Doug and Heather Donahue are seen at their farm, Balfour Farm, on Friday in Pittsfield. Theirs is among five Maine farms recently winning competitive Value-Added Producer Grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Donahues are figuring out what to do with the watery byproduct of their cheese production, called whey, and hope the funding will help them open up a new income stream by feeding it to their pigs, which provide frozen pork and sausage for sale.
Pigs raised at Balfour Farm that will be sent to the butchers soon are seen Friday. The Pittsfield farm is among five in Maine recently winning competitive Value-Added Producer Grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Heather and Doug Donahue, who own the farm, are figuring out what to do with the watery byproduct of their cheese production, called whey, and hope the funding will help them open up a new income stream by feeding it to their pigs, which provide frozen pork and sausage for sale.
Balfour Farm’s products consist of quality cheese and now cured salami. Pictured here is the Sweet Soppressata and Hot Soppressata, seen Friday at the Pittsfield farm.
Balfour Farm’s cheesemaker, Olivia Field, is seen hooping Gouda cheese Friday in Pittsfield.
Cows eat hay Friday at Balfour Farm in Pittsfield, which is among five Maine farms recently winning competitive Value-Added Producer Grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Heather and Doug Donahue, who own the farm, are figuring out what to do with the watery byproduct of their cheese production, called whey, and hope the funding will help them open up a new income stream by feeding it to their pigs, which provide frozen pork and sausage for sale.
A piglet that will be raised at Balfour Farm in Pittsfield is seen Friday. The farm is among five in Maine recently winning competitive Value-Added Producer Grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Heather and Doug Donahue, who own the farm, are figuring out what to do with the watery byproduct of their cheese production, called whey, and hope the funding will help them open up a new income stream by feeding it to their pigs, which provide frozen pork and sausage for sale.
Balfour Farm in Pittsfield is one of five farms to win federal grants that will allow them to expand their businesses.
Balfour Farm is one of five farms to win federal grants that will allow them to expand their businesses.
Piglets are seen Friday at Balfour Farm in Pittsfield, which is among five Maine farms recently winning competitive Value-Added Producer Grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Heather and Doug Donahue, who own the farm, are figuring out what to do with the watery byproduct of their cheese production, called whey, and hope the funding will help them open up a new income stream by feeding it to their pigs, which provide frozen pork and sausage for sale.
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