Maine Resorts | Nonantum Resort

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Our Resort

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A Look at Our History

Our Team

Amanda Gillespie

Pastry Chef

I am a New Jersey native. After traveling a bit and living in Vermont and Montana I landed in Maine in 2016. I have been working at The Nonantum ever since. In my role, I enjoy the freedom to be as creative as I want and the appreciation of my food from staff and guests alike. Being a chef is very hard work, especially after two decades, but the gratitude is what keeps me going. I especially love that I am able to have a role in both pastry and the savory side of things, working closely with our Executive Chef to add creative elements to elevate his dishes. Outside of work, I love to travel when I can, enjoy weightlifting and learning new things, and daydream about opening my own cafe.

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Blackrock Farm

Blackrock Farm is our resort’s newest addition to our sustainability portfolio. After years of nurturing our on-site organic gardens, we were ready to grow our efforts and impact, quite literally. In the spring of 2022, a promising opportunity allowed us to increase both the size and output of our farming operations. During our pilot season, we successfully grew enough produce to supplement our culinary program while donating the abundance to local food banks in Kennebunkport.

This past growing season, we opened the Blackrock Farmstand, which enabled us to share our harvests with guests and members of our community. Beyond the farmstand, Blackrock Farm has quickly become a highly sought-after venue for our award-winning Nonantum events. Its unique charm and natural beauty make it the perfect backdrop for weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations, all while embracing our commitment to sustainability.

We’re thrilled about the future of Blackrock Farm, grateful for this collaboration, and excited to see what is in store for us next on the farm!

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Putting Sustainability First

Here at the Nonantum Resort, we prioritize sustainable practices and reduce our carbon footprint in as many ways as we can. We believe it is the responsibility of Mainers and visitors alike to take care of and preserve our environment, which is why we have implemented a range of initiatives aimed at promoting sustainability and environmental stewardship.

Solar Powered

We feel so grateful to have the ability to choose solar when sourcing our energy needs here at the Nonantum Resort. As one of ten local businesses, we harvest the sun and use its natural power via a community grid in Rumford, Maine. This has a multiplicity of benefits including a cleaner energy source, lower environmental impact, and reduced cost to power our property. The Rumford farm will have an annual carbon offset equal to reducing 14,400,000 lbs. of emissions, 720,000 gallons of gasoline, and 313,043 trees planted!

We officially began receiving solar power in August of 2022, and will provide continued annual reporting on the environmental benefits from the program as we move forward. This is just the beginning!

Clean the World

The Nonantum Housekeeping team strives to find the perfect harmony when choosing guest amenities that are eco-friendly and luxurious. Gone are the days where we have to trade one for the other! We are proud to use thoughtfully sourced personal care amenities that are recyclable, biodegradable, and plant-based. And that’s not even the end of the story…

We have also partnered with Clean The World, which sanitizes and repurposes leftover soap and shampoo to donate to communities in need. We take the extra steps to ensure that resources we have access to, ones that would normally get thrown away, are used for their highest and best purpose. Small changes can make big impacts, and with our Clean The World partnership, we can contribute to the overall health of communities who need it most.

Tayst

Continuing with the efforts to keep amenities sustainable, we have moved away from traditional coffee pods in favor of Tayst Coffee. Tayst produces 100% biodegradable coffee pods that are safe and eco-friendly. The coffee, as you can imagine by its name, is also a delicious brew – no need to sacrifice quality coffee here! Kind to the earth, Tayst allows us to save thousands of plastic cups from heading to a landfill a year.

Open Water

At The Nonantum we keep Open Water in our rooms as an amenity, and we also sell it at our front desk as a replacement for plastic water bottles. 1 million plastic bottles are used every single minute and 70% or more will end up in landfills and oceans. Open Water is on a mission to fight ocean plastic pollution. The company pioneered the canned water category and offers water in 100% recyclable aluminum bottles and cans, eliminating the need for plastic bottles. Open Water has replaced the need for over 1.5 million pounds of plastic. The company was the world’s first certified Climate Neutral water brand and donates a portion of every sale to ocean conservation non-profits working for a future with #moreoceanlessplastic. Open Water is a proud member of 1% for the Planet and is a certified Women-Owned business. To learn more, stop by our front desk or click here!

A Look at Our History

Our Team

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