farming
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PublishedMarch 27, 2022
Kids learn about local foods, improve cooking skills, and help their peers
The six-week 4 Kids By Kids course culminates in a fundraising meal to fight food insecurity.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2022
Green Plate Special: Don’t call it mud season. March in Maine is spinach season
Even if you buy a very large bag, you won't run out of delicious ways to use it.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2022
Legislative panel OKs $100 million PFAS relief fund for farmers
The money could be used to cover remediation efforts, crop losses, farm buyouts and long-term health care needs.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2022
Lawmakers consider $100 million relief fund for farmers with contaminated land
The fund would reimburse farmers whose water or fields are contaminated by PFAS for testing and clean up, lost crops and herds, farm transitions or buyouts, and long-term health monitoring.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2022
Organic dairy co-op offers membership to 80 Northeast farms
Last summer, Danone, the parent company of Horizon Organic, announced it would stop buying milk from dozens of Northeast farms, including 61 in Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2022
Relief fund created to help Maine farmers deal with forever chemicals
Maine Farmland Trust and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association have raised $255,000 to create a short-term financial safety net for those affected by PFAS.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2022
Dixmont poultry guru has a growing gaggle of followers
Social media influencer, chicken keeper and writer Lisa Steele has published her first cookbook, all about eggs.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2022
Rep. Pingree’s bill aims to help Maine hemp growers
Maine's struggling hemp industry would benefit from relaxed rules on potency limits.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2022
New farm-based training course takes aim at two local issues
A pilot program from Merrymeeting Food Council and several partner organizations will try to address a labor shortage on Maine farms while helping low-income workers find steady jobs.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2022
Green Plate Special: This little piggy is better for the farmer, the field and the eater
The farmers at Roaring Lion Farm are raising Meishan heritage pigs.
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