What size turkey will your family gobble?

Maine farms

Published
November 15, 2020

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.
Published
September 6, 2020

Farmers markets are faring well during the pandemic

Farmers report they are seeing fewer customers, but that people are buying more.
Published
August 19, 2020

Chicks shipped by mail are arriving dead, costing Maine farmers thousands of dollars

Several Maine poultry farms have received shipments of hundreds of chicks that died while being delivered by the U.S. Postal Service, either because the shipments were delayed or mishandled.
Published
July 26, 2020

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.
Published
July 22, 2020

The Wrap: Cookies, cheese and virtual cows

A local baker gets her mojo back, the food insecure get cheese, and Maine Farm Days comes to a computer near you.
Published
July 12, 2020

An increased appetite for local food keeps farm stores bustling in Maine

The farms are also trying harder to reach customers directly, updating websites and holding sales.
Published
July 2, 2020

Pick-your-own strawberry farms in China, Athens draw early risers

A lack of rain that followed late-spring frosts worried farmers, but pickers are turning out early and often to gather strawberries while observing public health recommendations related to COVID-19.
Published
April 23, 2020

MOFGA, Maine Farmland Trust launch grants for farmers disrupted by coronavirus

"Things have really shifted rapidly and a lot of farms have lost sales from market disruptions," said Sarah Alexander, executive director of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardners Association.
Published
March 26, 2020

MOFGA director: No Maine farm should go out of business during this pandemic

We need local, sustainable agriculture more than ever. Here's how to make that happen.
Published
March 19, 2020

Without restaurants to buy their goods, farmers turn to consumers

A Waldoboro cheesemaker made a spreadsheet of Maine farms and what they have to sell. Before you could say local lamb, University of Maine Cooperative Extension turned it into a website.