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William H. Jordan Farm
21 Wells Road
Email: whjjr@jordansfarm.com
Website: www.jordansfarm.com
Retail stand hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm every day during the farming season – (207) 767-2740
Compost, loam, bark mulch: Call for information on hours and products – (207) 807-1761
About the farm
Its idyllic hilltop setting overlooking the Spurwink River makes Jordan’s Farm one of the Cape’s most scenic
working farms. The beauty of the area, however, has made it a magnet for housing development, so in recent
years, Jordan family members have watched new homes sprout all around them on neighboring land that once
supported crops of corn, lettuce, and potatoes.
Committed to preserving their family farm, the Jordans have protected nearly 50 acres of it through an arrangement
with the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust, Land for Maine’s Future, and the US Department of Agriculture. The
arrangement enables the Jordans to continue to work the fields and supply fresh, delicious produce to area
residents, stores, farm markets, restaurants, and schools.
Most of the vegetables and small fruits grown are sold at the retail stand, and there’s also a pick-your-own
strawberry operation. Finding ways to create new farm products is a priority. Jams, salad dressings, salsa, and
pesto made from farm-grown ingredients have been added, as have annuals, perennials and seedlings, which are
sold to home gardeners in the spring. Some plants are started in the greenhouse, and others are purchased from
local farms. Expanding the season with new products is critical to keeping the family-run business viable.
Approximately 50 acres of the 120-acre farm are cultivated annually using integrated pest management techniques.
These ecologically-sound practices limit the use of pesticides. The farm also sells Clean Earth Compost, which,
along with loam, mulch, gravel, sand, stone dust, and crushed stone, is available for pickup or delivery from April
to December.
Field fresh produce offered
Several varieties of many of the vegetables listed below are grown, and seedlings, annuals and perennials are also
available. For a complete list and a calendar of the growing season, click here: What's in season.
Strawberries
Lettuces
Bell Peppers
Tomatoes
Potatoes
Summer squash
Zucchini
Corn
Swiss chard
Cutting flowers
Eggplant
Fall squashes
Pumpkins
Gourds
Onions
Salad greens
Peas
Green beans
Cucumbers
Specialty vegetables
History
One of nine children raised by Roy and Ivy Jordan, William H. Jordan, Sr. (“Billy”) began operating the farm in
1948. He and his wife, Ruth, raised four children – Bill, Jr., Pam, Carol Anne, and Penny, all of whom work on the
farm today.
The farm initially catered to wholesale buyers, but in the l970s and 80s, as the wholesale vegetable business became
national and even international, the Jordans shifted into growing and supplying a greater variety of vegetables for
local stores and distributors. In 1993, Bill, Jr. opened the retail stand, and retail sales have since become vital to the
farm’s economic health.
In 2004 William Jordan, Sr’s grandson, Mark Butterfield, began selling loam and bark mulch to landscapers. Now
Mark oversees the production of Clean Earth Compost at the Cape Elizabeth Transfer Station. It is available to
purchase at the farm, along with other new additions to the product line: gravel, stone dust, crushed stone, and
masonry sand. The one-person operation now requires three to four people during the spring and summer and has
become an important part of the farm operation.
21 Wells Road
Email: whjjr@jordansfarm.com
Website: www.jordansfarm.com
Retail stand hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm every day during the farming season – (207) 767-2740
Compost, loam, bark mulch: Call for information on hours and products – (207) 807-1761
About the farm
Its idyllic hilltop setting overlooking the Spurwink River makes Jordan’s Farm one of the Cape’s most scenic
working farms. The beauty of the area, however, has made it a magnet for housing development, so in recent
years, Jordan family members have watched new homes sprout all around them on neighboring land that once
supported crops of corn, lettuce, and potatoes.
Committed to preserving their family farm, the Jordans have protected nearly 50 acres of it through an arrangement
with the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust, Land for Maine’s Future, and the US Department of Agriculture. The
arrangement enables the Jordans to continue to work the fields and supply fresh, delicious produce to area
residents, stores, farm markets, restaurants, and schools.
Most of the vegetables and small fruits grown are sold at the retail stand, and there’s also a pick-your-own
strawberry operation. Finding ways to create new farm products is a priority. Jams, salad dressings, salsa, and
pesto made from farm-grown ingredients have been added, as have annuals, perennials and seedlings, which are
sold to home gardeners in the spring. Some plants are started in the greenhouse, and others are purchased from
local farms. Expanding the season with new products is critical to keeping the family-run business viable.
Approximately 50 acres of the 120-acre farm are cultivated annually using integrated pest management techniques.
These ecologically-sound practices limit the use of pesticides. The farm also sells Clean Earth Compost, which,
along with loam, mulch, gravel, sand, stone dust, and crushed stone, is available for pickup or delivery from April
to December.
Field fresh produce offered
Several varieties of many of the vegetables listed below are grown, and seedlings, annuals and perennials are also
available. For a complete list and a calendar of the growing season, click here: What's in season.
Strawberries
Lettuces
Bell Peppers
Tomatoes
Potatoes
Summer squash
Zucchini
Corn
Swiss chard
Cutting flowers
Eggplant
Fall squashes
Pumpkins
Gourds
Onions
Salad greens
Peas
Green beans
Cucumbers
Specialty vegetables
History
One of nine children raised by Roy and Ivy Jordan, William H. Jordan, Sr. (“Billy”) began operating the farm in
1948. He and his wife, Ruth, raised four children – Bill, Jr., Pam, Carol Anne, and Penny, all of whom work on the
farm today.
The farm initially catered to wholesale buyers, but in the l970s and 80s, as the wholesale vegetable business became
national and even international, the Jordans shifted into growing and supplying a greater variety of vegetables for
local stores and distributors. In 1993, Bill, Jr. opened the retail stand, and retail sales have since become vital to the
farm’s economic health.
In 2004 William Jordan, Sr’s grandson, Mark Butterfield, began selling loam and bark mulch to landscapers. Now
Mark oversees the production of Clean Earth Compost at the Cape Elizabeth Transfer Station. It is available to
purchase at the farm, along with other new additions to the product line: gravel, stone dust, crushed stone, and
masonry sand. The one-person operation now requires three to four people during the spring and summer and has
become an important part of the farm operation.
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