New $6 million animal shelter gets greenlight for former farmland in Augusta

Maine farms

Published
March 9, 2022

New $6 million animal shelter gets greenlight for former farmland in Augusta

The Kennebec Valley Humane Society shelter will be built off Leighton Road.
Published
January 16, 2022

Maine Voices: We must invest in New England dairy for our collective future

Let’s leverage regional dairy manufacturing to process and sell more local milk; enable public institutions to choose organic and local dairy, and stabilize transportation supply chain problems.
Published
August 8, 2021

The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, through the decades

Fifty years of organic farming, local food, fabulous fairs, advocacy and more.
Published
June 13, 2021

‘The Maine Farm Table Cookbook’ celebrates the state’s many food producers

Kate Shaffer's newest cookbook also serves as a guidebook.
Published
May 30, 2021

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.
Published
May 26, 2021

The Wrap: New hires, Italian truffles, and a beer barrel to call your own

Chef Cara Stadler makes some changes at Bao Bao Dumpling House in Portland, and Tao Yuan in Brunswick.
Published
May 20, 2021

Maine Voices: How do we fix our broken food system? Invest in local organic farms

It would benefit us if the food we were eating didn’t travel so far – so let’s convert more Maine farmland to organic production.
Published
January 31, 2021

A farm animal sanctuary in Brooks expands

Peace Ridge Sanctuary has grown by almost 250 acres, allowing it to expand its wildlife rehab area and build a new large animal barn.
Published
January 27, 2021

Some Maine farms to get federal loan relief

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will suspend loan payments for farmers behind on their debts during the national COVID-19 emergency.
Published
December 8, 2020

Maine organic farm no one has heard of got a $1.2 million federal relief loan

Records show that Bridgton-based Common Ground Organic Farm LLC received the loan through the Paycheck Protection Program, even though no such company is registered in Maine.