*Western Maine Market - Virtual Farmers Market  The Western Maine Market is a virtual marketplace where you can purchase food grown and made locally in the western Maine region. During the growing season (March - September), all orders are picked up on Tuesdays from 4-6 pm at the Tranten's Grocery Store on Main St. in Farmington.

New England Products Trade Show Each year more than 300 manufacturers of distinctive giftware and specialty food products from throughout New England converge in Portland, Maine. Our new location allows us to include all our exhibitors under one roof, but still with easy access to all the attractions Portland offers.

Support for New England Food Entrepreneurs This website is designed to help you start, maintain, or expand a food business. As a small food business, your contribution to the economic and cultural landscape of New England is vitally important! As an outreach program of the New England land-grant universities, Cooperative Extension helps small food businesses access needed information, resources, and education to be successful.

Threshold To Maine

As part of our effort to promote agriculture development in southern and western Maine, the Threshold To Maine Board of Directors has authorized the establishment of a business incubator focused exclusively on agriculture.  For more information, please contact the office at (207) 657-3131 or email us at threshold@gwi.net 

Umaine Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition Home The Laboratories of Dr. Alfred Bushway have offered process and product reviews at no cost to the small businesses of Maine since 1995. These services were offered as a means of stimulating small food related businesses in the state. State regulations allow in-state sale of these products as long as a recognized process authority has approved them.