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Worldwide kale seed shortage reverberates in Maine
FREEDOM — Just a few years ago, if kale was seen anywhere, it was lurking on restaurant plates and salad bars as a garnish or hiding in the kitchens of hard-core health nuts. What a difference the years have made. Kale’s curly green leaves have become ubiquitous in the United States, equally at home, farm […]
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Number of Maine farms growing according to Census
PORTLAND — The number of Maine farms has grown and continues to lead the New England states, while the farm total nationwide has dropped, the federal government said Thursday. Maine had 8,174 farms in 2012, an increase of half-a-percentage point from five years ago, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture 2012 census. The 10-year trend […]