Farming
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2019
Amish community plans to farm in tiny Wales
The Androscoggin County town is thrilled to have a dozen Amish families moving in to grow vegetables and make cheese.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2019
Vegan Kitchen: Common Ground Country Fair is full of beans
For over 25 years, volunteers from a chapter of Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners have served tens of thousands of bowls of vegan beans at the fair.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2019
Maine Farm Days rolls out robotic milking demonstration
Maine Farm Days at Misty Meadows Farm on Hill Road in Clinton Wednesday and Thursday provides a look at what goes on at a working farm.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2019
Maine peaches are a hot commodity but hard to grow here
Mainers, and fruit growers, love peaches. But hurdles remain before they are commercially viable on a large-scale here
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PublishedAugust 1, 2019
Maine’s wild blueberry harvest drops, and the prices paid to farmers increase
Last year's harvest was the smallest in 14 years at 50.3 million pounds, but the price paid to farmers – 46 cents a pound – nearly doubled over the 2017 price.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2019
Majority of Trump’s trade aid went to biggest farms, study finds
Eighty-two farming operations received more than $500,000 each in payments through April.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2019
Learning to bake bread gives meaning to prisoners’ days
Inmates at Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston bake nutritious goods, while learning responsibility – and saving the prison money.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2019
Seth Carey growing hemp for his line of teas and skin care products
After an unsuccessful bid to become district attorney, Seth Carey is trying to grow hemp for a new line of herbal teas and organic skin care products.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2019
Dine Out Maine: The Well at Jordan’s Farm brims with summer flavor
A family-style feast in a reserved gazebo feels homey and miles from civilization.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2019
Being green in Maine means buying local, fresh goat cheese
For the farmer, a goat dairy operation is a comparatively easy entry point into the cheese-making world.
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