July 20, 2020 – By Nicole Flatow, Bloomberg CityLab – From grocery stores and online delivery to farms and restaurants, how and where we get our food may never look the same. More links The Future of Our Food Supply
July 14, 2020 – By Sophia Gaulkin, The Regulatory Review – The increasing popularity of municipal regulation over food production in Maine may attract federal preemption challenges. More links The Future of Maine’s Food Sovereignty Movement
July 12, 2020 – By Fran Gonzalez, Village Soup Waldo – A new effort in Waldo County is quickly making inroads with a network of community leaders, farmers and growers, local artists, small businesses, and creative-thinkers working together to tackle food insecurity. More links Innovative grower campaign aims to relieve food insecurity
July 12, 2020 – By Richie Davis, Greenfield Recorder – A group of weavers, natural-dye makers and clothing designers from around the Pioneer Valley began spinning the first threads of the Western Mass Fibershed a couple of years ago, as it became clear to some that “locally spun and woven” makes as much sense as
July 11, 2020 – The Piscataquis Observer – The tradition of farming and the opportunities of the internet are being celebrated by the farmers of the East Sangerville Grange, as they announce the opening of their online farmers’ market — the Maine Highlands Farmers’ Market. When the COVID-19 pandemic required social distancing and people began
July 6, 2020 – By Rachel Wharton, The New York Times – An age-old tradition suddenly has fresh urgency in the pandemic, delivering surplus produce to Americans who can’t feed their families. More links Meet the Gleaners, Combing Farm Fields to Feed the Newly Hungry
June 24, 2020 – By Michael Browne, Supermarket News – Retailer donates $250,000 through the American Farmland Trust grant program. More links Hannaford supports local farms impacted by COVID-19 across New England and New York
June 14, 2020 – By Owen Kingsley, WABI – The Newport Farmers Market was in limbo for this summer just a few weeks ago, after their usual location was not an option this year. More links Newport Farmers Market finds new home with help from community
June 7, 2020 – By Abigail Curtis, Bangor Daily News – Forty years ago, when the Belfast Farmers’ Market first started to connect farmers and producers with customers, the community around it was at an economic low ebb. More links Pandemic changes 40th anniversary plans for Belfast Farmers’ Market
May 27, 2020 – By Melissa Lizotte, The County – The annual opening of the Presque Isle Farmers’ Market was especially poignant for many vendors and attendees as the event coincided with the gradual lifting of pandemic-related business restrictions in the state. More links PI Farmers’ Market opens early with enthusiastic community turnout
