We're open! Come visit our year-long indoor market and café serving wonderful Maine-grown food (view today's menu). We are located at the corner of Cross Street and Route 90 in Rockport, Maine (map) .

We are open from 7am to 6pm Monday through Saturday and 9am to 3pm on Sundays. Come on over to eat, meet and be joyful!

At Farmers Fare, you will find local fruits and vegetables, an authentic butcher and deli, wonderful baked goods and so much more. In addition to the market, we're building a small "model farm" to help supply the market. When you visit, you can also inquire about our year-round educational programs and fun community-gathering events.

The five acres of land from the former Erickson farm remains what it has always been: a beautiful, organic pasture and farm land.

When Teri Thompson-Christie, the founder of Farmers Fare, discovered this extraordinary land for sale, she felt compelled to buy it immediately, understanding at that moment, that this parcel of land was the perfect place for the realization of her mission: to honor and grow the soul of community and preserve and protect the land that nurtures all of us. Thus began the story of Farmers Fare.

About half of the five acres of land is devoted to growing food. We will take advantage of the rich soil to plant unusual crops such as heirloom and green zebra tomatoes, Italian salad greens, and long pie pumpkins. In the future, our nursery will offer new and old varieties of Maine fruits and vegetables, such as green gage plums. A wetland in the middle of the property will be used to grow plants that have been cultivated by Native Americans for medicinal aids, such as high bush cranberries and cow parsnip.

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In planning our market building, we chose to echo the width and length of a classic New England barn, framed in 8 by 8 hemlock. In addition, we are using materials from Maine, including hemlock, pine, tables, and chairs, even light bulbs. Our builders are local Mainers.

The building is wrapped in an L-shaped open porch, which acts as an outdoor year-round market. Walking into the building, you go through swinging doors into an open space with barn trusses and tall ceilings. Tucked in a corner is the butcher. Displays of vegetables, fruits and products using regional ingredients are placed throughout the open space. The displays are waist-high in the center of the space, so people can spot each other across the room.

Beyond these food displays is the cafe, with long pine tables inviting neighbors and friends to sit and enjoy coffee, pastries, sandwiches, salads, and other local foods.

You can access the lower level of the cafe by walking down the broad pine staircase-which will be open so as to keep the sense of space. Downstairs is a fully equipped kitchen that services the café, and community rooms which are open to the public and used by Farmers Fare for educational purposes and community purposes.

We invite you to join us and help grow our dream.