The heirs cheer as the local couple who purchased Grant’s Farm in Saco embrace its agricultural legacy.
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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.
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With surfeit of sunflower seeds, farmer struck local oil
An Aroostook County farmer is pressing sunflower seed oil.
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Two Maine farms get USDA money to help launch new product lines
The grants go to farms in South China and Scarborough.
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Meet the new head of MOFGA
Sarah Alexander has been advocating for strong food systems for decades.
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Get busy walking between farms at the annual Springvale Farm Walk
And drink a cooling local beverage.
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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.
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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.
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Facing legal problems, head of farmers group for veterans steps down
Jerry Ireland, the controversial founder of United Farmer Veterans of Maine, said his problems were harming the organization’s progress.
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MOFGA names Portland woman its new chief executive
Sarah Alexander of Portland has fought genetic engineering of wild rice in Minnesota and worked on organic standards and food labeling in Washington, D.C.