I knew by Day 4 of our Mt. Dessert Island vacation, that I'd be lobstered-out and would need fruit…read moreand vegetables. That's why I bookmarked Beech Hill Farms ("BHF") in Yelp. I understood that BHF has a great Farm Market. BHF delivered on that and more. I arrived 10 minutes before BHF opened its gate at 9 am. By 9, five different cars had parked nearby so they could have pick of the Market. The customers mostly seemed like local Mainers, but there were some folks taking pics as well. After I parked, I scurried to the Market and didn't notice the surrounding area yet. The produce looked beautiful with its purples, greens, oranges, reds, yellows and dark blues. I bought fresh wild Maine blueberries, cucumbers, carrots, a multi-colored bell pepper, yellow-orange heirloom tomatoes, an eggplant and mixed salad greens. The blueberries were delicious. I made a great dinner salad with the non-eggplant veggies. I'll grill the eggplant tomorrow. I bought a few other local products. A baguette that was terrific with a local blue cheese I also bought from BHF. Granola I haven't tried yet. And a blueberry pie made by "Gayle Arnold Tucker". I don't know who that is, but in my mind she's a 5th Generation local pie legend. The crust was to-die-for and the blueberry filling had great flavor and consistency. BHF also sold things such as milk, eggs, honey, kimchi, jarred products and beverages. It was a terrific-looking farm Market with great stuff. After my purchases, I explored the grounds. There was a green house with row after row of farm fresh and fragrant garlic and things like starter vegetables. Picnic tables. Fruit trees. And my favorite thing of all - rows of gorgeous wild flowers that were a big draw for bees and . . . the most monarch butterflies I've ever seen in one naturally occurring place. I don't even know how many there were. I saw five at a time when I was looking up. I spent about 15 minutes taking butterfly photos and got some awesome pics. I limited myself to one in the Yelp photos I posted. The flower photo opportunities are also outstanding. I'll put my BHF pics up against my Acadia pics any day. If you like exploring Farmers Markets and/or great photo opps, I guarantee you'll enjoy Beech Hill Farms, at least in August. Five Stars

Amazing locally grown ingredients. Fresh salads and veggies. Very nice people and good service.read more

What a beautiful location and day! Not only are the…read morelavender field's GORGEOUS, but the flower gardens are equally stunning !!! We are so thankful to have been able to share the day and stocked up on our year's supply of lavender products from this incredible hardworking farm. My husband and I lived strolling in the lavender fields and enjoyed an amazing picnic basket charcuterie board from the local wonder Emily at flourishmaine.com. She delivers to this location!

Amazing ! Couldn't have asked for anything better ! I'm so happy we drove by and made the u turn…read moreback to this amazing place and the owner was so lovely and kind! We all enjoyed this stop on the trip

While staying near Rockport in mid October, we located this orchard on the "mainapples.org" site…read moreand decided to check them out. It couldn't have turned out any better. They had plenty of several varieties still available for picking and the young lady on site that morning was very pleasant and really made us feel welcome. She was even glad to help us with some restaurant selections after we asked. In addition to Pick Your Own apples they had local honey, Maple syrup and cider for sale. For locals, being able to pick your own apples may seem routine, but for us from out of the area, it was something special.

I did it all here-I not only ingested the cider and cider vinegar. I used to the vinegar topically…read moreto heal an insect bite. I was also a guest in one of their rental properties. I can attest to this place being magical in terms of resetting physical and mental health. The property owners are stewards of the earth. As I understand this will remain a farm, the land and steep hill you see will be there forever. The cider is refreshing and tastes sooo good.

The apple cider and vinegar from the Sewall's orchard is the BEST I have ever had…read more The products are raw, they are living foods and you can taste the difference. Somehow the color is deeper, the flavor of several heirloom apples give it a sweet complexity. You want to savor the flavor in your mouth-this is a rare, high quality, good intentions, and incredible product.

Large selection of plants super nice staff would 100% recommend for anyone looking for plantsread more

Went to plants unlimited to find rhubarb (and yeah I'll go with the fact that it was a little late…read morein the season like late June) But the attitude I got from the worker when I asked if they had had any was unbelievably rude. It was like they had expected me to understand they're entire system and when they don't replenish certain plants/vegetables. I went to Guinea ridge farm for the first time just to look as I had already been everywhere else I could think of looking for rhubarb plant and sure enough they had it. It wasn't just about finding the rhubarb plant as much as the shocking difference in the customer service. There was an amazingly friendly fellow and he had come to me first asking me how I was and if I had needed any help. An absolute gem of a person, but it's was not only that one person I would say every worker there is absolutely stellar. I'm very happy to have found this place and will be a forever customer. Also I absolutely love the watering system they have implemented. Having the plant tables covered with a plastic like material to hold water to water from the bottom is so very good for the plants and works wonders for them obviously seen in the quality of the plants. On the topic of plant quality I don't think I have ever seen them have a discount area for sick/dying plants if that gives any insight to how well they care for the plants they sell. When it comes to pricing I would say yea it may or may not be a bit more than Home Depot or plants unlimited but the quality could never be beaten. I've always had the worst experiences getting plants like succulents etc from Walmart/Home depot where they have literal pests eating away at them or root rot from overwatering! But you can trust these guys when it come to quality control. You guys rock!

Hands down, 5 star experience! We visited on a dreary day and had the treat of being the only 2…read morepeople on our alpaca walk. Ben went with us on the walk and even took a ton of photos for us to remember the experience. We learned a lot about the alpacas and the farm. We had the pleasure of walking Gaius and Maestro. Gaius was mischievous and made the walk interesting. We got to love on their unique personalities for the entire walk. The walk was well worth the small fee! Then we got a chance to visit all the females and they are feisty! I had one spot in my face as they were all bombarding me for treats - and it was hilarious more than anything. I can't wait to return to visit these beautiful animals.

Amazing visit - Ivy was fantastic - gave us a tour of the farm, very personable and knowledgeable!…read moreWe didn't do the walk, but many other people did! They recommend to call at least the day before (or longer) to reserve a time. The ranch store was cute - got some very soft socks and a baby alpaca doll made from alpaca fluff will definitely come back next time we are in the area!

We came up short on our visit this year because the visitor center was closed on the weekend and…read morethe Belted Galloway cattle were bashful and likely hanging out in an distant though unseen meadow. Que sera, sera.

If you aren't from a farm background you won't get the 4star rating but these are pretty "Oreo"…read morecattle with unusual markings. The farm is well cared for and we found the young lady in the farm office courteous and friendly. Belted galloways are pretty rare in the US so we enoyed seeing them as part of the "prettiest walk in the world."

Yellow Birch Farm is a required stop when I'm on Deer Isle. They're worth a visit…read more They've got home grown produce, fresh made goat cheese, delicious cajeta (goats milk caramel), great soap. They've got some high quality creams that rival most of the really expensive ones. You can buy at the store or you can order through their online shop.

You can't get any fresher than this - the produce at the farm stand is twenty yards from where it…read morewas grown and picked. You can meet the goats whose milk made the beautiful chevre's, yogurt, and cheeses. And it's all organic, even the face cream everyone swears by (Missy's Miracle Cream they call it). What a find!

I enjoyed the best apple I've enjoyed in a very long time. The Cortlands are amazing. They offer a…read morecouple of local produce and gifts of Maine to bring home. Apples were predicted at $2.50/lb for the freshness and quality my only regret was I hadn't bought more. I also bought 1lb of fresh local wildflower flower honey I believe I paid $7. This farmstand is a great place to stop stretch the legs and enjoy fresh local produce.