Our Story
Bumbleroot Organic Farm seeks to connect people with the land and food that sustains us.
Our goal is to build community, healthy soil and resilience through the organic production of food and flowers.
Bumbleroot Organic Farm is located on unceded territory of the Wabanaki people. The land is now stewarded by two families - The Whalens and The Fishers. Both families live on the farm in Windham, Maine and together we are learning what it means to be farmers and small business owners. We grow 7-8 acres of diversified vegetables, herbs and flowers on our 89 acre parcel, and we sell directly to our local community. We are so grateful to be part of the vibrant food community here in Maine.
We met in Colorado. Ben and Jeff worked together as interns, then managers, at Cure Organic Farm in Boulder. There they learned the joys and challenges of small-scale vegetable farming, and each decided to make it their life’s work. Jeff met Abby through Boulder’s thriving food scene, and Ben met Melissa while she was studying herbalism. One thing led to another and both couples moved East, ultimately landing in Southern Maine to found a farm together.
Bumbleroot started as a backyard farm. We pieced together 1.5 acres in a historic neighborhood on the Saco River in Buxton, thanks to the generosity of our landlords and neighbors, many of whom are still friends and CSA members today. We quickly outgrew that space and with the help of Maine Farmland Trust, MOFGA, and CEI we purchased our dream farm in 2016 — 89 acres of rolling hills, rich (and rocky) soils, a woodlot, barn, farmhouse and outbuildings. Windham welcomed us warmly.
2024 marks our 10th growing season. Our CSA remains the backbone of our business - community members put their trust in us, and in return we grow food and flowers for them all season long. We host our annual plant sales on Saturdays in May and continue with our Saturday farmstand through November. We sell Bumbleroot-grown veggies and flowers, as well as products from other Maine farms.
Our mission is to connect people to the land and food that sustains us all. We’re so grateful to our CSA members, restaurant partners, loyal customers, service providers, family and friends for supporting us along this journey.
Thank you for helping Bumbleroot grow.
We worked with Maine Farmland Trust to permanently protected our farmland with a conservation easement in 2016. This will ensure that our farm remains a farm for generations to come.
We are proud to be certified organic by MOFGA. We use sustainable practices that are focused on improving the health of the soil, and in turn, the health of the food we grow and the communities we serve.
