Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust Farmers’ Market
at Crystal Spring Farm
Voted “Best of Maine 2019” Farmers’ Market by Down East Magazine
Saturdays 8:30 am to 12:30 pm May 4 thru October 26, 2019
Crystal Spring Farm | 277 Pleasant Hill Road | Brunswick
The market area and parking lot open at 8:30 am. There is no public access before this time.
HISTORY
The Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust’s Farmers’ Market was established in 1999 to advance the Land Trust’s mission of supporting local agriculture. Located on Crystal Spring Farm, a 331-acre property owned by the Land Trust, the Market is now one of the largest in Maine. With over forty vendors, many of whom have been with the Market since its inception, the Saturday morning Market offers a wide variety of local, fresh products including vegetables, dairy, meat, fish, shellfish, cut flowers, mushrooms, baked goods, and artisanal and prepared foods. The Market has been widely acclaimed not only for the exceptional array of products but also for the festive and community atmosphere.
SNAP/EBT
Stretch your SNAP dollars at the Farmers’ Market; swipe your SNAP/EBT card for $20 and get a BONUS $20 for fruits & vegetables! Visit maineharvestbucks.org for more information.
The Land Trust accepts EBT (electronic benefits transfer) cards, so more local residents are able to purchase items using their SNAP/food stamp benefits. Making local, healthy food options available to more people helps to support community growers and provide better nutrition for local families.
NO DOG POLICY
After long and careful consideration, the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust staff and Board decided to adopt a no dog policy at our Market. Our primary goal is to provide a safe and positive community space and it is with this in mind that we have found this policy necessary.
We continue to welcome your leashed dog on the trails at Crystal Spring Farm and many of our other trail systems. View or print our trail map of Crystal Spring Farm by clicking the map below.
Thank you for your understanding.
Alternative Ways to Get to Our Farmers’ Market
Walk
Our Farmers’ Market is surrounded by 5 miles of beautiful trails through forest, field, and unique wetlands. We encourage you to take a hike to Market this week! For a longer walk, you can park at the Tom Settlemire Community garden, and for a shorter walk, park along Woodside Road by the Quarry Trail. Click to enlarge the map at right.
Bike
Pleasant Hill Road (the location of our Market) is close to town and a great place to ride a bike. Please consider riding your bike to market.
Our Vendors | 2019
Blue Dragon Mussel Wagon
Farmer’s Daughter / Keough Family Farm
Mulberry Delicacies
Serendipity Acres
Have questions?
Jacqui Koopman manages the market. Jacqui has long been interested in the production, consumption and equitable distribution of nutrient dense food; as well as building community around these activities. Managing the Farmers’ Market is one of several projects she has worked on with the Land Trust.
Contact Jacqui at market@btlt.org.
Often mistakenly called the Crystal Spring Farmers’ Market, the market was started by and is run by the Land Trust, which also owns the Crystal Spring Farm property. Everything we do – from offering a place for farmers to sell their produce, to protecting working land and public access on a beautiful farm like Crystal Spring – is made possible by you, our members. We thank you for your ongoing support.
A Lovely Piece in the Times Record about our Market
“As I wander back and forth watching and buying, I feel a dynamism in this marketplace, which rises in its clustered tents early each Saturday, and then by mid-afternoon is a whistle clean space that promises return in a week. Yes, it deals in and with the basic fuel of life, but the voices, gestures and laughter point to sustenance equally vital. As Koopman pointed out, “We prefer local smallscale vendors for whom the farmers’ market is their primary retail venue.” That preference emphasizes community and local enterprise, in short where and how we live best.”
Click here to read the full article.
