Maine is a state of hard, rugged, tenacious workers. They won’t quit cutting cordwood, hauling traps, or haying the fields until it’s getting dark and time for supper, maybe a beer.
But…
Agriculture
Charlie Morecraft has a message for all about safety
Design resilient and sustainable human habitats
The Hurricane Island Foundation (HIF) and Midcoast Permaculture Design said they will offer a two-day Introduction to permaculture course on Hurricane Island this spring. Using Hurricane Island as…
‘Annual event highlights dramatic maple industry growth since 2010’
AUGUSTA - This weekend Maine will celebrate its 34th annual Maine Maple Sunday on March 26, 2017. The annual event is held every fourth Sunday of March. Participating sugarhouses will be open for…
Cosmetically challenged food gets scooped by frugal New Englanders
ROCKLAND – The United Nations estimates between 20 to 40 percent of produce harvested each year is thrown away because it does not meet sizing standards for store shelves. Shoppers look for…
The committee charged with implementing the legalization of marijuana in Maine will be taking public comment on Tuesday, February 28, in Augusta to gather citizen input on the issues facing the…
APPLETON – Deer Foot Farm has occupied the same address of 1221 Appleton Road for the last 104 years. Sue Ellen Mink-Roberts is the current owner and operates the Deer Foot Farm Market and Café…
Meeting Jan. 9
ROCKLAND – The Rockland City Council held its agenda-setting meeting January 4, in council chambers at City Hall, gearing up for the first regular meeting of the new year, Jan. 9. On the docket:…
The 76th Annual Maine Agricultural Trades Show will be held Tuesday, January 10, through Thursday, January 12, at the Augusta Civic Center. Hosted by the Maine Department of Agriculture,…
Bitter cold is pushing down from the Arctic, and animals are just as vulnerable as humans to weather-related trauma. If you see a pet left out in the cold, speak up. Contact local law…
President Adams: ‘There’s a spirit in America that doesn’t exist anywhere else.’
On Sunday, Dec. 11, in the afternoon, an estimated 35 trucks will travel through the Midcoast, along Route 1, toward their Wreaths Across America destination of Arlington National Cemetery in…
Snapshot
Belfast dairy farmer Jeffrey Keene visited students at Edna Drinkwater School in Northport Tuesday, Nov. 29. The school recently received a grant funded by Maine dairy farmers to purchase a new…
As Congress prepares to start the Farm Bill reauthorization process, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree is holding a workshop for…
Nov. 19 and 20
The sixth annual Maine Harvest Festival will be held November 19 and 20 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The event will be held Saturday (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Sunday (10 a.m. to 4 p.m…
The Natural Resources Conservation Service and Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Knox-Lincoln, Waldo, and Kennebec counties will be hosting meetings of the Local Work Groups. The meetings…
The Maine Farmland Trust appointed Erica Buswell as Vice President of Programs. Buswell, who lives in Searsport, has worked at MFT for more than six years, most recently as the Farmland Access…
On November 1st and 3 the Sodexo, in partnership with the University of Maine System, will hold the inaugural Scaling Up Events as part of the Maine Course initiative. This one-day forum is a…
AUGUSTA - USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service has reported that Maine horticulture sales increased 43.6 percent from $49.1 million in 2009 to $70.5 million in 2014. The number of Maine…
Public invited to help pick grapes
UNION — Elmer and Holly Savage owners of Savage Oaks Winery, in Union, hosted their Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 1, to give the general public a chance to experience the harvesting of…
There are special plans for the pumpkin come October
ROCKLAND — David Troup of the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland has tried his hand at growing a giant pumpkin. The Farnsworth has partnered with three other Midcoast organizations, Boothbay…
The public is invited to participate in a free chainsaw skills workshop geared for both novices and more experienced loggers. The workshop, which will take place September 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m…
The State's Drought Task Force held its second 2016 meeting Sept. 8 to discuss current drought conditions across the state. The DTF assists…
Mitch Littlefield recalls The Chicken Capital of the World in his book ‘Memories of Shucking Peas’
BELFAST — Life for a Maine farm boy was a lot of work growing up in the 1950s and 1960s—but it wasn’t something you complained about. “Those were hard days,” said Belfast native Mitch Littlefield…
On Maine Wild Blueberry Festival Day at the Union Fair, Aug. 27, Kimberly Maekin Reed, of Warren, was crowned the 2016 Maine Wild Blueberry Queen.
