Lewiston Farmers Market

Lewiston Farmers' Market Association anchors this market, giving it a clearly organized structure that includes full-time vendors, part-time vendors, and regular guest vendors throughout the season. The result is a market where a weekly produce run can also turn up Maine-grown mushrooms, fresh pasta in 15 shapes, goat cheese, maple products, and rotating guest sellers. The vendor roster ties Lewiston directly to nearby farms and makers, with growers from Lewiston, Sabattus, Poland, Greene, and Wilton all represented at market.

Why it matters locally

Jabril's Family Farm brings produce harvested fresh from the New Roots Cooperative Farm in Lewiston, and Batula's Family Farm sells pesticide-free seasonal produce grown in Lewiston. That local footing runs through the market: Khadija's Family Farm and Seynab's Family Farm both bring fresh local produce, while Jillson's Farm comes in from nearby Sabattus with produce and flowers.

The market's food-access work is also built into how it operates. Maine Harvest Bucks are offered year-round at summer and winter market, and the program is linked with partners including Maine Local Foods Access Network, USDA's Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive grant, St. Mary's Nutrition Center, and the New American Agriculture Project.

What you'll find there

The mix here leans heavily toward practical grocery shopping, with vegetables and berries at the core, then breads, meats, dairy, pantry staples, and a smaller group of body-care and handmade goods. The market also keeps room for vendors who appear nearly every week alongside part-time and guest sellers, so the lineup can shift over the season.

• -Pick up organic vegetables from Chirp Creek Farm, including tomatoes, husk cherries, potatoes, and lettuce.
• -Find pesticide-free seasonal produce from Batula's Family Farm, grown in Lewiston.
• -Browse Jillson's Farm for produce, flowers, and other farm goods from Sabattus.
• -Bring home mushrooms from Wild Fruitings, a Maine mushroom company built around fungi and food.
• -Look for homemade meals, treats, cut flowers, seasonal vegetables, and herbs at Mount Apatite Farm.
• -Choose breads, pastries, cookies, and more from Lorelei's Loaves & Treats.
• -Cook with Petrullo Farms fresh pasta, made in 15 shapes and various flavors with farm-fresh eggs, semolina, durum flour, salt, and water.
• -Stock up on maple syrup, Maine honey, maple cotton candy, and maple kettle corn from Blais Maple Syrup & Honey.
• -Add goat cheese plus bath and body products from Dreamin' Fahm of Wilton.
• -Get homemade soaps, scents, wax melts, lip balms, and laundry soap from Mainely Soap.
• -Shop moonrise hollow farm for eggs, seedlings, and chicken from its Poland, Maine farm.
• -Sample coffee blends from Deltacom coffee, or stop at Lucky Cat Coffee Truck for Maine-roasted coffee, Hong Kong bubble waffles, and boba.
• -Seek out Brickhouse Farm for pasture-raised heritage breed mangalitsa pork products including salami, pancetta, guanciale, lonza, and coppa.
• -Round out a meal with goat cheeses, meats, dairy, and baked goods from Maggie's Farm.
• -Find hard-to-locate herbs, spices, and hand-mixed blends at Spicy STAPLES.
• -Buy seasonal vegetables plus strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries from Verrill's Vegetable Farm.

The activities calendar adds free live music and community events during the season, including Mr. Drew & His Animals Too, Bates Dance Festival Workshops, and a weekly Kids Club, along with seasonal events such as Mother's Day programming.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, and restrooms are not available on site. Those two details are the clearest visit-planning constraints to know before heading over. The market is at 65 Main St. in Lewiston, while the market's contact page also lists a physical address at 75 Lincoln Street in Lewiston and a phone number of 207-513-3848 for questions tied to the organization.

Vendor attendance can vary by role: full-time vendors are there nearly every week, part-time vendors attend about half the time, and regular guest vendors join one to three times a month. The activities page also notes real-time updates for rotating guest vendors and vendor absences.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at the market, and Maine Harvest Bucks are offered year-round at both the summer and winter market. The market also notes clear payment-method information for shoppers, which helps when you're planning a produce run or pantry restock.