Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Waldoboro, ME

Waldoboro

Odd Alewives runs a beer garden and restaurant on Old Route One in Waldoboro, open Thursday through Sunday with the kitchen closing at 7:45pm. Yankee Magazine named it Editor's Choice for Best Beer Garden. It operates as a licensed farm brewery, serving its own beer alongside a food menu. The location sits on Route 1, within reach of both local regulars and coastal travelers passing through midcoast Maine.

Waldoboro

Cloud Hollow Farm is based in Waldoboro, a Lincoln County town on the Medomak River settled by German immigrants in the 1700s. No street address, crop list, or hours are attached to this listing; contact the farm directly for current details.

Waldoboro

Passchendaele Farm is on Washington Road in Waldoboro, a Lincoln County town settled by German immigrants in the 1700s and known today for blueberry barrens and oyster farms along the Medomak River. No current hours or products are listed for this particular farm.

Waldoboro

East Forty Farm in Waldoboro now operates as Lakin's Gorges Cheese, making handcrafted cheese from pasteurized cow's milk alongside farm-raised pork and beef from heritage-breed pigs fed on the dairy's whey. Allison, who started making cheese in 2002, and Neal, farming since 1992, built the creamery together in 2016. The farm store on Route 220 South is self-serve daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; text ahead for meat orders.

Waldoboro

On Finntown Road in Waldoboro, a Lincoln County town on the Medomak River in Maine's midcoast, Beau Chemin Farm is listed as an agritourism operation. No specific crops, livestock, or hours are published online.

Warren

School House Farm sits on Route 1 (Atlantic Highway) in Warren, a Knox County town between Thomaston and Union. No products, hours, or contact information are published for the farm online.

Damariscotta

Biscay Orchards has roughly 500 apple trees on land first planted by former Maine State Senator Edward B. Denny Jr. in the early 1950s, now run by his grandson. Visitors pick their own tree-ripened apples and can buy unpasteurized cider, pumpkins, cheese, flowers, jams and jellies. Down East Magazine readers voted it Maine's best orchard in 2018.

Union

Savage Oakes Vineyard & Winery presses wine from its own estate-grown grapes and from Maine wild blueberries on a 95-acre family farm the Savages have worked for more than 200 years. Elmer and Holly Savage, with their two sons, run a solar-powered tasting room open Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., mid-May through October, and host open-air concerts on the property through the season.

Washington

Seacolors Yarnery is a small fiber and yarn business at Meadowcroft Farm in Washington, a rural town in Knox County on Maine's midcoast.

Damariscotta

Rainbow Gardens operated for years as a pick-your-own farm and garden center on Heater Road in Damariscotta. A Facebook post from the business announced a final day of operation, though some directories still list it as active — call ahead before making the trip.

Rockport

Avena Botanicals hand-crafts herbal tinctures, salves, teas, and flower essences at 219 Mill Street in Rockport, using herbs grown in its own Demeter-certified biodynamic gardens — the first such certification for a farm in Maine. Herbalist Deb Soule founded the operation in 1985, and it still makes products in small batches with organic and biodynamic ingredients, no synthetic additives.

Somerville

Crummett Mountain Farm sits on Crummett Mountain Road in Somerville, a small Lincoln County town in the hills west of the Sheepscot River. The listing marks it organic; no crop or livestock details are published online.

Somerville

Sand Hill Farm grows organic strawberries on Sand Hill Road in Somerville, a small Lincoln County town in the hills north of Waldoboro. No current hours or contact details are listed publicly.

Hope

A seven-acre pick-your-own orchard on Route 105 in Hope, run by Brien and Emily Davis, growing over 20 apple varieties across a six-week season from early September into November. The farm also offers u-pick carrots and raspberries, pumpkins, squash, honey and unpasteurized cider pressed on Fridays starting mid-September. Service animals only; no pets.

Jefferson

A farm stand on Route 32 in Jefferson selling fresh produce, farm-raised meats, maple syrup and Maine-made products, with a corn maze and pumpkin patch each fall. Hours run 9am-6pm for the vegetable stand and 10am-6pm for the farm stand from June through November, shifting to daily 10am-6pm through Christmas Eve.

Rockport

Miller Farm occupies a Miller Farm Road address in Rockport, a Knox County town on Penobscot Bay known for its shipbuilding history and views of the Camden Hills. No public listing describes what the farm grows or sells.

South Bristol

Windsong Herbs & Gardens is on Windsong Way in South Bristol, a Lincoln County peninsula town split by the Damariscotta River estuary. The listing marks it organic, and the name points to an herb-growing operation, though a plant list isn't published online.

Hope

A fourth-generation family orchard overlooking the Camden Hills in Hope, growing Cortland, Granny Smith, Macoun, McIntosh, Northern Spy, Red Delicious, Saint Lawrence, Spartan and Spencer apples for u-pick, alongside pumpkins, squash and blueberries. Open weekends 8:30am to 4:30pm through Columbus Day weekend.

Palermo

F & A Farm is on Banton Road in Palermo, a few miles from Sheepscot Pond in Waldo County. The listing marks it organic, but no crop or livestock specifics are published online.

