Maine Farmland Trust’s open house is Sunday in Jefferson.
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Teen farmhands learn lessons of grit, teamwork and, of course, how food is grown
They’re spending the summer on Maine farms picking blueberries, cucumbers, strawberries and more.
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Lewiston publisher of Farmers’ Almanac highlights firm’s sustainability
The family enterprise that produces the annual bible of weather predictions is proud to be solar powered and carbon neutral.
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‘The Volante Farms Cookbook’ is a farm-to-table tale with a warm spirit
The farm, just outside Boston, celebrates its centennial with a cookbook.
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Mainers plant pollinator gardens, become foster parents of sorts for monarch butterflies
Many residents have reported sightings in what seems like a banner year for the butterflies, but is it a sign of recovery?
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Small organic dairy farmers fight back against mass-production competitors
As some farms lose the fight, others urge consumers to read labels and ensure the product is from operations that follow idyllic practices such as free-range grazing.
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A hybrid farm community puts down roots in West Virginia
The founders of Broomgrass aim to limit development through the creation of a multi-family farm.
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U.S. crops ready for picking, but farm workers in short supply
The difficult jobs that last only part of the year don’t appeal to Americans, and as undocumented laborers dwindle, businesses scramble and look to automate.
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Baking with wild blueberries is easy if you know how
Maine’s wild blueberries cook up somewhat differently than their cultivated cousins.
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White House plans to give $12 billion in aid to farmers hit by Trump tariffs
It’s the latest sign that growing trade tensions between the U.S. and other countries will not end soon.