Marketing program is meant to drive sales of school lunches, give schools assistance purchasing food locally, boost sales for farmers.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
Out-of-state hemp now allowed in Maine CBD market
For one month, Maine hemp farmers had the state’s CBD-infused food market to themselves, but a law change has reopened it to out-of-state growers.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Hopes for hemp farm in Whitefield wilt as bank and insurer cut farmers loose
Farming hemp is legal under state and federal law, but many in the banking and insurance industries still consider it too hot to handle.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
New credit union for Maine food producers opens for business
Maine Harvest Federal Credit Union promises to offer a previously unavailable source of financing for the state’s small farms and food businesses.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
As interest in local apples soars, so does passion for good cider
Good cider is often compared to good wine. As Maine cider makers diversify their product and celebrate the flavor and variety of local apples, could our state become the Napa of hard cider?
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: No, small family farms should not ‘get out’
Comments by the secretary of agriculture show who has the power in agriculture.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
Maine’s first pick-your-own hemp field opens in Whitefield
About 50 people flock to Sheepscot General Farm, believed to be only the second publicly accessible hemp field in the U.S., on the first of 4 days of picking for consumers looking for plants to turn into CBD lotions and tinctures.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Monmouth dairy uses federal, local grants to go solar
The Milkhouse was awarded $36,000 from the USDA and $10,000 from the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments to install a solar array that will eventually fill all the farm’s energy needs.
Posted inFood & Dining, Local & State
Ready, set, bake! Fairs give home cooks a chance to get creative
Several who regularly enter the food contests at the Cumberland County Fair and the Fryeburg Fair share their experiences.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Picking season begins, even as apples finish their growth
Apple experts and orchard owners said a late bloom has slowed the crop this year, but are still expecting a decent season.