Maine’s chapter of the Farmer Veteran Coalition hopes to grow its numbers at the Augusta event.
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Unity College completes green-energy project
The retrofit shows how to modernize an old building for 21st-century uses, the college says.
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Homegrown: Tangerine Vanilla Whipped Body Butter
A locally made balm for winter’s dried skin.
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Ceding the farm in Maine takes planning and sometimes creativity
As many farmers age and younger ones seek land amid rising prices, negotiating successful ownership transfers keeps farms operating.
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Dress your salad with xanthan gum? No, thank you
It’s easy, tasty and less wasteful to make your own dressing.
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Meet ceramicist Ariela Nomi Kuh
She makes dishes for very local food (and other things)
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The owners of Windswept Farm in Monroe aren’t getting any younger, so what to do with the farm they love?
They find a young couple to farm and create a 20-year transition plan.
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Sea Change: Students take climate change into their own hands, and feet
‘I can be a part of something that makes a difference,’ one student says after marching to City Hall to push for solutions.
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Johnny’s Selected Seeds scores two All-America Selections winners
Cornito Giallo F1 and Escamillo F1 are the fairest sweet peppers of them all – at least for 2016.
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Winter can be ‘three times as hard’ as summer down on the farm
Buildings, machinery, trees, livestock and greenhouse seedlings all need attention – and then there’s snow.