Inmates at Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston bake nutritious goods, while learning responsibility – and saving the prison money.
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Seth Carey growing hemp for his line of teas and skin care products
After an unsuccessful bid to become district attorney, Seth Carey is trying to grow hemp for a new line of herbal teas and organic skin care products.
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Being green in Maine means buying local, fresh goat cheese
For the farmer, a goat dairy operation is a comparatively easy entry point into the cheese-making world.
Posted inFood & Dining, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: The Well at Jordan’s Farm brims with summer flavor
A family-style feast in a reserved gazebo feels homey and miles from civilization.
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New laws aim to make schools and food pantries steady customers for Maine farmers
Gov. Janet Mills has signed bills that provide $1.4 million to help school districts and food pantries buy food grown on Maine farms.
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Cheese maker fears losing her Greenwood farm over $10,000 bill
Lisa MacLeod was among the first to join a class action lawsuit filed by incensed CMP customers.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Giving refugees a hand up instead of a handout benefits us all
Proposed foreign aid cuts would eliminate a volunteer farmer training program and other initiatives that help people start anew.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Program that pays farmers to provide food for hungry Mainers threatened
State lawmakers are weighing whether to allocate $3 million to continue a hunger relief program, which buys fresh produce from 75 Maine farms, for two more years.
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Cold, wet spring puts a damper on Maine farmers
They’ve been struggling to adapt, delaying planting some crops and shifting others to higher ground.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Mainers Feeding Mainers is growing businesses, supporting communities in rural Maine
But without ongoing state funding, the partnership between farmers and hunger-relief programs faces an uncertain future.