Maine Harvest Federal Credit Union promises to offer a previously unavailable source of financing for the state’s small farms and food businesses.
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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?
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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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Implementation grant to help Emery Farm expand
Wayne farm will use $48,000 grant to purchase high tunnels, extend growing season.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine organic dairy farms losing out with livestock rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture should act now to protect the integrity of the certification process.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine credit union for food producers receives federal charter
Unity-based Maine Harvest Federal Credit Union will offer business loans to small farms, farmers and other food producers.