Brae Maple Farm, in Union, invites the community to join them for Open Farm Day on Sunday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Explore the beauty and bounty of this working farm while learning about sustainable gardening, local food, and heritage practices.

Guests will enjoy tours of the Master Gardener Volunteer Demonstration Gardens, the 1800s-style Heritage Garden, and the Medicine Wheel Garden inspired by Native American traditions. Visitors can learn about the history and care of these spaces and how they contribute to local food security.

Since 1998, Andrea and Allan Smith have welcomed University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers to Brae Maple Farm. Volunteers focus on growing fresh produce for Maine Harvest for Hunger, which supports four local food pantries and soup kitchens. The gardens also serve as hands-on learning sites for composting, irrigation, and organic growing practices.

Event highlights include:

• Demonstrations on organic vegetable gardening, herbal tea blending, edible bouquet crafting, and seed saving

• Botanical snacks—both sweet and savory

• Spinning and woodturning demos 

• artisan displays

• Live music by The Dock Boys

• Informational tables from UMaine Extension and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District

• Children’s activities, including fairy house building and a fun scavenger hunt

The public is welcome to come and connect with the land, meet their neighbors, and enjoy a day of learning, creativity, and community.

Brae Maple Farm is located at 233 N. Union Road in Union, Maine. Parking can be found as you enter the driveway. Accessible parking is available closer to the house where you'll be greeted..

For more information, please contact jamiedday@gmail.com.