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Cultivating Community
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Craig Lapine
Craig Lapine
PO Box 3792
Portland, ME 04104 (Map)
County: CUMBERLAND
Phone: 207-761-4769
www.cultivatingcommunity.org
Farm Location: 120 Old Ocean House Road
Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 (Map)

Cultivating Community is growing sustainable communities. We are based in Portland, Maine, with farming operations at the Boyd Street Urban Farm in Portland, Turkey Hill Farm in Cape Elizabeth, and Packard-Littlefield Farm in Lisbon. Cultivating Community uses organic, sustainable practices and Boyd Street and Turkey Hill are MOFGA certified.

Cultivating Community mission is to strengthen communities by growing food, preparing youth leaders and new farmers, and promoting social and environmental justice. We use our community food work as an engine for high-impact youth and community development programs that reconnect people to the natural and social systems that sustain us all. Our refugee farmers market under the collective Fresh Start Farms.

What We Offer: Singles shares (feeds two) for $250 and family shares (feeds four) for $500/season. Seasonal vegetables, herbs, and fruit are included in your share.

How You Can Get It: Sign up on our website at www.cultivatingcommunity.org or contact Fresh Start Farms at Cultivating Community by May 15th, or after for rolling registration at freshstartfarms@gmail.com or call (207) 761-GROW.

Choose your share size and pre-pay 1/2 before the first half of the season (July/Aug) and remainder before the second half of the season (Sept/Oct). EBT users pay weekly. Work trade option is available. Please contact us. Flexible payment plans and work-trade options are available, please contact to make arrangements. Pick up shares locations are listed under the product tab.


MOFGA Certified Products
  • Crops: arugula
  • beans-green
  • beets
  • broccoli
  • cabbage
  • carrots
  • celery
  • celeriac
  • chard
  • collards
  • cucumbers
  • eggplant
  • garlic
  • kale
  • lettuce
  • melons
  • mesclun mix
  • onions
  • parsnips
  • peas
  • peppers
  • potatoes
  • pumpkins
  • radishes
  • scallions
  • spinach
  • squash-summer
  • squash-winter
  • tomatoes
  • basil
  • cilantro
  • chives
  • dill
  • lemon balm
  • mints
  • marjoram
  • oregano
  • parsley
  • rosemary
  • sage
  • savory
  • tarragon
  • thyme
  • calendula
  • chamomile
  • edible flowers
  • annual cut flowers
  • scallions
Products (not MOFGA certified organic)

Products Description

Fresh Start Farm growers provide a selection from the following vegetables and herbs in our CSA shares:

Arugula, Beans (green, yellow, purple, etc), Beets & Beet greens, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Kale, Leeks, Lettuce, Melons (watermelons, musk melons, Onion, Garlic, Pea Greens, Peppers, Sweet Bell, Peppers, Various Hot, Potatoes, Salad Mix, Summer Squash, Sweet Potatoes, Pumpkins & Patty Pan, Radishes, Spinach, Tomatoes, Winter Squash (acorn, kabocha, butternut, etc.), Zucchini, and Ethnic Crops: Jew's Mallow (African Malokia), Okra (Bamia). Purslane (Rigla), and Black-eyed pea greens (Corpo lubia).

Markets

Markets and CSA drop off locations Include:

Bath Farmers’ Market, Saturday 10- 12

Damariscotta River Association, Friday, 109-110 Belvedere Rd

Rising Tide Parking Lot, Monday, 323 Main St, Damariscotta

Kennebunk Farmers’ Market, Saturday 10-12, Rt. 1

Lakes Region Farmers' Market, Saturday 9-12 ,709 Roosevelt Trail, Windham

Lewiston Farmers’ Market, (EBT) Tuesday 3-6 PM, Kennedy Park on Pine St

Scarborough Farmers' Market, Sunday 9-12

St. Mary’s Hospital, (EBT) Wednesday 11-2, Lewiston ME

Westbrook Farmers' Market, Friday time TBD, City parking lot, 870 Main St

York Farmers’ Market, Saturday, 10-12, 1 Stonewall Lane

Sites in Portland:

Boyd St. Farmers' Market (EBT), Wednesday 12-3

CEI Offices, Wednesday 2-5 PM at 2 Portland Fish Pier

Learning Works (EBT), Thursday 2-6, 181 Brackett St

Portland Farmers' Market, Saturday 7-12, Deering Oaks

Portland Market House, Wednesday 10-1, Monument Square

PROP office parking lot, (EBT) Wednesday 12:30-3:30, 510 Cumberland Ave

Riverton Housing, (EBT) Saturday 11-2, 2 Riverton Drive

Whole Foods Farmers’ Market, (EBT) Friday 4-6 PM, Franklin Art

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