Where was I when shishito peppers went from exotic to ubiquitous? At least so it seems judging by the Portland Farmers’ Market this past week. Table after table was selling them, almost as many farmers as were peddling the state’s traditional August classics – wild blueberries and corn on the cob. In Japan, their native […]

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The government warns that displays of affection could lead to salmonella infection.

A change in USDA regulations spurs more Mainers to grow organic hops, making the state’s craft beers ever more local.

By most accounts, the growing season is going swimmingly. Take wild blueberries, for example. For the week ending Aug. 3, 96 percent of the blueberry crop was reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Northeast Regional Office as being in good or excellent condition. “Crop quality and size are excellent with the previous rains and […]

A growing appetite for butter has sent prices to some of their highest levels ever. Butter joins milk and cheese as a dairy commodity at record or near-record prices this year. “All of agriculture, from grain crops to pork and beef, all of these things have had a real good run of late,” said Casey […]