Anyone who believes preschoolers won’t eat broccoli or kale, let alone try tempeh or quinoa, needs to take a trip to the Youth & Family Outreach daycare center in Portland.

During the past six months, the center has completely revamped its menus, eliminating processed foods in favor of whole and locally grown foods prepared from scratch.

The center serves children from 6 weeks to 5 years old and offers breakfast, lunch and a snack each day.

Five-year-old Nunga Zangada recently tried gazpacho for the first time. “I liked it a lot,” she said. “And I ate the fruits and I liked the salad.”

If you’ve ordered a salad at the Cockeyed Gull on Peaks Island this summer, there’s a good chance you’ve eaten lettuce grown at the Island Micro Farm. Located on the back side of Peaks Island down a winding gravel road, the farm is a new enterprise created by resident Mark Shain. But unlike traditional farms […]

Responding to customer requests for more vegetarian fare, the Sebago Brewing Co. restaurants recently launched what is believed to be the state’s first Meatless Monday menu. “We’ve gotten a lot of requests for more healthy, more local and more vegetarian,” said Elise Loschiavo, Sebago’s marketing manager. “It’s not that hard to come up with a […]