Due to forecasted inclement weather this Saturday, June 7, the spring Farmers’ Market at MaineHealth Waldo Hospital has been postponed. The Farmers’ Market originally scheduled at MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital for this past Saturday, May 31, was also postponed due to inclement weather. Both events have been moved to this Fall, with more information to follow.

Initial news release

ROCKPORT and BELFAST — Community members are invited to attend farmers markets on the MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospital campuses this spring.

The MHPBH event will take place on Saturday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the main hospital campus, in the parking lot of the Physicians Building (4 Glen Cove Dr.).

The MHWH event will take place Saturday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the parking lot to the right of the Biscone Medical Building (119 Northport Ave.), across the street from the main hospital.

Care team members and community vendors will showcase and sell a variety of products, including farm fresh eggs, baked goods, fresh seasonal produce, handcrafted soaps, lotions, handmade crafts and jewelry among others.

Children are invited to bring their favorite stuffed animal to the Stuffy Clinic that will be on site. The care team members will perform a thorough check-up at a special booth to ensure their favorite stuffed animal is healthy and happy. Extra stuffed animals will be available for any children who do not have one.

For more information, please email Meghan Benner at Meghan.benner@mainehealth.org.

MaineHealth is a not-for-profit, integrated health system whose vision is, “Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America,” and is committed to a mission of providing high-quality affordable care, educating tomorrow's caregivers and researching better ways to provide care. MaineHealth includes a Level 1 trauma medical center, eight additional licensed hospitals, comprehensive pediatric care services, an extensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services as well as home health, hospice and senior care services. With more than 2,000 employed providers and approximately 23,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. MaineHealth hospitals include MaineHealth Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor in Westbrook, MaineHealth Franklin Hospital in Farmington, MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center in Portland, Biddeford and Sanford, MaineHealth Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H., MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital in Rockport, MaineHealth Stephens Hospital in Norway and MaineHealth Waldo Hospital in Belfast. MaineHealth also includes the MaineHealth Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland, MaineHealth Behavioral Health in Westbrook, MaineHealth Home Health and Hospice in Saco, the MaineHealth Institute for Research in Scarborough, the MaineHealth Medical Group and MaineHealth NorDx in Scarborough. MaineHealth affiliates include Maine General Health in Augusta and Waterville and St. Mary's Health System in Lewiston. It is also a significant stakeholder in the MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization in Portland and a joint venture partner in the New England Rehabilitation Hospital in Portland.