Working: Need a hand on the farm? Try Rent-a-farmers

Maine farms

Published
December 26, 2022

Working: Need a hand on the farm? Try Rent-a-farmers

Maine couple contracts themselves out for short to mid-term projects.
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 1, 2022

Fleece, fiber and more from new Farmington alpaca farm

Happy Snowman Alpaca Farm relocated from Massachusetts to 253 Knowlton Corner Road, then took time to rebuild the new property to make it suitable for animals and visitors.
Published
January 27, 2021

Some Maine farms to get federal loan relief

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will suspend loan payments for farmers behind on their debts during the national COVID-19 emergency.
Published
December 8, 2020

Maine organic farm no one has heard of got a $1.2 million federal relief loan

Records show that Bridgton-based Common Ground Organic Farm LLC received the loan through the Paycheck Protection Program, even though no such company is registered in Maine.
Published
November 15, 2020

What size turkey will your family gobble?

Turkey farmers and retailers predict more customers will want a smaller bird on their Thanksgiving table this year as a result of the pandemic. But for others, it's go big or go home.
Published
September 6, 2020

Farmers markets are faring well during the pandemic

Farmers report they are seeing fewer customers, but that people are buying more.
Published
August 19, 2020

Chicks shipped by mail are arriving dead, costing Maine farmers thousands of dollars

Several Maine poultry farms have received shipments of hundreds of chicks that died while being delivered by the U.S. Postal Service, either because the shipments were delayed or mishandled.
Published
April 23, 2020

MOFGA, Maine Farmland Trust launch grants for farmers disrupted by coronavirus

"Things have really shifted rapidly and a lot of farms have lost sales from market disruptions," said Sarah Alexander, executive director of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardners Association.
Published
March 19, 2020

Without restaurants to buy their goods, farmers turn to consumers

A Waldoboro cheesemaker made a spreadsheet of Maine farms and what they have to sell. Before you could say local lamb, University of Maine Cooperative Extension turned it into a website.