farming – Page 32 – The Portland Press Herald

With surfeit of sunflower seeds, farmer struck local oil

by Christine Burns Rudalevige July 22, 2018July 19, 2018

An Aroostook County farmer is pressing sunflower seed oil.

The Steuben artist’s showcase of 20 Maine farmers markets will be displayed in Machias starting in late August.

The heirs cheer as the local couple who purchased Grant’s Farm in Saco embrace its agricultural legacy.

by Associated Press July 21, 2018July 21, 2018

The grants go to farms in South China and Scarborough.

Sarah Alexander has been advocating for strong food systems for decades.

And drink a cooling local beverage.

Equipment and a home net another $608,000, and there’s a sign the new owner may farm the large tract known as Grant’s Farm rather than develop it.

Starting in the late 1700s, seven generations of Grants worked the land, an ‘exceptional piece of property’ whose future is now uncertain.

Facing animal cruelty charges and other legal troubles, Jerry Ireland said his problems were harming the organization’s progress.

Jerry Ireland, the controversial founder of United Farmer Veterans of Maine, said his problems were harming the organization’s progress.