More than 70 farms in Maine have been growing produce, raising livestock, producing eggs, and making cheese all summer just for you. And now that fall is the most abundant time for harvesting food, you can pick up a pre-set or customizeable box every week if you choose chock full of Maine’s most diverse and nutritious offerings, thanks to the concerted efforts of Daybreak Grower’s Alliance, a farm share business. The service additionally allows for add-ons such as flowers, free-range, eggs, bagels, and much more.

Daybreak offers four different flexible categories and box sizes that you can order either by the week, biweekly, as a rolling subscription, or as a one-time purchase:

Daybreak Box ($35/$48/75)

This option gives you access to all of the seasonal produce, meat, dairy, and a wide array of value-added specialty and grocery items. The week before your delivery, select what you want in your box from a large variety of Maine foods.

Farmer’s Choice ($30/$45)

You leave it up to Daybreak’s growers to curate your box with seasonal items with fruits and vegetables. They’ll let you know what the seasonal selection is in advance of your delivery so you can start menu planning for your week.

Green’s Galore ($18.50)

For the freshest local produce, you get four items weekly that include salad greens, cooking greens, herbs, and specialty greens.

Butcher’s Choice ($42)

They give you a versatile assortment of Maine-raised chicken, pork, and beef. As Maine enters into colder months, they’ll keep you stocked with slow-cooking cuts like stew meats and short ribs, half and whole chickens.

All of these options are especially enticing for the home cook who would like to expand their cooking skills or for the chef who’d like to source the freshest most seasonal ingredients available. They also do a wholesale delivery program for Maine-based businesses.

“We offer a diverse mix and just try to meet our customers at a place where they can get local Maine products grown from all over the state from us at one location and not have to go to the grocery store for every ingredient,” said  Daybreak Co-owner Adrienne Lee “At the same time, this supports the local farming communities and our group of producers.”

“September and October is such an abundant time in harvesting. For those months say, in a Farmer’s Box you would find key staples, such as fresh greens, broccoli, cauliflower, winter squash, and lots of tomatoes. And this is also the stone fruit season, so you’d get pears and apples and you’d start to see leeks and Brussel sprouts as well.” 

In the Midcoast, they deliver to Steel House in Rockland, Bleecker and Greer in Rockport, Aster & Rose in Lincolnville, Bayside Store in Northport. and a home in Belfast.

For more information on how to order a box visit: daybreakgrowersalliance. com