The food benefits provided support WIC's nutrition education messages, support successful long-term breastfeeding, and provide more variety of foods. Food benefits are tailored to a participant's needs, age, and breastfeeding level. For example, a woman who is fully breastfeeding her baby receives different types and amounts of foods than a one-year-old child.
WIC Food Guide
Find a list of WIC approved foods in the WIC Shopping Guide Revised Jan 2026 (PDF). The Visual Food Package Guide (PDF) helps show the size and amount of food you can get.
The Maine CDC WIC Nutrition Program provides contract brand specific standard infant formula. At this time, the standard infant formula contract is with Abbott for five Similac brand formulas.
Monthly Cash Value Benefit (CVB)
The current monthly CVB for fruits and vegetables are:
- $26 for child participants,
- $47 for pregnant and postpartum participants, and
- $52 for fully and partially breast/chestfeeding participants.
WICShopper App
The WICShopper app helps users find their WIC foods at the store. It is also a great resource for information about your WIC clinic, next appointment, yummy recipes, and a calculator to help you shop. Download the app for free in the App Store or Google Play.
Check out the WICShopper Maine Food Guide:
Get help and learn more about WICShopper.
Find a Store or Farmer
Maine WIC authorizes stores and farmers to provide participants with a variety of WIC-allowed foods and locally grown fruits and vegetables.
Use the table below to find a store or farmer near you. You can sort the list by name, town, or county, or use the search bar on the right to filter by keyword. Click the store name to open the location in Google Maps.
Note: Farmers' hours may vary. Please call, email, or check social media or the farmer's website for the most up-to-date hours and seasonal availability.
| Name Sort descending | Address | Town | County | Phone | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaws 57 | 175 High St | Ellsworth | Hancock | (207)766-2293 | |
| Shaws 608 | 200 Lower Main St | Freeport | Cumberland | (207)786-0094 | |
| Shaws 628 | 147 Bath Rd | Brunswick | Cumberland | (207)772-9996 | |
| Shaws 629 | 1073 W Main St | Dover-foxcroft | Piscataquis | (207)756-3500 | |
| Six River Farm - Wednesday Mini Market - Winter | 30 Federal St | Brunswick | Cumberland | (207) 607-1970 | Wed 9-12 Dec 02 to Apr 28 |
| Skowhegan Farmers' Market | 42 Court St | Skowhegan | Somerset | (207) 431-2860 | Sat 10-1 (April) / Sat 9-1 (May-Oct) Apr 04 to Oct 31 Cayford Orchards, Farm In The Woods |
| Skowhegan Winter Farmers’ Market at Boynton’s Greenhouse | 144 Madison Ave | Skowhegan | Somerset | (207) 431-2860 | 1st & 3rd Saturdays 10am - 1pm / skowheganfarmersmarket@gmail.com Dec 05 to Apr 17 Dig Deep Farm, Farm In The Woods |
| Smith's Blueberries | 162 Ward Hill Rd | Norridgewock | Somerset | (207) 634-4961 | Mon-Wed 8-1 / Thurs 1-8 / Fri-Sun 8-8 Jul 18 to Aug 22 |
| Smithereen Farm Store | 12 Little Falls Rd | Pembroke | Washington | (207) 726-2141 | Wed-Sun 9-5 May 01 to Oct 01 |
| Solon Corner Market | 5 South Main St | Solon | Somerset | (207)764-2130 | |
| South Portland Farmers Market | 25 Cottage Rd (City Hall Parking) | South Portland | Cumberland | (207) 799-7743 | Sun 10-2 May 03 to Oct 25 Alewives Brook Farm LLC, NR Mohamed Abukar |
| Southwest Harbor Farmers' Market | 315 Main St (St John's Parking Lot) | Southwest Harbor | Hancock | (207) 483-2611 | Fri 9-12:30 Jun 05 to Oct 30 Moon Beam Farm |
| Star City Iga | 247 Main St | Presque Isle | Aroostook | (207)776-5151 | |
| Steaks N Stuff | 14 Mechanic Street | Lincoln | Penobscot | (207)779-8912 | |
| Stonington Farmers Market | 43 School St | Stonington | Hancock | (207) 610-3082 | Fri 10-12 May 23 to Sep 25 Rainbow Farm |
| The Apple Farm | 104 Back Rd | Fairfield | Somerset | (207) 453-7656 | Daily 9-5 Aug 15 to Nov 30 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | 13 Rumford Rd | Oquossoc | Franklin | (207) 864-3114 | Daily 8-6 Jun 27 to Nov 14 |
| The Galley | 278 N Deer Isle Rd | Deer Isle | Hancock | (207)734-6988 | |
| Tilth & Timber Farm Stand | 165 Castine Rd | Castine | Hancock | (508) 728-3298 | Fri 2-6 / Sat 10-2 May 02 to Dec 19 |
| Tradewinds Market Plus | 153 Hinkley Road | Clinton | Kennebec | (207)742-8555 | |
| Tradewinds Marketplace | 55 Park St. | Milo | Piscataquis | (207)794-8855 | |
| Tradewinds Shop 'n Save | 361 South St | Calais | Washington | (207)745-7788 | |
| Triple Chick Farm | 1142 State Highway 102 | Bar Harbor | Hancock | (207) 319-0516 | Wed-Fri 9-5 / Sat 10-2 May 16 to Nov 25 |
| Umbrella Factory, Tony's Shop & Save | 639 Roosevelt Trl | Naples | Cumberland | (207)769-3988 | |
| United Farmers Market | 18 Spring St | Belfast | Waldo | (207) 218-7005 | Sat 9-2 - Jan 03 to Dec 26 Hands Four Farm |
Shopping with Farmers
WIC authorized farmers provide participants with a variety of WIC-allowed fruits and vegetables. Before checkout, participants must generate a barcode in the BNFT app and present it to the farmer. This barcode ensures that WIC and FMNP benefits are redeemed correctly for the foods prescribed to each participant. Please note that farmers cannot accept WIC cards.
Be ready to create a Bnft account. You will need
- WIC EBT card number
- Birthdate
- Zip Code
- Email address
- Create an account in the app or visit the Bnft website
Learn how to set up your Bnft account (PDF) and the new changes.
You can also view our video guide below.
Find a WIC Farmer
Farmers' hours may vary. Please call, email, or check social media or their website for the most current hours.
Eat Local, Use WIC: Find Your Farmers by Local WIC Agency
- Aroostook County Action Program – Aroostook (PDF)
- Bangor Public Health & Community Services – Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties (PDF)
- Maine Family Planning – Washington and Hancock Counties (PDF)
- MaineGeneral WIC – Kennebec and Somerset Counties (PDF)
- Midcoast Maine Community Action – Lincoln, Knox, Waldo, and Sagadahoc Counties (PDF)
- Opportunity Alliance, The – Cumberland County (PDF)
- Western Maine Community Action – Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford Counties (PDF)
- York County Community Action Corp – York County (PDF)
About Your Experience
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Contact the WIC Team
- Contact Us online form
- Phone:
- (207) 287-3991
- Toll-free 1-800-437-9300
- email:
- State Agency: WIC.Maine@maine.gov
- Vendor: WICVendor@maine.gov