Experts urge customers not to abandon local producers in favor of cheap, supermarket food once the shutdown ends.
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The Seed Saver
Radical and self-reliant, subsistence farmer Will Bonsall has preserved tens of thousands of seeds as a way to preserve crop diversity.
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The Force Field
Frith Farm walks the walk. The little farm in Scarborough produces organic food for its neighbors and green energy for its operations, fostering biodiversity and community.
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Rep. Pingree: Pandemic offers opportunity for food system reform
Let’s expand the market for local farms and food producers and treat those who grow, sell and serve our food as essential.
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Farmers’ hopes for respite from Trump-era struggles fade amid pandemic
The health crisis has exposed an agricultural economy that, despite repeated injections of taxpayer support, finds many farmers under growing financial pressure.
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Green Plate Special: BEE happy, BEE useful, BEE kind and BEE careful
A new bee “mom” worries about, and delights in, her new responsibilities.
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The Wrap: Bam Bam gets air time, Arabica shuffles around and more comes to the curb
Plus, new owners for Long Island’s convenience store and an opportunity to time travel.
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Vegan Kitchen: One way to avoid future pandemics?
Stop eating factory-farmed meat.
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Farmers markets move outdoors to bigger spaces, with new rules
Their role has changed, too, from social gathering to an essential service during the pandemic.
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Already in an unpredictable business, farmers face more uncertainties than ever
As planting season looms, the state’s farmers wonder what to plant, how much to plant and how to sell it safely.