Farmers report they are seeing fewer customers, but that people are buying more.
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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.
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Savage Oakes Vineyard in Union is for sale
Owners Elmer and Holly Savage say they’ve been considering the change for some time, but the pandemic sped up their schedule.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Avoid the oven entirely, and the stove mostly, with these recipes for very hot days
What to eat when it’s sweltering? Salad, mostly.
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Green Plate Special: Spice is nice, especially when it’s local
A farm in Scarborough has just begun to sell ground sumac from local trees, a spice much used in cookery of the Levant.
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Green Plate Special: Need to use up the stray veggie bits and bobs in your refrigerator?
Try our simple formula for stir-fried rice.
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Hunting for corn fields and creameries
When the pandemic forced Maine Farmland Trust to cancel its summer activities, it created a farm scavenger hunt. Its aim? To get Mainers out enjoying local farms – safely.
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Green Plate Special: A tropical rhizome finds its way to a Bowdoinham farm
Farmer Ian Jerolmack is a dab hand at the labor-intensive baby ginger root.
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As strawberry season begins, pick-your-own farms adjust to coronavirus guidelines
The restrictions will sound familiar – wash your hands, wear a mask, keep your distance and more – with a few rules specific to berry picking.