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Sirvinta. Einkorn. Black emmer. Red fife. They have been in Maine far longer than you have. These are just a few varieties of wheat that were a staple of the Maine diet for hundreds of years. Harvested by scythe, they were transported in horse-drawn wagon to the...
Human societies need food – and that often means wheat, which was first cultivated more t han 12,000 years ago. Today, around one in five calories consumed by humans is from wheat. Over this time, humans have moved wheat species around the globe and transformed them...
News from the Maine Agricultural FairBy Richard Roberts The Maine Grain Alliance had a table again this year at the Maine Agricultural Fair at the Augusta Civic Center January 9-11. The fair is an annual event hosted by the Maine Department of Agriculture. We have a...
Start by renovating the town jail. Then add flour December 22nd , 2016 by Amy Halloran , New Food Economy Six years ago, Erik LeVine and his partner Rod Lane lost their cable service. They were drug addicts and the bill just didn’t get paid. Tapping in to their...
The grant is one of four awards from the Maine Technology Institute’s Cluster Initiative Program BY DOUG HARLOW, STAFF WRITER, MORNING SENTINEL SKOWHEGAN — The Skowhegan-based Maine Grain Alliance got a boost this week with the announcement of a $50,000 grant...
