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Farmer's Market Tour
A fabulous food  adventure — EAT LOVE MAINE 
Wander the farmers' market with chef Karina Hines and connect with local foods, farms, and the flavours of the season.

Portland Farmers Market
Farmers Markets Radishes + Hakurei Turnips
Vegetables Squash Farmers Market
Green Vegetables + Bok Choy
Swiss Chard Yellow
Leafy Green + Root Vegetables
Raspberries
Summer Squash Farmers Market
Meadow Wood Farm at Farmers Market Maine
Buy Local
Fresh Cranberries Old Uncles Farm
Red & White Potatoes
Karina + Leeks at Farmers Market

Farmer's Market Tour with Chef Karina

A farmers’ market tour is an invitation to connect with the rhythms of nature, where your food comes from, and with our local farmers, the guardians of great flavours.

Karina is passionate about farmers’ markets; she grew up eating farm-to-table food in rural Australia, which shaped her cooking style and her vibrant, seasonal approach to food.

She has dedicated her career as a chef, working across Europe and North America, learning about great ingredients and their food-as-medicine benefits. She believes nutrition begins in the soil, and that how we grow our food impacts our health.

About our Farmer's Market Tour

  • Meet Karina at Deering Oaks Park, Portland, for your tour.
  • Wednesdays 8–9am | 9–10am — 10 people max.
  • Saturdays 8–9am | 9–10am | 10–11am  — 6 people max.     
  • Explore the farmers' market, learn about local foods, farms and small-batch makers.
  • Taste stunning in-season, fresh, healthy, locally grown food.

EAT LOVE MAINE — book a local farmer's market adventure.

Corn Cobs Farmers Market

EAT LOVE MAINE

A In-season Food Adventure

What’s Included on the Walking Tour

  • 1 hr walking tour with Chef Karina Hines
  • Meet in Deering Oaks Park on Wednesday + Saturday mornings.
  • An immersion into seasonal + local flavours.
  • Learn chef tips, about local foods + seasonal ingredients.
  • 1-month subscription to Botanical Kitchen’s recipes.
  • Exclusive discounts from local businesses we love.
Karina + Leeks at Farmers Market

“Eat local food for real flavour.  Where our food comes from, how it is grown, raised,  gathered and made impacts flavour, our health and the health
of our environment".


Karina Hines

An Australian chef and food nerd living in Portland, Maine, who is passionate about connecting people with where their food comes from and seasonal flavours.

Food as Medicine Chef + BK Founder + CFNC


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