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We love hosting local makers here at Taproot Market (in Portland, Maine) and are beginning to schedule our fall Saturday pop-ups!

We are seeking local makers whose process and goods complement and align with the aesthetic and ethos of our market and magazine ~ products surrounding themes of food, farm, craft, and community, thoughtfully and sustainably made. Past pop-ups have included jewelry, art prints, patches, stickers, and coffee! We love hosting contributors to the magazine and folks whose work is part of our online goods collection to showcase more of what they do, and makers who are new to the Taproot community. To learn more about our values, style, and areas of focus, take a look at the goods we sell in our collection or a copy of the magazine.

Think you'd be a good fit?
Send us an email at market@taprootmag.com with a description of your work and 5-7 images or a link to some samples on your website and/or social media page. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

Please note: we receive many submissions and inquiries and cannot host everyone who expresses interest. We are always pleased to be introduced to new makers and keep all submissions on file should there be future availability or opportunities. Thanks for your interest! 

We're pleased to be collaborating with Maine Needs at Taproot Market, to collect back-to-school donations. See below for a list of suggested items to donate. Bring your donations to drop off when you visit Taproot Market, during open hours through the month of August. Thanks for helping support this community effort!

Open Hours
Thursday 11am-4pm
Friday 11am-4pm
Saturday 11am-6pm
Sunday 11am-4pm

Little Kid Back to School Kit: 
markers, crayons, colored pencils, pencil sharpener, glue stick, scissors, watercolors, pencil box, drawing pad
Please assemble in a bag with a handle or in a new or gently used backpack.
Lunchboxes and water bottles are also needed. 

Big Kid Back to School Kit:
spiral notebook(s), binder(s), dividers, pens & pencils, pencil sharpener, ruler, index card, highlighter, calculator 
Please assemble in a bag with a handle or in a new or gently used backpack. Lunchboxes and water bottles are also needed. 

About Maine Needs:
MAINE NEEDS is a grassroots organization, powered by a growing collective of volunteers.

They strive to help individuals and families in Maine meet their basic, material needs by providing donated clothing, hygiene products, household items, and other necessities. They focus their work on those starting life over from scratch: domestic abuse survivors, asylum seekers and those facing financial hardships. They partner with schools, caseworkers, nurses and nonprofits to provide these material resources. As of October 2020, they became a 501c3 and opened a free community donation center in Portland Maine. See more, donate directly, or get involve at: maineneeds.org/about. 

Taproot Maker's Market at Wing & a Prayer Farm, Sunday, July 24, 11am-5pm. Call for makers! Taproot is seeking vendors for a curated Maker's Market in collaboration with our friends at Wing & a Prayer Farm. We are looking for vendors with high quality, handcrafted goods including, but not limited to pottery, jewelry, prints, paper goods, fiber crafts, and herbal products. 

Our spring issue is here! Number 50, at that! Here's just a taste of what you'll find inside...

spring carrot dishes :: book themed botanical garden :: May Day folklore :: making sheep's cheese :: wood-burned garden row markers :: knit shawl :: growing and preserving tomatoes :: sewn garden aprons :: a tale of sowing sows 

Essential Oils for Home Cleaning. Recipes and photographs by Amber Moss Ek, originally published in our now sold out Issue 11::MEND. But you can find these recipes and more in Special Edition, MAKE.