Growing to Give reached a milestone this August, donating over 100,000 pounds of produce, an estimated 83,333 meals, to address the critical need.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Agriculture is a growing part of Maine’s economy, despite fewer farms, farmland and farmers
Rising production costs, climate change and an aging population of farmers ready to retire are among the challenges facing the agriculture sector in Maine.
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Posted inFood, Nation & World
New USDA rule boosts ‘organic’ food oversight, targets fraud
The new rule, aimed at cracking down on fraud and boosting oversight, takes effect in March.
Posted inBusiness, New England, News
Organic livestock farmers, hit by rising prices, seek help
Organic dairy farmers are calling for emergency federal aid as they grapple with skyrocketing organic feed costs, steep fuel and utility expenses.
Posted inBooks, Food
‘Foodtopia’ and the fifth wave: Maine’s millennial farmers stand on the shoulders of their forebears
Maine author Margot Anne Kelley’s new book explores historic back-to-the-land movements and how they helped today’s young breakaway farmers succeed.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State
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.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Wolfe’s Neck Center expanding with new indoor space
The $4 million facility will allow the research and education nonprofit to provide more indoor programing year round.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
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.
Posted inFood
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, through the decades
Fifty years of organic farming, local food, fabulous fairs, advocacy and more.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: How do we fix our broken food system? Invest in local organic farms
It would benefit us if the food we were eating didn’t travel so far – so let’s convert more Maine farmland to organic production.