Check out Fedco's seeds, they have a couple varieties that are heirloom 'field' or dent corns suitable for grinding for meal, posole, ect- not sweet corn. I think the names are "Blue Mountain", and " Calais Flint" I grew the Blue Mountain a couple y…
Hi Jesse,
I didn't know you were on this website. Have you guys managed to find alternative transport? If not, my offer still stands. Since you usually work at the store on the weekends, Chace is here and I don't drive my car anyways. Hope you find…
The New Gloucester Village Store is looking to hire on the right person to assist me in night baking shifts. Working out of a wood-fired brick oven creating handmade bagels, naturally leavened hearth loaves, you'll be learning the ropes alongside me…
I'll be sharing some of my home-raised, dry-cured salted ham in this follow-up to a charcuterie tasting I hosted a year ago. The ham is OG, from a pig I grew, salt only(no nitrates/nitrites) slow cured- it's been aging for one year in my cellar. I'l…
I'll be sharing some of my home-raised, dry-cured salted ham in this follow-up to a charcuterie tasting I hosted a year ago. The ham is OG, from a pig I grew, salt only(no nitrates/nitrites) slow cured- it's been aging for one year in my cellar. I'l…
I'll be sharing some of my home-raised, dry-cured salted ham in this follow-up to a charcuterie tasting I hosted a year ago. The ham is OG, from a pig I grew, salt only(no nitrates/nitrites) slow cured- it's been aging for one year in my cellar. I'l…
I think your enthusiasm is well placed; spring parsnips are delicious, and reward those with patience to wait out the winter as these powerful roots convert starch to sugars. So sweet and tender for something thats been underground for almost a year…
Go out and support local sugaring! Despite a later start, this has been a great sap season so far. I've boiled up a couple gallons so far from the 30 trees around our house we've tapped. 'Backyard Sugarin'' is a good resource book on getting started…
Hi.
I am looking for some way to use my skills to develop community gardens...I need to be paid so i can help with our family bills.
I might have to give up a greatly parred down low impact lifestyle soon if i don't find a job doing such soon.
I am…
I'm considering raising some turkeys for the table this year. I'd be looking for some heritage breed poults- anyone know where I might acquire some this spring? Also, anyone willing to weigh in on aspects of raising turkeys vs broiler chickens? I've…
This is timely for me- I just took some scions(grafts) off of a 200-year old dooryard apple tree down the hill from me. It's a breed know as "Maine Blue Pear," an old local variety with outstanding baking and keeping qualities. All I know is that it…
Insofar as growing fruit on your property is pretty "local" when it comes to food, I invite you to take part in a local version of this popular workshop, similar to that taught around the state by MOFGA.
Learn to propagate and reproduce your favori…
We have 130 plots to rent at Yarmouth Community Garden -- $25 for a 10 by 10 plot for Yarmouth residents, $35 non-residents. Good soil, sunny location, deer fence, water supply --- also a community plot where everything grown is donated through the…
I am also looking for a Community Garden. I just moved from 2 acres in Falmouth to a condo in Portland and am itching to plant some seeds.
I also know that this is patriotic to do and also am investigating planting Hemp in Maine this season
I thin…
What issues are you and/or your group interested or expert in?
organics, health and nutrition, food justice, home gardens, community gardens, food and faith, hunger and local foods access, GM-free seeds and genetics
Are you a food producer? If so, what types of food do you produce?
vegetables, apples, maple syrup, grains and bakery, mushrooms, eggs, wine, meats
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):
I am a wood-fired potter, oven-builder, and homesteader living on 2 acres in Sweden, ME. Jesse
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On Saturday, March 13th, 37 farmers and food producers will be inside the cafeteria of the new Exeter High School in Exeter, NH from 10am-2pm, selling their vegetables, meats, cheeses, milk, eggs, baked goods, apples, honey and maple syrup! You can…
Farmers Fare is hosting a chef-to-farmer gathering on Sunday, March 21st from 12-3pm. We are partnering with Josh Gamage of Maine Coast Catering and culinary arts instructor at the Midcoast School of Technology.
You are welcome to stop in anytime b…
Two Coves Farm in Harpswell is now accepting orders for the 2010 season! We are a small grass farm on the coast of Harpswell producing pastured poultry, grass-fed beef and lamb, as well as organic eggs!
Our broiler chickens and turkeys are 100% orga…
If you haven't yet discovered spring-dug parsnips, then you are missing out on one of Maine's
sweetest rewards for a long, hard winter. While parsnips can and are
harvested during the fall with other root vegetables, winter's
freezing temperatures t…
The Belfast Co-op—along with co-sponsors Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, the Belfast Free Library, the Green Sanctuary Committee of the UU Church in Belfast, and WERU Community Radio—invite you to take stock of late winter's local b…
Gail, Same as Meadow Ridge Per Farm. I sell bulb flowers, perennials, herbs (potted and some cut) and greens. In May we also have baked goods, meats, dairy...pretty much everything else but the late-season vege.
The two markets we attend open in May, Mother's Day weekend. This is great for us because we sell perennials and cut flowers. Our markets also have bakers, meats, annuals, and a few farmers with early crops. And to Penobscot - all the markets love t…
Hi Gail,
In response to your question: "Some of your markets open in May! Can you tell me just what you have for sale at such an early date? Thanks!", there are several things to consider. One is that many growers now have greenhouses or hoophouses…
That would be great! We're still in the early stages of planning, but it's good to have options and Milbridge is a community we would like to work with. Thanks!