Walpole

Clark's Cove is an 81-acre midcoast property built around a six-acre, 500-tree apple orchard with its own cider mill, plus a circa-1860 barn and carriage house now used for weddings and events. Vacation rental apartments sit on-site, and the grounds include trails, gardens, and access for hiking, canoeing, and birdwatching along the water.

Searsmont

Jam Brook LLC runs three crafts out of the same 1850s farmhouse in Searsmont: a working farm, a carpentry shop, and a textile studio. Furniture and fiber work both lean on reclaimed and natural materials rather than new stock. The farm side ties the three together — produce and raw materials often start on the property before they reach the workshop. Updates go out through a newsletter called the Berry Patch.

Palermo

Raini Ridge Farm sits on Turner Ridge Road in Palermo, where the property's wooded acreage is set up for nature hikes as part of its agritourism listing. Specific crops, animals, or seasonal offerings for the farm aren't documented beyond that trail description.

Whitefield

Bailey's Orchard has grown apples in Whitefield for more than 60 years, with over 50 varieties including McIntosh, Cortland, Macoun, Spartan, and Liberty. Pick-your-own runs through the fall harvest, and pre-picked bags are available from the barn shop, which also stocks cider, honey, and fudge. A working family orchard, not a tourist stop dressed up as one.

Whitefield

Sheepscot General bakes bread daily and runs a working farm alongside its store and cafe in Whitefield — organic u-pick strawberries in season, plus maple syrup, apples, and mixed vegetables grown on-site. The kitchen turns those ingredients into daily dishes, and Friday nights bring live music with pizza. A wine club called the Cork Club pairs two bottles a month for $35. Open Tuesday through Sunday; closed Mondays.

Palermo

Palermo

Roseanum Farm is on Cain Hill Road in Palermo, a Waldo County town near Sheepscot Pond. It's listed as agritourism; no products, hours, or contact details are published online.

Lincolnville

Sewall Orchard sits on Masalin Road in Lincolnville, a Waldo County coastal town just north of Camden. The name suggests an apple operation, but no current website, hours, or contact information could be found online.

South China

Wagner's Maple Sugar House is on Route 32 North in South China, in Kennebec County maple country near China Lake. Maine sugarhouses typically tap trees and boil syrup from late February into April; this one's hours and contact details aren't published online.

South China

Ben and Molly's Spooky Pumpkin Patch runs a fall pumpkin-patch operation on Hanson Road in South China, in the lake country east of Augusta. No hours, admission, or contact details were confirmed online.

South China

Versicolor LLC is based in South China, a village in the town of China in Kennebec County, near China Lake in central Maine. It's listed here under agritourism.

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.

Pittston

Moulton Farms in Pittston deals in hay and firewood, not produce or pick-your-own, despite sharing a name with better-known u-pick farms elsewhere in New England. They accept payment by check. Call ahead, since this is a small operation without regular posted hours.

Belfast

Three generations of the Beal family grow organic pick-your-own strawberries, raspberries, and apples on this coastal Belfast farm. Strawberry season runs late June into early July, with raspberries following through late July. Fields close in wet weather, so checking their Instagram before driving out saves a wasted trip.

Dresden

Popp Farm sits on Route 128 in Dresden, a small Lincoln County town along the Kennebec River known for dairy and hay operations. No products or hours are listed for this particular farm online.

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.

Vassalboro

A retail and mail-order perennial nursery on a 250-acre farm in Vassalboro, growing over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals since 1984. The collection runs deep on astilbe, hosta, peony, daylily, iris and native plants, suited to everything from shade beds to dry rock gardens.

North Vassalboro

Started in 1964 and bought by Richard and Debbie Lemieux in 1998, this Vassalboro orchard has grown to over 8,000 trees producing McIntosh, Cortland, Red and Golden Delicious, Northern Spy, Spartan and Honeycrisp apples. Visitors pick their own apples, pumpkins and sunflowers, or buy pre-picked apples and cider pressed on site, daily 8am to 6pm in season.

Lincolnville

The Wood Chop School operates as an educational agritourism business in Lincolnville, based on Greenacre Road. Public listings categorize it under experiential outdoor and agricultural instruction, though specific course offerings and schedules aren't published widely online. Call ahead for current program details.

Georgetown

Eros Oyster is a family-owned farm that grows Atlantic oysters in the cold water of Robinhood Cove off Georgetown, slow-growing them three to four years to a 2.5-to-3-inch shell with a briny start and sweet finish. The farm runs April through December, weather permitting, with u-pick harvesting and tours by appointment, plus overnight shipping for Thursday delivery.

Hallowell

The Maine Accent is an agritourism listing on Shady Lane in Hallowell, a small Kennebec River city just south of Augusta. No details on what it offers, hours, or contact info were confirmed online.

West Gardiner

Run Amok Mead ferments honey into craft mead at its West Gardiner meadery, open weekends only — Saturdays 2 to 7pm and Sundays noon to 5pm, May through October. Every batch comes out different, since the honey and additions shift with what's on hand. Private tastings run by appointment, and the Corkers! bottle club gets members 10% off. Online orders ship, or pick up on-site during open hours.