days a week. The family-owned operation carries house plants, holiday plants, and cut flowers, working as both greenhouse grower and retail florist.

Hampden

Calkins Farm Stand has run in Hampden for 102 years, and fifth-generation farmer Ben Nelson took over from his uncle in 2024. The stand sells vegetable and herb seedlings, annuals and perennials, apples, cider, eggs, maple syrup, pumpkins, and Christmas trees, plus a CSA share for the growing season.

Fairfield

A family-owned, pesticide-free u-pick highbush blueberry operation on Bickford Drive in Fairfield. It's a straightforward pick-your-own stop with no frills, listed among Somerset County's agritourism farms.

Fairfield

Steven and Marilyn Meyerhans have run this Fairfield orchard since 1973, on land that passed from the Coffin family to the Wentworths, who planted the first trees. McIntosh apples are the specialty, with picking open September into October and the retail store running mid-August through November. A pumpkin patch rounds out the fall lineup.

Waterville

Waterville Harvest Fest is a fall community event held around Elm Street in Waterville. Public information on it is thin and easily confused with the town's much larger film festival, so specifics on organizers and exact dates are best confirmed locally before planning a visit.

Skowhegan

Screamin Mimi's Perfect Pickins is on West Front Street in Skowhegan, the Somerset County seat on the Kennebec River. The name suggests a pick-your-own produce stand, though a crop list and picking season aren't published online.

So. Brewer

Harris Orchard is on Wiswell Road in South Brewer, across the Penobscot River from Bangor. No fruit list, hours, or contact information appear in public records.

Norridgewock

Smith's Blueberries is a u-pick blueberry farm on Ward Hill Road in Norridgewock, a Somerset County town on the Kennebec River. Beyond the pick-your-own blueberries the name promises, no current hours or contact information are listed publicly.

Madison

North Star Orchards farms 35 acres above the Kennebec River, with the Bigelow Mountains on the horizon. Pick-your-own apple season runs late August through mid-October; the farm store stays open from mid-April through Christmas Eve, selling cider, preserves, pumpkins, baked goods, and greenhouse plants. The orchard uses Integrated Crop Management rather than blanket spraying.

Bradley

Maine Sweet Corn LLC is based in Bradley, a small Penobscot County town along the Penobscot River near Old Town. The business name states its focus: sweet corn, grown and sold locally in season.