SCARBOROUGH – Two Scarborough farms are among 64 Maine farms and food processors receiving grant awards through Gov. Janet Mills’ Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to help address infrastructure needs to expand in-state production and processing.

Two Farmers Farm LLC, a four-season certified organic vegetable farm, is owned by Kelsey Harrington and Dominic Pascarelli. The farm was established in 2011, according to the farm website. The farm received a $250,000 award.

Frith Farm, a no till organic farm, begun by Daniel May in 2010, received a $247,775 award.

The grants were announced by Mills on Friday and were distributed across all 16 Maine counties.

The awards reflect the spectrum of Maine farms and food businesses of various scales and sizes, production methods, and product categories, including dairy, grain, vegetable, fruit, meat, and poultry, according to a news release from the governor’s office

The grants were awarded through the Agricultural Infrastructure Investment Program administered through the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The 64 grants will be used to support a variety of infrastructure needs, including harvesting, processing, and manufacturing or packaging and handling equipment. Improving agricultural infrastructure will allow this sector to increase production and storage capacity, enhance supply chain resilience, and drive growth within the state’s agricultural and food economy while enhancing production of Maine-grown foods, according to the news release.

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