Deep in the woods of Lyman you’ll find one of the most unique and beloved breweries in Maine. A father and son team “done good” creating some of the tastiest beers around. We are constantly developing new single-batch flavor combos, but we always have our staple beer line guaranteed to dance all over your tastebuds!
Three of our beers have received top awards from the New York Beer Competition – highlighting our commitment to making the best.
We’re a place where young and old can gather over a beer, munch on some fresh wood-fired pizza, listen to some music, play corn-hole, or simply chill.
We host special events throughout the year, so be sure to follow our Facebook page to see what we’re up to next.
Fernwood Cottage
Beautiful & practical things, crafted to last. From our working cottage ~ for yours.
Artisan crafted wooden~ware for cottage garden, kitchen, pantry & home.
At Fernwood Cottage, we try to capture the essence of historic rural working homesteads of Old & New England. Inspired by the Arts & Crafts movement Fernwood Cottage focuses on traditional forms. We create all native~Maine hardwood cottage products that we hope will enhance your “working cottage” & feel just right in your hand.
Fernwood Cottage is more than a business for us ~ it’s our way of life. We believe that useful things can also be beautiful things. Looking for a new way to approach life, we started down a path to consciously simplify. As we built our homesteading life, we often couldn’t find just that “right thing” for our needs. We looked back at some of the tools our Yankee predecessors used & thought: “I wish I could have something like that now!” Thus, many of the things we make at Fernwood Cottage were brought to life for our own use first. Now, we’re hoping to make them for others.
Meet the owners, artisan, & inhabitants of Fernwood Cottage
Kevin Cooper is a master cabinetmaker, with a career spanning more than 35 years. He discovered his passion for working with wood early. Determined to learn traditional furniture-making techniques he honed his craft for nearly 12 years with Thomas Moser Cabinetmakers, specializing in difficult projects requiring creative design solutions & detailed hand-crafting. READ MORE HERE...
Lisa Cooper has focused her life on education, communication, raising kids, & trying to slow down. Firmly believing that slowing down is best accomplished with a nice cup of tea & a fancy tea cup, life, as lived at Fernwood Cottage, entails a sit-down cup of tea each day. More than a decade ago, Lisa plunged into the world of homesteading as a way of life. READ MORE HERE…
The Whimsy Collection
The Whimsy Collection is unique, humorous, colorful and delightful. Product designs are derived from original art created by David Milliken: his work is inspired by nature, the effects of climate change, Maine coastal life and architecture, flowers and plants, imaginary creatures and animals. These sources delight him as he interprets and comments on the challenges of contemporary life.
Many of the characters are based on animals. “I like incorporating them to evoke a strong sense of what makes us all human.” Animals used include owls, dogs, cats, horses, cows, ravens, pigs, chickens, turtles and imaginary beings. A descriptive word is written with most of the drawings to highlight individual characteristics, i.e. “Harried, Eloquent, Dreams, Ascendance, Balance, Strive, Fragility, Power of Limits and Reflections in Crisis”.
Heather Newman Art
Heather Newman Art offers fanciful and nature themed illustrations with a focus on Maine flora and fauna. I primarily work in watercolor, colored pencil, and ink and my art is meant to make people smile and spark their imagination.
My family fell in love with Maine 14 years ago and settled in the woods of the southwestern area where I am inspired by the beauty right outside my studio window. I love following a good rabbit trail and all of my images have a story and research behind them.
Rabbit’s Foot Farm
I obtained my cosmetology certification from Capillo School of Hair in 2000, which has been my aspiration since childhood. I successfully passed the state board exams in February and commenced my career as a cosmetologist shortly thereafter. After several years, I experienced some issues with my hands, leading me to take a break from my profession. During this time, I deepened my understanding of herbal remedies and explored the natural world.
Through this journey, I discovered that various food and chemical sensitivities were contributing
to the problems with my hands, prompting me to make significant lifestyle changes. I also acquired goats for dairy products, initially without the intention of producing soap. As a cosmetologist, I was hesitant to transition from salon skincare and haircare products to more natural alternatives. However, it wasn’t long before I began experimenting with soap-making using the milk from my goats. Currently, I create each soap with a specific blend of oils tailored to the individual needs of diverse skin and hair.
