by admin | Feb 21, 2017 | Grain Growing, News
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by admin | Sep 1, 2016 | News
Harvesting grain with a sickle and gathering it into sheaves is a very satisfying task. It is also very time consuming. It is also a pain in the…back. When you’re working with small plots it’s really the only way to do it. I have a very nice scythe, but I haven’t made...
by admin | Jun 7, 2016 | News
Sixteen Counties, the new beer from Allagash Brewing Co., sources all of its grains and malts from Maine. By Meredith Goad, Portland Press Herald In the world of wine, it’s fashionable to talk about terroir – that sense of place that local climate, soils and terrain...
by admin | Jun 7, 2016 | News
By Anthony Brino, Bangor Daily News When Eric Theriault’s father, Robert, started potato farming in Drummond, New Brunswick, in the 1970s, it didn’t go well. He “lost quite a lot of barrels of potatoes” and almost faced bankruptcy, Eric Theriault told farmers at the...
by admin | Jun 7, 2016 | News
DOVER – The Dover Chamber was pleased to welcome Embers Bakery with a traditional ribbon cutting ceremony. Embers Bakery brings local, organic breads and pizzas to farmers markets, catering events and community gatherings across the Seacoast. Built by Kevin Johnson in...
by admin | Jun 7, 2016 | News
By Kathleen Pierce, Bangor Daily News Thanks to the efforts of a dedicated group of grain zealots, wheat from imported Estonian seeds is now sprouting in test plots across the state, part of a two-year trial to find what varieties of grains can grow well in Maine. The...
