Even as Maine islands set limits on where you can go and what you can experience, they expand your perspective.
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Alpaca farmer Stacey Whitton picks the fleeces that make the softest blankets
Maine’s “paca” farmers pool the wool from their animals for super-warm blankets that don’t itch.
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Lobsters boiled today make bisque tomorrow for savvy cooks
Flavorful stocks infuse sweet undertones into soups, sauces, risottos and poaching liquids.
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Baer’s Beans – the Rancho Gordo of Maine?
In South Berwick, an engineer grows heirloom dried beans on the side.
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Incubator farms sprout up across U.S.
The next generation of agricultural entrepreneurs grows from a Tufts University initiative.
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Maine organic farmers group aims to set up $3 million training fund
MOFGA will get a total of $2 million from a New York foundation if it can raise $1 million on its own.
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Market Watch: Sour cherries
A fleeting seasonal pleasure inspires a flurry of baking
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What’s that? An ear tagger
They are important for breeding and general record-keeping.
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Meet Amber Lambke, co-founder of Maine Grain Alliance and the Kneading Conference
What began as a way to revitalize Skowhegan has grown into an annual event that attracts bakers from all over the country.
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Cooperative Extension hands out free tomato plants
Plant a tomato and grow a gardener?