Blue Hill Farmers Market

Blue Hill Farmers Market ties weekly shopping to local food access through programs backed by MAINESCAPE GARDEN SHOP, which is thanked for ongoing sponsorship of Harvest Bucks. That practical support sits alongside a Saturday market with farm vendors, bakers, prepared food sellers, and local makers gathered on Rt 172, Ellsworth Road in Blue Hill. The market runs seasonally from May through October and accepts SNAP, giving the market a clear role in making farm purchases more reachable during its main season.

Why it matters locally

Pop Club offers free fresh produce, including fruits, vegetables, and seedlings, to children from birth through age 17 at this market. That program is supported by Blue Hill Co-op’s Change for Good, The Grassroots Fund, and the Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund, linking weekly market shopping to broader local food-access funding.

The market also explains how to shop with SNAP and receive Maine Harvest Bucks for additional purchases, which keeps spending circulating through farm and food vendors while expanding what shoppers can take home. With regular music dates scheduled across much of the season, Blue Hill Farmers Market is set up as a recurring Saturday stop rather than a one-off special event.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix stretches well beyond raw produce, with farms, flowers, baked goods, prepared foods, coffee, sharpening, quilts, tile art, and wooden wares all represented in the lineup. Names on the roster point to a market where groceries and handmade goods share the same Saturday footprint.

• -Find plants and orchard stock from 5 Star Nursery & Orchard.
• -Pick up flowers from Autumn Moon Farm and Flowers.
• -Shop farm goods from Bagaduce Farm.
• -Look for produce or farm offerings from Blue-Zee Farm.
• -Browse farm products from Boyd Brook Farming.
• -Bring home syrup from Jackman Maple Syrup.
• -Stop by Machias River Farms for farm goods.
• -Choose produce or farm items from Moon Beam Farm.
• -Add bouquets from Periwinkle Flowers.
• -Check Rainbow Farm for farm products.
• -Seek out produce or other farm offerings from Sunset Acres Farm.
• -See what Tilth & Timber is bringing to market.
• -Shop White's Farm, which is identified on the market materials as MOFGA-certified organic, accepts WIC payments, and offers pre-ordering with market pick-up.
• -Grab baked goods from Fancy Nancy’s Blue Hill Bakery.
• -Order prepared food from My Little Dumpling.
• -Take home preserves from Marilyn’s Jam Session.
• -Get a cup from Precipice Coffee.
• -Pick up breads or pastries from The Bakery 04476.
• -Browse handmade goods from Blue Hill Spoonworks.
• -Sharpen kitchen or garden tools with Keen Edge Sharpening.
• -Look for quilts from Nora Flanagan Quilts.

Music appears throughout the season, with performers including Mike & Susie Fay, The Leftovers, Betsy Bott, Joe Bruno, Ben Pfohl, and Curtis Band on scheduled market dates.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed at Blue Hill Farmers Market, a detail that can change plans before you leave home. The market runs on Saturdays from 9:00am to 11:30am and is located on Rt 172, Ellsworth Road. It operates at Blue Hill Fairgrounds during parts of the season and relocates to the Down East Family YMCA at Lawrence Family Fitness Center for a few weeks every summer. The market schedule also notes several late-summer dates with no guests while it is at the Down East Family YMCA, specifically August 29, September 5, and September 12. Restrooms are not available.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP is accepted at Blue Hill Farmers Market, and the market explains how shoppers can pay using an EBT card, known in Maine as a Pine Tree Card. The market also states that shoppers receive Maine Harvest Bucks with SNAP for additional purchases. White's Farm is separately marked as accepting WIC payments.