The funds will help the Somali Bantu owners of the cooperative farm purchase the 30 acres of farmland they are currently leasing.
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Maine’s top vegan news stories of 2020
While animal-based food processors experienced problems, vegan options abounded on local menus.
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China farmer trades greenhouse frame for Vassalboro farmer’s pig to be named later
Former school mates and longtime friends barter for what they need, a greenhouse frame now for pork later.
Posted inBooks, Food & Dining, Maine Authors
Dine In Maine: Ready, set, read!
Looking for five Maine books for your culinary reading list? Try our restaurant critic’s “favorite contenders.”
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Chellie Pingree touted by progressives for U.S. secretary of agriculture
Maine’s 1st District U.S. House member among a few possible picks eyed by President-elect Joe Biden
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Family buys 120-year-old ‘Forever Farm’ in Embden
Emily Eckhardt and her partner, Dillon Robinson, bought the 79-acre farm, which the Maine Farmland Trust recently designated a Forever Farm.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, Things to Do
A theater sprouts in a field in central Maine
South Road Farm in Fayette will host “Anne of Green Gables, Part 1,’ on Saturday
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: A decade on, Melanie Joy’s book on carnism still casts a big shadow
‘Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism’ has been updated, and it’s as relevant as ever.
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Wales land opens ‘world of possibilities’ for Somali Bantu farmers
An organization hopes to purchase the 104-acre farm by this month.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: Two Maine farmers are growing hemp for its seed
And that’s a good thing for Mainers who like to eat healthfully and locally, consuming hemp hearts, hemp powder and hemp oil.