Kimberly is a 2012 graduate of Medomak…
UNION — The Union Fair opens Saturday, August 20, and runs through Saturday, August 27, offering eight days of fun and entertainment of a Maine Agricultural Fair. Gates open at 8 a.m. daily.
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LINCOLNVILLE — This week, all across Maine, wherever there are wild blueberry barrens you’ll find people of all ages in the fields picking the tiny, sweet blue jewels the state is known for - at…
The federal government, through several different agencies, is sending money to Maine to work on manufacturing, and economic development initiatives across Maine.…
A professional gardener’s perennial beds, vegetable gardens and a woodland walk are sixth in Belfast Garden Club’s Open Garden Days on Friday, July 29.…
Farmers' markets across the state are preparing to celebrate Maine Farmers' Market Snapshot Week, August 7-13.…
The lament of the wild horse belongs to the whole country
Sitting on the desert floor, it's hard to avoid cactus nettles, but I barely move. There's a wild stallion edging closer to my back, his neck stretched down toward me, ears forward. He's curious,…
The public is invited to walk through a productive blueberry barren on top of Appleton Ridge to explore the link between pollinators and Maine blueberry production. Francis Drummond, professor of…
There's a red barn just off Route 1 in Newcastle that will soon be welcoming visitors to come in and see how liquor is made. On July 1…
Students plant and maintain garden as part of science curriculum
THOMASTON — Lynn Snow teaches science to Thomaston Grammar School’s fifth grade, which includes 55 students, and treats them to a hands-on experience in the garden. They get to spend time…
Ice cream and donkeys, an unbeatable combination
APPLETON — It’s a bit of a drive, unless of course you live in the Hope-Appleton area, but it is well worth the trip. Bray Brook Farm Ice Cream, at 382 Union Road, not only features great ice…
Vendors happy to start the season
CAMDEN — The first Camden Farmer’s Market kicked off the year in the Knox Mill parking area on Saturday, May 6. Some clouds greeted those browsing the booths as the fog began to roll in, but it…
ROCKPORT — It’s that time of year again, baby cows have been born, they’ve been growing by leaps and bounds and they are just cute as can be...if you like cows.
From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on…
CAMDEN — Camden Town Planner Jeff Nims retired in 2010, but he’s been busy. He has a farm on Clarry Hill in Union where he cultivates blueberries. He has also been studying bluebirds and…
Appleton Creamery & ME Water Buffalo Co
APPLETON — On Saturday, April 30 from 11 a.m. — 4 p.m. will be "Kid & Calf Hugging Day" at Appleton Creamery & ME Water Buffalo Co.
These two farmstead creamery farms are celebrating…
Heat lamp likely cause of fire
OWLS HEAD — A heat lamp inside an Owls Head chicken coop is the likely cause of a fire late Tuesday morning, which killed a hen and four newly acquired chicks inside.
Owls Head Fire Chief…
UNION — The "big" Exhibition Hall at Union Fair is promoting a queen-sized quilt themed around "Down on the Farm." This Exhibition Hall is…
Do you care about the natural places within our community? Do you enjoy meeting new people? Want to learn more about the ecology of this…
Maine imports hundreds of millions of metric tons of petroleum a year, and that’s a problem, a speaker at Saturday’s “Solar Celebration” at Morris Farm in Wiscasset said.
It’s a problem…
A preserve of Maine Coast Heritage Trust
ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Heritage Trust invites students in grades third-twelfth to submit an original poster design for Aldermere Farm's…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland CareerCenter, part of the Maine Department of Labor, and its partners offer a variety of services to help people…
Georges River Land Trust
ROCKLAND — Georges River Land Trust is offering a single raffle to honor this year's 25th-anniversary Gardens in the Watershed tour.…
The number of licensed beekeepers has almost tripled in the last decade and registered hive counts have jumped from 5,000 to nearly 10,000
AUGUSTA — USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today reported that Maine honey production increased 25 percent in…
NEWS FROM AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul R. LePage and the Maine Spruce Budworm Task Force today released recommendations about how to respond to the upcoming…
NEWS FROM AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA — State Labor Commissioner Jeanne Paquette released January workforce estimates for Maine.
Seasonally Adjusted…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District
ROCKPORT - Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District continues the beginning farmer workshop series with two programs on March 30…
A preserve of Maine Coast Heritage Trust
ROCKPORT — This spring, Maine Coast Heritage Trust invites youth ages 10 to 18 to get up close and personal with the Belted Galloway calves…
ROCKPORT – Maine Coast Heritage Trust seeks independent, creative, hardworking teens ages 14-18 to work part-time this spring and fall and…
