Skowhegan Farmers Market

Skowhegan Farmers Market stands out for a practical reason: any shopper using SNAP/EBT receives a 1-to-1 match in Maine Harvest Bucks, stretching food dollars while keeping purchases at the market. That incentive sits alongside a market that runs from the outdoor summer setup at Maine Grains to a winter move up the street to Boynton’s Greenhouse, giving Skowhegan a Saturday market rhythm across much of the year. The result is a market with a strong food-access focus and a vendor lineup that ranges from long-running organic vegetable growers to orchards, creameries, prepared foods, flowers, and farm-based pantry goods.

Why it matters locally

The market ties several local food programs directly to Saturday shopping. SNAP/EBT is accepted at the info booth, and shoppers using it receive a matching benefit through Maine Harvest Bucks. The market also highlights eWIC acceptance for eligible fruit and vegetable purchases at Moodytown Gardens and Dig Deep Farm, connecting federal nutrition benefits to produce grown by market vendors.

That local role extends across age groups and seasons. Income-eligible adults age 60 and older can sign up for a $50 Senior Farm Share, and Moodytown Gardens is named as part of the Maine Senior Farm Share Program. Because the market continues into winter with a move to Boynton’s Greenhouse from December through March on the first and third Saturdays, those food-access programs are paired with a schedule that does not stop when the outdoor season ends.

What you'll find there

The lineup leans heavily toward farm food rather than crafts, with multiple vegetable growers, several dairy and cheese makers, orchard fruit, maple, meats, and ready-to-eat or ready-to-reheat foods in the mix. It’s also a market where Maine Grains and The Miller’s Table shape the setting as much as the vendor roster does, so baked goods and prepared foods sit naturally alongside produce and meat.

• -Pick up organic vegetables from Northwoods Naturals, which has been growing them for over 30 years.
• -Find apples, peaches, pears, and plums from Cayford Orchards, a six-generation family farm with 57 apple varieties.
• -Browse CBD oil, lotion, cream, tincture, and soap from Bee Natural Products.
• -Look for seasonal produce and small fruits from Dig Deep Farm, grown on 10 acres of MOFGA certified organic land.
• -Order fresh baked goods, woodfired pizza, sandwiches, and homemade soups from THE MILLER’S TABLE Cafe & Bakery.
• -Shop organic vegetables, pastured pork, and grass-fed beef from Moodytown Gardens.
• -Add pure maple syrup from Sawyer’s Maple Farm.
• -Taste fresh whole milk ricotta, cheese curds, and aged cheeses from Crooked Face Creamery.
• -Choose beef and pigs from Chartrand Farms, a family-owned farm with dairy roots.
• -Pick up rabbits, chickens, organic vegetables, seedlings, and healing herbal medicines from Hide and Go Peep Farm.
• -Bring home goat cheeses from Maison De Chevre, including chevre, bleu, brie, feta, lebneh, and flavored chevre.
• -Try soft spreadable cheeses, yogurts, and yogurt smoothies from Lamplighter Farm.
• -Take home specialty cut flowers from Foxmeadow Farm’s 30-acre organic family farm.
• -Find Highland cattle breeding stock and beef from Willow Lane Farm.
• -Grab gourmet meals to go from The Maine Meal.
• -Treat pets with all-natural dog treats from WOOF-ie Pies Bakery.

The market runs weekly on Saturdays during the summer market season, then shifts in winter to reduced November hours and to Boynton’s Greenhouse for the first and third Saturdays from December through March.

The clearest thread here is how the market changes form without dropping its Saturday identity. In summer, it sets up at Maine Grains on the corner of Court and High Street, in the parking lot beside The Miller’s Table and behind Hight Chevrolet, which gives the market a distinctly working-downtown, food-centered setting rather than a park layout. In November, hours cut back but the market remains outside until the first market in December, when it moves up the street to Boynton’s Greenhouse for winter dates from December through March. One visitor noted going to every winter market because of the convenient location, a small but vivid sign that the winter move keeps the market woven into weekly routines.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the detail most likely to change how you plan a Saturday stop. In summer, the market is in a parking lot at Maine Grains at the corner of Court and High Street, behind Hight Chevrolet and beside The Miller’s Table. From December through March, the market moves to Boynton’s Greenhouse at 144 Madison Avenue for the first and third Saturdays, so the location changes in winter even though the market remains in Skowhegan. Restrooms are not available on site. For questions about the market itself, Jo Burdet is listed as market manager.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at the info booth, and shoppers using SNAP/EBT receive a 1-to-1 match in Maine Harvest Bucks. The market also highlights eWIC acceptance for eligible fruit and vegetable purchases at Moodytown Gardens and Dig Deep Farm, plus a $50 Senior Farm Share for income-eligible adults age 60 and older.