Maine
Artisan Bread Fair
Directions
Information
2019 Vendors
Vendor Info & Application
Music
Workshops at the Fair
The Maine Artisan Bread Fair is one of a kind. It is a fair dedicated solely to real bread and everything associated with this most ancient and central staple. The Maine Grain Alliance has sponsored the Bread Fair for ten years and the offerings have grown each year. Demonstrations range from bread baking using sourdough (with starters to take home!) to tortilla making. While you will be captivated by the wares in each booth, you will also be able tantalize your taste buds as you sample foods ranging from pizzas cooked in wood-fired ovens, fresh sourdough loaves, sweet pastries, and a variety of other locally produced delicious food.
Come for the artisan halvah, maple syrup, jams, butter, cheese, the best books and equipment for baking at home, professional bakers to answer your questions, live music, beautiful kitchen linens, demos, and superb Maine made foods!
The Details:
DATE: Saturday, JULY 31st, 2021
HOURS: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m
PLACE: Skowhegan State Fairgrounds
COST: Free! Everyone is invited, and we encourage you to bring your family and friends to enjoy
PARKING: $5
Vendors: Over 60 vendors await you at the Artisan Bread Fair. Please see the list below, continually updated.
From 95 North, take exit 133 (Waterville/Skowhegan) onto Rt. 201 North and head to Skowhegan. At the light in Skowhegan, take a right and go into town. Go around the rotary of buildings and take a right. About 1 mile on left is the entrance to the fairgrounds. Next to Wal-Mart.
From 95 South, Take exit 157 (Newport/Skowhegan), turn slight right onto ME-100/ME-11 north, take a sharp left onto Main Street/Route 2 south. Follow Route 2 into Skowhegan, go through the rotary, turn right onto Madison Avenue About 1 mile on left is the entrance to the fairgrounds. Next to Wal-Mart.
Made Possible Through Generous Sponorships From:
Contributor Sponsor ($10000+)
Contributor Sponsor ($5000+)
Leader Sponsor ($2500+)
Patron Sponsor ($200+)
General Guidelines for the Artisan Bread Fair:
1. The ABF does not permit pets on the fairgrounds or in the parking area. Animals left in cars or tied up may be removed by the local animal control officer.
2. ABF enforces Maine laws prohibiting public drinking of alcohol and use of illegal drugs on the fairgrounds.
3. Audio and video devices are prohibited unless they are part of an approved demonstration or display.
4. Littering is prohibited. Please control all waste and convey it to the receptacles provided throughout the fair and police your area at the end of the day.
5. ABF assumes no liability for damage to or loss of personal property.
Workshops at the Bread Fair
Savory and Breakfast Bialys
Join founder of The Good Crust, Heather Kerner in a hands-on experience making savory and breakfast bialys from her signature pizza dough. Learn time-saving techniques that can be reproduced to please a crowd, whether at home, for your restaurant, or bed and breakfast guests. While they originated in Bialystok, Poland in traditional Jewish bakeries, bialys are hailed as a staple in Brooklyn, NY…but who says we can’t make delicious ones in Maine using our own regional grains? A flat, round baked roll with a depressed center topped traditionally with onion, Kerner will demonstrate dough handling, filling, and embellishing techniques to create memorable bialys yourself.
When: Saturday, July 31st from 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Where: The Maine Artisan Bread Fair, Skowhegan State Fairgrounds
Cost: $20
Cultivating Koji at Home
When: Saturday, July 31st from 9 am-10am
Where: The Maine Artisan Bread Fair, Skowhegan State Fairgrounds (Bingo Hall)
Cost: $15
Nicholas Repenning is one of the co-founders of go-en fermented foods, a small fermentory in Whitefield, ME. At go-en, we produce traditionally fermented Japanese foods with a primary focus on koji and miso. To learn more about go-en and what we do visit our website at www.goenfermentedfoods.com
Live Music at The Bread Fair
Some Reel People
9 am – 11 am
Some Reel People is a joyous and ever-evolving traditional country dance band from the Dexter area, playing jigs, reels, waltzes and polkas. Their combined sound of fiddles, guitars, mandolin, piano, banjo, bass, accordion, Irish flute and penny whistle will make you want to dance! We are the house band for the Garland Grange Contradances with caller John MacIntyre.
