Maine farms
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PublishedOctober 26, 2022
Commentary: Chamber’s concerns about PFAS ignore affected Maine communities, businesses
Myriad groups are trying to tackle PFAS contamination. Surely the companies profiting off the sale of PFAS-laden products can afford to help, too.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2022
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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PublishedSeptember 24, 2022
Maine Voices: Modernizing U.S. foreign farmworker system isn’t just right – it’s critical
Farmers like us need multi-season access to the same highly skilled workers. Workers need that stability, too.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2022
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.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2022
‘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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2021
Goat a hankering for cheese? Open Creamery Day is Sunday
Sunflower Farm in Cumberland is on the tour, with goat yoga, goat visits, live music and a farmers market.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2021
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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PublishedJuly 30, 2021
Sande’s Picks: Direct from the farm is best
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PublishedJune 27, 2021
Maine Observer: Seeing Maine through other eyes
The people who visit every year remind us what a special place our state really is.