Partnership between farmers, consumers growing
Bangor Daily News - 3/17/2009.By Sharon Kiley Mack – Maine farmers are finding CSAs to be a win-win situation: Early in the spring, consumers purchase shares in a farm’s harvest-to-be, providing much-needed cash when the farmer’s pocketbook is leanest. In exchange, consumers get fresh produce, meats, milk and many other products throughout the season. |
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Farm keeps alive tradition of tapping trees
Bangor Daily News - 3/16/2009.By Abigail Curtis – The subfreezing cold one afternoon last week slowed the flow of sap from the Aldermere Farm maple trees, but it couldn’t keep the smile from Kazan Kibler’s face. |
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Seed sales sprouting in Maine
Bangor Daily News - 3/16/2009. By Sharon Kiley Mack – Even as sleet and snow still pelt frozen Maine, sales at the state’s seed companies and distributors are shooting through the roof. They are being pushed by two forces: the growing consumer demand for locally grown food and economic hard times. “Home garden sales are off the wall,” Joann Matuzas, who runs the retail store at Johnny’s Selected Seeds, said Wednesday. “We are up 50 percent, and obviously, the economy has something to do with it.” |
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Readers peck away at chicken issues
Portland Press Herald - 3/16/2009.Letters – While I was delighted to see Staff Writer Ray Routhier's article on raising chickens ("Bawk this way," March 1), I was very disappointed to see the story end with a recommendation that people buy chicken feed with antibiotics in it. |
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