The meat is in large demand among Maine’s Muslim community. But stores here often sell frozen goat meat from other states in lieu of fresh meat from Maine farmers.
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Farmers try to sow seeds of support for Augusta market move
Vendors at Farmers’ Market at Mill Park are asking customers to attend Augusta’s Planning Board discussion on allowing the market to use a vacant former church this winter.
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Kayla Blindert sees a gleaning trove in backyard fruit
Her latest public service is canvassing Portland’s fruit-foraging opportunities to help feed the hungry.
Posted inFood & Dining, Local & State
Brewery cheers beloved Yarmouth tree Herbie with new beer
A product of Liquid Riot, the brew honoring what was once the largest American Elm in New England, is a pale ale with citrusy notes.
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Paul Naron aims to grow the best indoor farmers market in the world
Belfast already had one farmers market when Paul Naron relocated here, but he’s taking his to a new level.
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Farmer Ben Whatley turns his parent’s land into an evolving farm
But gambling on melons didn’t pay off this year.
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It’s a scramble to source local, organic soybeans
But it can be done, and the resulting products speak for themselves.
Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food & Dining
Two new Maine cookbooks champion similar seasonal, farm-to-table ethos
Erin French’s ‘The Lost Kitchen’ and Annemarie Ahearn’s ‘Full Moon Suppers,’ out at the same time, are cut from the same cloth.
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A simple but sublime French cake unleashes powerful feelings
For a transplant to Maine, a slice of far Breton evokes not only a sense of place but also of promise.
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You can never have too many strawberries
Freeze them for later (is there such a thing as too many strawberries?)