Farmers like us need multi-season access to the same highly skilled workers. Workers need that stability, too.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
DNA testing sheds light on the vast, mysterious world of heirloom apples
Genetic testing is helping identify older varieties of Maine apples, and may promise more delicious, more diverse fruit in our future.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Wolfe’s Neck Center receives $35 million federal grant to boost climate-smart agriculture
The five-year award will let the group lead a national alliance dedicated to improving soil health.
Posted inBooks, Food & Dining
‘Foodtopia’ and the fifth wave: Maine’s millennial farmers stand on the shoulders of their forebears
Maine author Margot Anne Kelley’s new book explores historic back-to-the-land movements and how they helped today’s young breakaway farmers succeed.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Fleece, fiber and more from new Farmington alpaca farm
Happy Snowman Alpaca Farm relocated from Massachusetts to 253 Knowlton Corner Road, then took time to rebuild the new property to make it suitable for animals and visitors.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
In berry-picking ecosystem, Readfield farm among few local spots in U-pick raspberry market
Raspberries can be a labor-intensive crop, but the Reeds aren’t giving up any time soon after nearly 20 years in the business.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
New $6 million animal shelter gets greenlight for former farmland in Augusta
The Kennebec Valley Humane Society shelter will be built off Leighton Road.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inFood & Dining
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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‘The Maine Farm Table Cookbook’ celebrates the state’s many food producers
Kate Shaffer’s newest cookbook also serves as a guidebook.