Nationwide, farms are struggling to find enough farmhands to raise and pick crops. In Maine, legislators are considering a law to raise their pay.
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Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Saving a heritage orchard, one apple tree at a time
Massachusetts’ Tower Hill Botanic Gardens gets some restoration help from Fedco Trees and inimitable apple man John Bunker.
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Posted inNation & World
Bill is most significant legislation for Black farmers since Civil Rights Act, experts say
The Senate-passed American Rescue Plan aims to compensate Black farmers for systemic racism.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Community solar can provide lifeline to Maine’s traditional industries
A Saco farming family urges policymakers and other landowners to look to their situation as an example.
Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: A gluten-free brewery, fire pits with s’mores, and Valentine’s Day fare
Also, the first season of ‘The Lost Kitchen,’ which chronicles the restaurant in Freedom, is now streaming online.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Cannabis Report
Farmers lose hope – and money – in race to build Maine’s hemp market
Marijuana’s non-psychotropic cousin was supposed to be a cash crop for Maine farmers, but it hasn’t worked out like that for most.
Posted inVegan Kitchen
Maine’s top vegan news stories of 2020
While animal-based food processors experienced problems, vegan options abounded on local menus.
Posted inBooks, Food
Dine In Maine: Ready, set, read!
Looking for five Maine books for your culinary reading list? Try our restaurant critic’s “favorite contenders.”
Posted inMaine, Politics
Chellie Pingree touted by progressives for U.S. secretary of agriculture
Maine’s 1st District U.S. House member among a few possible picks eyed by President-elect Joe Biden
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Maine-based cooperatives receive $625,000 in federal funds
The money will provide support for several Lewiston-area organizations.