Take at least one root vegetable and try techniques from raw to roasted.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Diverse group unites for conservation of Maine land
A much-needed, insult-free process has produced a roadmap for the future.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Mills chooses head of farmland preservation group as agricultural commissioner
Amanda Beal grew up on a dairy farm in Litchfield and has served as president and CEO of Maine Farmland Trust since 2016.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Debate brews over splitting Maine’s agriculture, conservation department
Some interest groups who represent farmers and conservationists want to break up the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, but Gov. Janet Mills has reservations.
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Source
The argument for local garlic: Better taste, many choices and fewer food miles
Maine garlic production, happily, is on the rise.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Source
School for organic dairy farmers nears completion in Freeport
Wolfe’s Neck expects to open a new facility this spring to enhance teaching Maine’s next generation.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: School lunch can be part of the solution to both childhood hunger and obesity
The federal government should not roll back efforts to make healthy food more available.
Posted inSource
Magic, Mistletoe make appearance on Maine farm one cold December eve
‘Tis the season for lambing – and it’s a joyful one.
Posted inBusiness
What makes chickens happy? Nobody is quite sure
Canadian researchers launch a new study to measure the welfare of poultry.
Posted inHomegrown, Life & Culture, Source
Homegrown: Eggnog comes locally in many forms
There’s the farm-fresh version, and the knock-your-socks-off version, with … additives.