Transitioning to natural skincare involves extensive research; therefore, I now exclusively use high-quality oils, unadulterated clays, plant-based colorants, and essential oil or plant-based fragrance oils for scent.
Ellen Sedgwick Pottery
I have been making pots for over 20 years and apprenticed with a few woodfire potters along the way. Early on I studied at both Penland and Haystack and took various workshops with established potters when I could. The teaching and work of Hamada and Leach were strong influences from the beginning and something of that essence seems to have remained to this day. I am also inspired by contemporary woodfire potters and love seeing the pots that others make. I make functional pots on my treadle wheel and am constantly looking at form and surface and how the pot feels when it is used. I designed and built a 12 foot anagama kiln and have established a small crew of apprentices/potters to help fire it. The kiln fires with solely wood for about a week and reaches temperatures above 2200°. I am so grateful to be living my dream and for all of the learning ahead. I live in Surry Maine with my husband and our 3 young children.
Artist Statement
I make pots to find meaning. There is a sense of presence and timelessness that I feel when making and firing my pottery and I believe this is contained within the final piece. In today’s world of stress and constant activity there is a need and a want to slow down and really feel the present moment and I think the pots do that. When you interact with a pot in your life it makes you pause and notice the line, the surface, how it feels in your hand. It makes you notice the food you’re eating out of it and it adds a quality to that experience. I am fascinated by the elements of wood and fire and intrigued with the surfaces that are created. To me there is an aliveness held within the pot, that is my passion. My pots are daily pieces. They are sturdy and useful and add beauty to the everyday.
Apple Shade Woodworks
I started working with wood over 30 years ago, mainly creating furniture and gift items as well as an occasion small boat. I concentrated on wood turning with the lathe about 15 years ago in my home workshop in Naples, Me. Once we retired, we moved to Bethel in 2017, and I now have a dedicated building for my workshop. My wife and I work as a team to produce, market, and sell our products through our stores online and multiple craft fairs in the region. I am largely self-taught, with a large library of woodworking books & magazines to reference. I take my inspiration from nature and the wood as it is turned. For the past few years our customers have requested or have inspired some new designs as well.
Bramble Dragon Ceramics
Sett “Apples” Balise is a self-taught potter with about two decades of experience who resides in Liberty, Maine. His ceramic work includes contemporary functional objects like dishware and lamps, often with images engraved into them. His other hobbies include painting, drawing, mycology and walking in the woods.
Fresh Pickins Farm
Founded in 2010 by Dan Marion a former professional skier turned organic farmer, Fresh Pickins Farm reflects a passion for sustainable living, adventuring, and a connection to Maine’s diverse landscapes.
We believe that the beauty of life lies in the natural world surrounding us. Inspired by the breathtaking landscapes of our home state of Maine—where the mountains meet the ocean, and the forests embrace the farms—we’ve built a brand inspired by nature’s rhythms.
Our journey begins on our saltwater farm, where we cultivate organic ingredients that are the essence of our personal care products. Every plant, every harvest, is a testament to our commitment to sustainability and our desire to share our connection to nature with the world. We understand that the products we put on our bodies should be as pure and nourishing as the food we eat.
Kimchi Beyond Compare
I moved to the State of Maine back in 2013 leaving my home country of South Korea. Since my move to the USA, I always missed my mom and aunt’s kimchi and, unfortunately, all kimchi products in the US market never really satisfied me. One day my mom was telling me how flavors are really dictated from the ingredients’ quality. She also mentioned how an ingredients origin can make all the difference. I trust my mom in all food-related matters as her and her twin sister have owned a restaurant my whole life! My mom and aunt brought a bag of South Korean pepper powder when they visited me and made kimchi for my family. It was the perfect flavor that I had been missing. Since then, I have a strong belief in the importance of key ingredients in recipes, especially kimchi. You cannot ignore how the ingredient was grown, harvested, and processed with climate, soil, and weather conditions in its home country. Our ingredients all come from very trustful and reputable sources from South Korea and local markets in Maine, while availability allows it.
I have always been interested about healthy and diverse food. This led me to my university in which I obtained my food engineering bachelor’s degree. My passion and love of kimchi encouraged me to explore other kimchi types.