Tiny livestock can be the perfect fit for small-scale homesteaders
Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2017. When Randy Sullivan decided to quit logging and homestead full time
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Acorn Processing Day at Maine Local Living School, October 21
TEMPLE – Maine Local Living School in Temple will host an Acorn Processing Day this weekend. Acorns are falling and
Read moreDraft offshore wind area excludes popular lobstering ground
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Thursday identified an area in the Gulf of Maine that could be considered for
Read moreWoodland residents allege potato waste turned their water orange
WOODLAND, Maine — Maine agricultural officials are investigating whether a Woodland Select Board member allowed fertilizer to be spread too
Read moreHelpful heifers corral escaped emu in Down East Maine
It took a seventh-generation farmer, a couple of people with emu experience and three 10-month-old heifers to catch an animal
Read moreMaine-based Farmers’ Almanac predicts cold and snowy winter
Farmers’ Almanac has released its Winter 2024 extended weather forecast, saying the next few months will be cold and snowy
Read moreUMaine Extension offers free farm finance workshop focused on personal communication starting in November
Farmers with at least five years experience are invited to participate in a free, two-hour workshop focused on how individual financial
Read moreMaine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association’s annual Farmer to Farmer Conference
Every year Maine’s farmers come together at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association’s Farmer to Farmer Conference to learn
Read morePhotos: Herd on the street in Pittston as cows, sheep seek greener pasture
Volunteers, and sheriff’s deputies, gathered in Pittston Tuesday morning to help Morton Brook Ranch owner Christian Jensen move his herd
Read moreMosquito-borne diseases found in emus, horses in Maine
Viruses have now been found in mosquitoes or in animals around the state, prompting health officials to warn Maine residents
Read morePuppies found abandoned in Buxton
Authorities are looking for information regarding puppies that were abandoned along a Buxton road. The four puppies are currently being
Read moreMaine man dies after being pinned by farm equipment at home
When officials arrived, they found a man pinned between a stabilizer bar and a back hoe attached to a trailer.
Read moreYoung lobsters decline off New England, and fishermen will see new rules as a result
Surveys have detected a 39% decline in young lobsters in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank areas for 2020-22
Read moreShould you add peacocks to your homestead?
This story was originally published in 2019. With its dazzling fan of colorful feathers, the peacock is the prima donna
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