Maine farms

Published
December 11, 2022

Commentary: Maine’s senators need to act fast to save Maine’s farmers

We’re keenly aware that there’s no farm-to-table dining – at our restaurants or anywhere else – without farms.
Published
October 26, 2022

Commentary: Chamber’s concerns about PFAS ignore affected Maine communities, businesses

Myriad groups are trying to tackle PFAS contamination. Surely the companies profiting off the sale of PFAS-laden products can afford to help, too.
Published
September 25, 2022

DNA testing sheds light on the vast, mysterious world of heirloom apples

Genetic testing is helping identify older varieties of Maine apples, and may promise more delicious, more diverse fruit in our future.
Published
September 24, 2022

Maine Voices: Modernizing U.S. foreign farmworker system isn’t just right – it’s critical

Farmers like us need multi-season access to the same highly skilled workers. Workers need that stability, too.
Published
September 19, 2022

Wolfe’s Neck Center receives $35 million federal grant to boost climate-smart agriculture

The five-year award will let the group lead a national alliance dedicated to improving soil health.
Published
September 11, 2022

‘Foodtopia’ and the fifth wave: Maine’s millennial farmers stand on the shoulders of their forebears

Maine author Margot Anne Kelley's new book explores historic back-to-the-land movements and how they helped today's young breakaway farmers succeed.
Published
January 16, 2022

Maine Voices: We must invest in New England dairy for our collective future

Let’s leverage regional dairy manufacturing to process and sell more local milk; enable public institutions to choose organic and local dairy, and stabilize transportation supply chain problems.
Published
October 5, 2021

Goat a hankering for cheese? Open Creamery Day is Sunday

Sunflower Farm in Cumberland is on the tour, with goat yoga, goat visits, live music and a farmers market.
Published
August 8, 2021

The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, through the decades

Fifty years of organic farming, local food, fabulous fairs, advocacy and more.
Published
July 30, 2021

Sande’s Picks: Direct from the farm is best