Springworks Farm raises $22 million for next expansion
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Best-selling author, ecologist headlines Belfast Garden Club’s Feb. 21 public lecture
BELFAST — Prominent ecologist Douglas W. Tallamy, author of the 2021 best seller “Nature’s Best Hope” and other books will
Read moreNew Maine company creates tasty snacks out of ugly vegetables
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Read moreSalmon deplete fat stores while stopped at dams, UMaine study shows
Restoration of the critically endangered Atlantic salmon is an important issue in the rivers of Maine. Dams on Maine rivers
Read morePhoto: Brewing byproduct for Bethel bovines
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Read moreChocolate tasting event in Fryeburg to offer delicious way to learn benefits of fair trade
FRYEBURG — What better way to deliver a message than through chocolate, just before Valentine’s Day? On Sunday, Feb. 12,
Read moreRegulators invite comments on plan to increase legal size of lobsters
Recent surveys that show declining levels of young lobsters are a concern for the future of the fishery, and the
Read moreResidents split on Hallowell’s proposed pesticide ordinance
If passed, the ordinance would prohibit synthetic pesticides on private property and all pesticides within 75 feet of any body
Read moreNRCM working to bring Atlantic Salmon back to Sandy River
FARMINGTON — The Natural Resources Council of Maine [NRCM] is making their presence known in Franklin County as they gear
Read moreMaine developing PFAS safety levels for locally grown food
Preliminary research shows some crops, like potatoes and squash, could be safely grown on a contaminated farm, while others, like
Read moreCooperative Extension to host class on growing tomatoes
FARMINGTON – Have you ever wondered why your tomatoes will not ripen? Which parts of the tomato to cut out
Read moreNo yolk: Avian flu forces Mainers to count their chickens carefully
The avian flu has driven egg prices up and supplies down, affecting local Maine farms, stores, restaurants and egg lovers
Read moreBan on pesticides with PFAS feeds concern about unintended impacts
Some Maine farmers, including some of its 300 certified organic farmers, worry they soon won’t be able to defend their
Read more5 cows killed in Union barn collapse
UNION, Maine – A barn collapsed overnight at a farm in Union, likely due to structural stress from the impacts
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