In Allagash, it takes a village to raise a pig
Bangor Daily News - 6/28/2012. By Julia Bayly – When Sue Underhill moved from the Camden area to Allagash, she was gratified, and also mystified, by the attention local residents have paid to the pigs she raises. After hearing about all the attention her daughter’s pigs were garnering, Underhill’s mother had made the quip, “It takes a village to raise a pig.” |
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Farmland prices sow riches, worry
Portland Press Herald - 6/28/2012. Minneapolis – Mick Schmiesing is ready to make a play for 80 acres of soil in Blue Earth County, Minn. Bidding starts at $5,000 an acre. The bids climb much higher, past the county record set just a month earlier. After a few tense minutes, Schmiesing wins out with an offer of $8,375 an acre. He looks a bit stunned – he just spent $670,000. |
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Lessons learned from the scrimpers and savers
Portland Press Herald - 6/27/2012. By Anne Mahle – I wonder sometimes about how it was during the Depression and the lengths to which people went to save and conserve – in the kitchen and out. My dad is the product of parents from that time, and he saves rubber bands, plastic bags, aluminum foil, pieces of wood, bits of string – the list goes on. |
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Extra pesto boosts green lasagna flavor
Bangor Daily News - 6/27/2012. By Sandy Oliver – Lots of spinach and arugula on hand in my garden hoop house out behind the barn moved my green lasagna project into high gear recently. I’d thought about making it for a long time and never seemed to get to it. Now I prefer it over the classic red sauce lasagna, partly because I like garlic and pesto. |
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