Tide Mill traditional wreath

Bringing the spirit and fragrance of
Downeast Maine to your doorstep
for the holiday season

The Story of Tide Mill Farm’s fresh balsam creations….

From the shores of Maine’s Cobscook Bay, our family brings you handcrafted balsam fir products. Each is made from fir harvested from the forests of Tide Mill Farm and surrounding woodlands, with accents of native materials, faux berries and a hand-tied velveteen bow. Our balsam fir boughs are free of herbicides and pesticides and are selectively harvested from sustainably managed forests. A clearly marked wire makes each balsam creation ready to display the moment it arrives. A gift card is included with your order at no additional charge.

Our products are shipped via UPS to ensure prompt and careful delivery to your door. Order below with our online form, or if you'd prefer to send in a mail-order form, download our PDF wreath order form. See what our customers have to say about our balsam products on our balsam testimonials page.

Tide Mill Balsams Products are available in November and December.

The Tide Mill Wreaths
Approximately 24-inches in diameter
Tide Mill Balsams Traditional Wreath

The Tide Mill Traditional Wreath

$26.95 plus $11.00 S&H

Our Traditional Wreath is crafted from Maine’s finest fir brush accented with clusters of cones highlighted with non-toxic white paint. We add faux red berries, a bright red, hand-tied bow and your choice of Reindeer Moss or Artemisia.

*Reindeer Moss is a lichen harvested from the forests of Tide Mill Farm. Artemisia is a perennial herb we propagate in our organic gardens.

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Tide Mill Balsams Seaside Wreath

The Tide Mill Seaside Wreath

$32.95 plus $11.00 S&H

Our unique Seaside Wreath combines the beauty of balsam fir with the softness of our native White Pine (Maine’s state tree). The wreath is accented with Blue Mussel shells and sprigs of Sea Heather from our seashores, complementing the hand-tied burgundy bow.

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Centerpieces, Kissing Balls, Sprays, and Extras
Tide Mill Centerpiece

The Tide Mill Centerpiece

$28.95 plus $11.00 S&H

Approximately 12-inches x 22-inches

With the glow of candlelight, our centerpiece makes an elegant addition to any tabletop. Our fresh balsam fir is accented with White Pine, faux red berries and petite pine cones nestled in the brush. Two 10-inch tapered red candles are included.

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Kissing Ball

The Tide Mill Kissing Ball

$25.95 plus $11.00 S&H

Approximately 12-inches in diameter

Our kissing ball offers a unique and exquisite decoration for the holiday season. It is handcrafted with balsam fir, Sea Heather, petite cones and an elegant ribbon.

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The Tide Mill Box of Greenery

$12.95 plus $9.50 S&H

Approximately 4 pounds of greenery

Decorate your home and window boxes for the holidays with our fresh balsam brush and a few sprigs of White Pine. We also include 10 petite cones highlighted with non-toxic white paint.

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Tide Mill Balsams spray

The Tide Mill Spray

Approximately 15 inches by 20 inches

$15.95 plus $9.50 S&H

The Tide Mill Spray will accent your mailbox post or driveway entrance, as well as your interior spaces. Fresh fir boughs are accented with a cluster of small pine cones and a hand-tied red bow.

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Add a “Taste of Maine”

We have carefully chosen a selection of delectable treats made by local seaside businesses that you can add to your balsam orders this holiday season.

Chocolate CowBayside Chocolates creates gourmet handmade chocolates. We are offering a hand-decorated 1.30 oz milk chocolate cows which can be added to your balsam creation for an additional $1.75 each.




Quoddy Mist Salt
Quoddy Mist Sea Salt from Maine creates all natural gourmet sea salt from the pristine waters of Fundy Bay. We are offering 2.6 oz Maine sea salt in a nifty salt grinder which can be added to your balsam creation for an additional $4.50 each.
(Maine Sea Salt is the registered trademark of Maine Sea Salt Co., in Maine.)






Tide Mill SalamiTide Mill Organic Farm raises certified organic meat, milk and produce. We are offering 1/2 lb packages of our Soppresatta salami, handmade without nitrates or artificial preservatives. We can add salami to your balsam creation for an additional $15.00 each.



Our balsam products are hand crafted with care and we give you the personal service you deserve to make your holiday shopping a pleasure.

Your selection of balsam creations will be shipped from our coastal family farm to arrive at your doorstep in early December.

Your satisfaction is guaranteed.  Products and decorations shown may vary with availability. 

The History of the Wreath

The first Bell to settle on Tide Mill Farm came from faraway Scotland, a land where wreaths have been an important symbol in the Celtic tradition for many hundreds of years.

The wreath represents the circle of life and the ever cycling seasons. In the colorless dark of long winters, the evergreen wreath was decorated with candles as a reminder that life continues under the earth and with the slow return of the light, so too will Spring bring forth a new season of green abundance. Today we may be less conscious of its early symbolism, but the bright, sweet-smelling evergreen wreath warms our hearts, and its gift, is a reminder and celebration.

Tide Mill Farms, Then and Now

HENRYIn 1765 a Passamaquoddy man guided Robert Bell, a 14 year-old native of Scotland, to the site where he built a tide-powered grist mill and raised a family.

Today Tide Mill Farms is a multiple family nine generation farm. It is situated on 1600 acres of forests, fields, and shorefront, protected from development by a conservation easement.

We are located in Washington County, on Maine’s easternmost bold, rocky coast. The traditional livelihoods of fishing, farming, and forestry are still the mainstay for many families in Downeast Maine, where people here live very close to the rhythms of the earth and its changing seasons.

Currently members of the seventh generation sustainably manage the woodlands, and diverse agricultural endeavors. The renovated century-old farmhouse is a vacation rental enjoyed by people who want to experience the beauty of coastal Maine on a historical working family farm. The members of the eighth generation produce organic foods: vegetables, fruit and berries, meat, eggs, and goat dairy. During November and December, the three generations work together to deliver fragrant balsam fir creations to homes from coast to coast.

Tide Mill Organic Farm

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