ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center’s Bay View Café is now offering a selection of foods from Maine farms for purchase in its new “Buy Local” food stand.

Patients, visitors and care team members will be able to pick up small bags of local coffee, flour, beans, granola, popcorn and more. The Bay View Café is open to the public Monday through Friday, from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

According the Sheila Costello, director of nutrition services for Pen Bay and Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast, supporting local agriculture is part of the hospital’s ongoing commitment to the Knox County community.

“These local food stands allow us to support our community and local farms and provide local foods that you may not be able to find in grocery stores,” she said, in a news release. “Buying local supports the local economy, and in this case it also helps create a sustainable food system.”

The Bay View Café began offering the local fare last month. Costello said the products have been moving quickly and she hopes to expand the offerings in the near future.

For more information about the Bay View Café at Pen Bay, visit mainehealth.org/pen-bay-medical-center/patient-visitor-information.

Pen Bay Medical Center

Pen Bay Medical Center is part of MaineHealth, a not-for-profit integrated health system consisting of nine local hospital systems, a comprehensive behavioral healthcare network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and more than 1,600 employed and independent physicians working together through an Accountable Care Organization. With more than 19,000 employees, MaineHealth is the largest health system in northern New England and provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. For more information, please visit pbmc.org.