Category: Community

Partnership Provides Support for New Organic Farmers

By Tim King In 2024, 82% of American households purchased organic produce, according to an impact report issued by the Transition to Organic Partnership Program last year. The report states that the percentage will continue to increase and that demand has “consistently outpaced domestic production capacity” for organic. TOPP was founded by the U.S. Department

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Placemaking Initiatives Grow Gardens and Community in Northern Maine

By Sonja Heyck-Merlin A new community garden initiative in Van Buren, Maine, cultivates not just food but also relationships. In a town where residents rarely gathered, fresh vegetables and beehives now bring people together. Luke Dyer, Van Buren’s town manager, and others involved in community revitalization call it placemaking: creating public spaces to grow and

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Living with Less and Finding More: A Homesteading Story

By Holli Cederholm On a given day, Alice Slater wakes, kicks up the fire in the woodstove, sets a kettle to boil, and makes tea. She might play an instrument, sing a new song, or send an email about an upcoming contradance she helps organize. Then, she heads outside to get moving: chopping firewood, cutting

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Honey Field Farm: Building a Sustainable Business Focused on Community

By Jennifer Wilhelm Building community is something farmers Valerie Woodhouse and Eli Hersh of Honey Field Farm in Norwich, Vermont, take seriously. From hosting engaging onsite events to creating a supportive work environment for their farm crew, making their farm a place where people gather to celebrate organic growing is a top priority. And a

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Wood Banks Spread Warmth While Connecting Communities

By Jordanna Feely and Rebecca Rundquist Much like food banks, firewood banks are designed to meet a basic human need: in this case, it’s warmth during the cold season. Firewood banks can provide a safety net for people in Maine who rely on heating their homes with wood but find themselves suddenly unable to access

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Kearsarge Food Hub: A Nurturing Space for the Community

By Tim King The Kearsarge Food Hub, in Bradford, New Hampshire, will celebrate its 10th year in 2025. Since its founding as Sweet Beet Farm a decade ago it has been transforming the concept of what a food hub is. Many food hubs center their activities on being what the United States Department of Agriculture

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Replenova Farm: Providing Good Food and Possibility

By Sonja Heyck-Merlin Possibilities greet customers as they step into Replenova Farm’s store and take-out counter on busy Route 136 in Durham, Maine. And they change with the seasons. In the summer, there are cucumbers to pickle, jars of fresh local strawberry jam ready to be slathered onto a slice of freshly baked bread, and

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