Our Facilities
Smithereen Farm has a mission to serve as a local food hub with many tools for adding value, from drying wild-harvested herbs, seaweed, and berries, to creating jams and preserves from local fruits.
MycoLab
The MycoLab hosts mycologist Sue Van Hook and the MycoBuoys™ project, which is prototyping and experimenting with mycelium foam to create eco-alternative buoys. Learn more about MycoBuoys here.
The MycoLab contains:
The Minke Commercial Kitchen
We produce all of our value-added products here in our certified commercial kitchen, located at 13 Little Falls Road in Pembroke.
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Farm Store
At the Farm Store, we stock goods from our farm and local Maine producers—vegetables, fruit, meat, fish, dairy, eggs, frozen berries, bread, tea, honey, fermentations, preserves, and more.
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Greenhouses
We have several greenhouses used for solar-drying seaweed, herbs, and berries.
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Bulk ordering
We have relationships with bulk suppliers of materials for growing, harvesting, and producing value-added products. We can take advantage of bulk discounts and save on freight costs. Currently we are bulk-ordering:
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As you can see, we are gaining some momentum and are excited for what’s next! If you have ideas for other activities that could benefit the local farm economy of Washington County, we are all ears.
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