A glut of frozen berries have led to such depressed prices that farmers are taking huge losses, but a government buyback is helping.
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Dinners by the fields help sustain small farms across U.S.
The trend benefits farmers while giving visitors a better understanding of agriculture.
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Symposium at Colby explores artists’ role in land conservation
Artists and scholars will speak at the conference Thursday and Friday in Waterville about how art has helped preserve land throughout America, including in Maine.
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Grant to Thomaston startup may help keep Maine elvers home
American Unagi wins a $10,000 grant from Gorham Savings.
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Scott Lindsay knows where the wild things are
We talk with him about how the wildlife biologist navigates the intersection of humans and animals.
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‘Planting’ oysters in Phippsburg could open up a host of benefits
Concrete ‘castles’ containing oyster larvae are introduced into the New Meadows River.
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Cultivating the art of practical magic on a Rockport farm
Deb Soule runs Maine’s first biodynamic farm and her crop is all herbs.
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The right way and the wrong way to grow raspberries
But both may bring you luck with the resilient, perennial plants.
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Brianne Du Clos has created a tool to help wild blueberry farmers
BeeMapper shows them where the bees are, and helps them plan for pollination.
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Green crabs have invaded, and if you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em
Efforts to turn the invasive green crabs into a restaurant delicacy continue.