Dromore Bay
11 am – 3 pm
Dromore Bay is a new Celtic trio. Sharon Pyne, on wooden flute, tin whistle, and bodhran, and Maggie Ericson, on vocals, button accordion, and guitar are joined by Hank Washburn on fiddle.
2021 Vendors
| The Potter’s House |
| Midsummer Night’s Meadow Farm |
| Springdale Farm and Creamery |
| Hootenanny Bread |
| go-en Fermented Foods LLC |
| Yo Momma’s Apron Strings |
| Grey Goose Gourmet |
| Wholly Crow |
| Sunshine Apothecary |
| John’s Chip Off The Old Block |
| Milton Christianson Watercolors |
| Yamommas Threads |
| Marston Country Crafts |
| Savagesse Baskets |
| Maine Garlic Farm |
| The Good Crust, LLC |
| Brazen Baking |
| Sprig Woodwork |
| FIORE Artisan Olive Oils And Vinegars |
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Apple Tree Bakery
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| Crooked Face Creamery |
| MOFGA |
| P & C Pottery |
| Maine Sea Salt |
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Ancestral French Soaps
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B&T Baked Goods
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Kabayan Philippine Foods
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Hostetler’s Bakery and Farm Stand
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2021 Vendor Guidlines
Click Here to Read Vendor Guidelines
Appropriate Applicants and Criteria:
Food Vendors:
Bakers of artisan breads of all kinds. Bakers must produce their wares in the State of Maine, with
at least a portion of the process done by hand. There is no restriction on the type of flour used,
but if possible, use of locally grown grains where possible would be appreciated. Local grain
production is part of the overall mission of the Maine Grain Alliance which sponsors the
Kneading Conference and the Fair.
If you are going to be selling food, you MUST produce your wares in a State Certified manner
and this is your responsibility.
Bread Fair Guidelines
Setup time: The grounds will be open at 7:00 A.M. and the fair will start promptly at 9:00, July
31st.
Fair Director: Dusty Dowse, dustydowse@aol.com
Vendor Coordinator: Patti Dowse Docqs@aol.com
- Vendors are not permitted to change booth space as assigned by the fair committee.
- Vendors must restrict their activities to the booth space assigned, and hawking of wares is prohibited.
- ABFTS does not provide tables, chairs, or display hardware or racks. The vendors are responsible for furnishing the space assigned.
- Signs and banners can be attached to tent poles, walls etc. only by string or tape.
- No holes may be dug.
- Fires may be built only in approved ovens or other devices.
- Any vendor using cooking equipment must have a 40 BC-minimum fire extinguisher.
- The Fire Marshal requires that propane tanks be secured firmly on a hard, non-combustible surface such as cement blocks.
- Vendors should prepare for inclement weather. Do not fill puddles with hay or shavings.
- Vendors must be set up and ready by the start of the fair at 9:00 AM, Saturday, July 31st.
- Booths must be staffed for the duration of the fair.
- Vendors should bring adequate wares, etc. to last for the duration of the fair.
- Vendors should not begin to break down displays, booths, etc. until the fair is over at 3:00 and the Director or Vendor Coordinator gives notice.
- All booth materials brought must be removed completely.
- Vendors must report earnings and worker’s pay to the IRS and the State of Maine.
- The State of Maine requires that commercial vendors be listed and their tax ID numbers be reported to
the State Tax Office. - Vendors must obtain any necessary liability and general insurance coverage for their activities and must adhere to all local and state ordinances. The Fair maintains no vendor coverage.
2021 Vendor Application
Please complete the online vendor application, or:
Download and mail your application to:
Maine Grain Alliance, Attn: Bread Fair, PO Box 1140, Skowhegan, ME 04976
We will assess applications upon receipt, and quickly alert everyone with the results as soon after April 24th as practicable. Space allowing, we may accept applications after that date.
Vendor Details & Pricing
We cannot supply tables, chairs, or other equipment.
Booth Space: $75
Weather protection is your responsibility. Multiple spaces will be available outside. Anyone with an outdoor booth may relocate under the grandstand in the case of rain.
