Good Shepherd Food Bank has launched an innovative company that makes it the first among 200 food banks nationwide to address hunger by investing in for-profit farming and processing.
agriculture
Posted inMaine
Contaminated farm in Unity to become PFAS research site
Songbird Farm is one of a growing number of farms found to be contaminated with so-called forever chemicals from sludge fertilizer spread on fields, once a common, state-sanctioned practice.
advertisement
Posted inMaine
Hundreds ride passenger trains to Common Ground Country Fair
The Belfast and Moosehead Lake railroad runs two trains to and from the fair, one from Thorndike and the other from Unity.
Posted inFranklin, News
UMaine Cooperative Extension Twilight Meetings to conclude Aug. 15
The summerlong series hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and The Greater Franklin Food Council will hold its final meeting of the season at Martin Woods Farm in Starks.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
A beautiful day for Maine’s 34th Open Farm Day
Some 100 Maine farms participated Sunday in the 34th Open Farm Day. The occasion for local agricultural education was met by visitors looking to learn about where their food comes from.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Bill to improve farmworkers’ pay, conditions in Maine awaits action by Mills
L.D. 398 would legally define farmworkers as employees, making them eligible for the state minimum wage and protecting them from some overtime requirements.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn council approves new rules for city’s agricultural zone
Eric Cousens, director of planning, permitting and code, said the new ordinance represents a ‘significant compromise between competing interests in Auburn land use planning.’
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, News
Local farmers optimistic for harvest despite June rainfall
With warmer weather and good preparation, local produce should still thrive this year local farmers say despite a slow start due to over 5″ of rainfall and long stretches of overcast skies this past month.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn Planning Board forwards agricultural zone proposal that appears to have broad support
The new zoning language would replace the long-held income standard with what many said is a “viable alternative,” which ties residential construction to a connection with the land.
Posted inMaine, News
Watchdog group: PFAS is active ingredient in 13% of Maine pesticides
An analysis by the Environmental Working Group found 55 so-called forever chemicals listed as active ingredients in 1,426 of Maine’s state-approved pesticides.