Federal funding will help pay for the new institute to connect schools in the state with locally grown food and help educate rural students about nutrition.
Maine agriculture
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Maine launches $20 million grant program for food infrastructure
The new Agricultural Infrastructure Investment Program relies on federal funds and will be administered through the state Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
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Truck hauling 50 beehives crashes in Gardiner, police say
Authorities charged a Farmingdale man with operating under the influence after his car crossed the centerline and hit the commercial vehicle carrying bees.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
The globe-trotting tomato
The simple pleasure of eating a tomato knows no geographic boundaries. ‘We feel like without tomatoes, the food doesn’t make any sense,’ says one Portland resident who came here from Angola.
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The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, through the decades
Fifty years of organic farming, local food, fabulous fairs, advocacy and more.
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At solar farms, sheep come back for mower
Solar grazing, the practice of using livestock to manage the grass that grows under panel arrays, has come to Maine.
Posted inFood & Dining, Local & State
New Cape Elizabeth nonprofit feeds the hungry while helping farmers
Farms for Food Equity buys surplus produce from Maine farms and distributes it to local food banks.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Condensation education: A panel at the Ag show talks rain
Make that lack of rain. So how to plan for the coming gardening season?
Posted inFood & Dining
What size turkey will your family gobble?
Turkey farmers and retailers predict more customers will want a smaller bird on their Thanksgiving table this year as a result of the pandemic. But for others, it’s go big or go home.
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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.