What issues are you and/or your group interested or expert in?
farmland protection, organics, health and nutrition, food justice, home gardens, community gardens, hunger and local foods access, CSAs, farmers' markets, local foods marketing and distribution, food coops, GM-free seeds and genetics, other
Are you a food producer? If so, what types of food do you produce?
vegetables, berry fruit, cheese and dairy, grains and bakery, specialty/fancy foods, beer, other
If you produce foods of some sort, please choose one of the following:
I produce foods only for my own and my family's consumption
Other info about Me (please mention any food, fishing, agriculture, or community groups you are affiliated with):
Owner of listserve, Maine Locavores on yahoo groups, organic gardener on .11 acres in urban sea-side community of Old Orchard Beach, we have begun a small orchard and grow many food-bearing plants.
Hi Amy, Call me at 522-2606 and/or email me at mainelyorganic (at) yahoo (dot) com. I'd be happy to send you the proposal for my book. I'm not including interior photos because it raises the price of publishing astronomically out of my range and the price of the book over what I think its market would bear.
Hi Amy,
thanks for your kind words. if you want to email normally, my email is karl@yearofthegoat.net - would be happy to provide you guys with some raw milk if you're interested.
best, Karl
Hi Amy, I left an answer to your raw milk post and had another thought. You are interested in raw milk - we're looking for someone who can farm sit for us for a weekend in September and milk our goats. Maybe we can barter farmsitting for raw milk :-). Let me know if you're interested. Best, Karl
I don't see too much posted here recently. Anyone have batches currently going? I'm looking to start a pyment in the near future in addition to some serious bottling. It's been a lazy winter and the carboys are stacking up. Definately time to start…
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Hi everyone,
We are starting a rather large community garden at Opportunity Farm in New Gloucester. Any and all volunteers are most welcome as well as any tips. Half the garden will go towards the Plant-A-Row program and our local 'veggie connectio…
You could have a fundraiser. I had a dinner to raise money to buy seeds for our plant a row program that goes to the 'veggie connection' at our local pantry. All the food was donated for the beef stew, cole slaw, baked beans, pies, bread you name. I…
Hi Laura,
Thanks for the tip. I am actually on the board of Waldo County Extension. I know about and am
a Master Gardener. Here on Islesboro, those who are MG's are so busy with their own gardens, finding someone to volunteer is problematic. I'd l…
Hi Penobscot, the Markets I attend are in Western Maine, Norway and South Paris. The Bridgton Market also opens in May, as does Portland. A full list is on the State's website getrealmaine.com, although they have just updated the website and it seem…
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I'm looking for a photo to put on the cover of my upcoming book, BRINGING FOOD HOME: THE MAINE EXAMPLE. Is This Bountiful Life a possibility?
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thanks for your kind words. if you want to email normally, my email is karl@yearofthegoat.net - would be happy to provide you guys with some raw milk if you're interested.
best, Karl