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Rep. Pingree recognized for sustainable food advocacy

Rep. Chellie Pingree has been chosen as one of six recipients of the 2017 James Beard Foundation Leadership Award.

by Avery Yale Kamila June 21, 2017February 20, 2018

BEEP Box testers report ease of cooking, a variety of interesting recipes, and foods that you would never have thought of on your own.

The rain has probably not harmed the crop, farmers say, but cooler spring weather means the berries may ripen a little later than usual.

Of course, there are options for purists such as the Down East Lobster Roll Festival – but others offer up less traditional fare.

Ben Rooney, the farm manager, says he thinks rice paddies are one answer to the state’s food insecurity problem.

Somali Bantu farmers take over an old dairy farm in Lewiston.

by Eliot Coleman May 7, 2017May 5, 2017

His letter is one of 36 from food and agriculture luminaries gathered together in a new book.

As a residential building boom spreads toward his family’s century-old Westbrook farm, L. Arthur Randall Jr. draws a line at his pastures.

The three award winners have their sights set on shaping their communities through agriculture.

Riverside Butcher Co. is his answer to a Maine food dilemma (and to heritage).