"We need to wean the American food system off its heavy 20th-century diet of fossil fuel and put it back on a diet of contemporary sunshine."
- Michael Pollan
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The Maine Local Twenty
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 Here are 20 foods that Maine can produce for its citizens to enjoy all year.
1. POTATOES
2. APPLES
3. MILK/CHEESE /DAIRY
4. BLUEBERRIES
5. EGGS
6. MAPLE SYRUP, HONEY
7. CARROTS
8. FRESH AND PROCESSED TOMATOES
9. GRAINS
10. DRY BEANS
11. GARLIC
12. ONIONS
13. GREENS, SPINACH, KALE
14. SEAFOOD: SHRIMP, SCALLOPS, LOBSTER, MUSSELS, CLAMS, FISH
15. GROUND MEATS: BEEF, TURKEY, LAMB, CHICKEN, SAUSAGE, PORK
16. ROOT VEGETABLES: BEETS, PARSNIPS, TURNIP, RUTABAGA, SUNCHOKES, LEEKS, CELERIAC
17. WINTER SQUASH AND PUMPKIN
18. CABBAGE
19. PROCESSED VEGETABLES: CORN, BEANS, BROCCOLI, PEPPERS, PEAS
20. MUSHROOMS
For more information, please contact MOFGA’s organic marketing team: Cheryl Wixson, Starchef99@aol.com and Melissa White Pillsbury, melissa@mofga.org, 207-568-4142.
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