Spear’s Vegetable Farm is a six generation family farm operation that provides fresh fruits and vegetables daily to consumers in Midcoast Maine and beyond.  

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We have been growing vegetables for the fresh market since the mid 1980’s, when the boys began selling sweet corn on a card table under the maple tree.

 

We operate over 600 acres of farm land, which includes 120 acres of corn silage and over 250 acres of mixed vegetables, including sweet corn, beans, winter squash, pumpkins and many acres of hay land.

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All of our tomatoes, peppers, onions, cucumbers, lettuce, and more are started each year beginning in February, where they are cared for and eventually transplanted outside or into one of our 12 hoop houses.

 

We raise approximately 90 of our own beef cattle, as well as another 100 cows that we board for other farmers. All of the forages for our animals are grown and harvested by our farm.

 

Our goal is for our family farm, the backbone of our country's heritage, to thrive and survive for future generations.

 

Our Legacy

Spear Farm began in 1933 when Wallace and Maude Spear, as well as their son Herbert and daughter Helen, moved from Rockland to Nobleboro.  It was during the depression and out of necessity they decided to move to the country to “live off the land”.  The farm started with one cow, one horse and a few chickens. As time progressed into the 1940’s a new barn was built that housed approximately 60 cows and a new hen house that held 2000 birds. 

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Herbert married Edna, a neighborhood gal, had four children and the family farm began to emerge.  In 1965 Herbert’s son, Bob, graduated from college and came back to join the farm operation. Soon after our farm became an official cooperation, Spear Farm’s Inc. and in 1969 a new 160’ x 60’ free stall barn and milking parlor was constructed.

In 1975 Herbert passed away and another son, Richard came back to join Bob on the farm.  Our herd increased to approximately 120 milking cows in the early 1980’s and at about that same time we started selling a few vegetables along with sweet corn.  At that time our cow herd  remained about the same, but we began to increase the vegetable production each year.

In 1992 Robert’s two sons, Terry and Jeff came back to become part of the operation.  Since that point in time we have gone from 1 acre of market vegetables to over 250 acres today.  We have two major retail stands and attend Farmer’s Markets two days per week to market some of our products.  We also have a large wholesale market for the remaining supply.

 

In 2009 we made a business decision to sell our milking herd and concentrate more on vegetable production, while also beginning to transition to raising our own beef cattle.

What began as a small family farm has truly grown and transformed throughout the years. Today, between the beef and vegetable operation, we farm over 600 acres.  It is truly a family operation, and we take great pride in our high-quality products, whether it be our own produce, our All-Natural beef, or the many items from other local businesses that are available in our farm stands... Our Family Farms For YOU!