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The April 30 Empty Bowl Supper in Belfast, a benefit for the MOFGA-El Salvador Sistering Committee’s work, promises to be better than ever this year, with a celebration of 15 years of sistering and solidarity.

Once the resident chef for MOFGA, the Stonington farmer has her hand in a number of local, organic food projects. Portland Press Herald December 6, 2015 Cheryl Wixson is still described as “MOFGA’s resident chef”

Rodale’s Organic Life by Rowan Jacobsen On a steamy evening this July, John Bunker and his wife, Cammy Watts, padded down into the root cellar at their organic farm in Maine and rustled through a

ORLAND, MAINE – With generous support from the Hancock County Fund of the Maine Community Foundation, the Bucksport Community Concerns is hosting two food-processing workshops at the Orland Community Center on October 20 and 29. 

Belief systems and narratives matter, as was pointed out in a Nov. 23 opinion piece defending genetically modified organisms (GMOs) against growing public concerns (“Americans need to rethink our views of GMO vs organic crops”).

Over 100 billion pounds of food are thrown away in the United States each year. That disturbing statistic is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But Healthy Acadia, working with a host of organizations, food

Among her many offerings, Cheryl Wixson’s Pumpkin Maple Butter and applesauce provide the makings for a tasty custard. It’s a fact of life in Maine. If you want to eat local foods year-round, you’ve got

UNITY, Maine — When farmer and retired Game Warden Mark Thompson died suddenly a week ago, his community mourned. Then, they got out their calendars and planners. <<Read more…>> As a note to my readers…

TROY, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — A two-and-a-half week old calf at Highland Farms of Troy was struck by lightning and survived. See report