Maine’s wild blueberries cook up somewhat differently than their cultivated cousins.
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White House plans to give $12 billion in aid to farmers hit by Trump tariffs
It’s the latest sign that growing trade tensions between the U.S. and other countries will not end soon.
After discord, something else grows on auctioned Saco family farm: Hope
The heirs cheer as the local couple who purchased Grant’s Farm in Saco embrace its agricultural legacy.
Nicole DeBarber’s illustrations personalize map of Maine farmers’ markets
The Steuben artist’s showcase of 20 Maine farmers markets will be displayed in Machias starting in late August.
With surfeit of sunflower seeds, farmer struck local oil
An Aroostook County farmer is pressing sunflower seed oil.
Two Maine farms get USDA money to help launch new product lines
The grants go to farms in South China and Scarborough.
Meet the new head of MOFGA
Sarah Alexander has been advocating for strong food systems for decades.
Get busy walking between farms at the annual Springvale Farm Walk
And drink a cooling local beverage.
Auction of farm in Saco that 7 generations worked brings in $1.4 million
Equipment and a home net another $608,000, and there’s a sign the new owner may farm the large tract known as Grant’s Farm rather than develop it.
Auction closes chapter on family farm in Saco that endured for more than 200 years
Starting in the late 1700s, seven generations of Grants worked the land, an ‘exceptional piece of property’ whose future is now uncertain.