I'll be sharing some of my home-raised, dry-cured salted ham in this follow-up to a charcuterie tasting I hosted a year ago. The ham is OG, from a pig I grew, salt only(no nitrates/nitrites) slow cured- it's been aging for one year in my cellar. I'l…
I'll be sharing some of my home-raised, dry-cured salted ham in this follow-up to a charcuterie tasting I hosted a year ago. The ham is OG, from a pig I grew, salt only(no nitrates/nitrites) slow cured- it's been aging for one year in my cellar. I'l…
I'll be sharing some of my home-raised, dry-cured salted ham in this follow-up to a charcuterie tasting I hosted a year ago. The ham is OG, from a pig I grew, salt only(no nitrates/nitrites) slow cured- it's been aging for one year in my cellar. I'l…
I think your enthusiasm is well placed; spring parsnips are delicious, and reward those with patience to wait out the winter as these powerful roots convert starch to sugars. So sweet and tender for something thats been underground for almost a year…
Go out and support local sugaring! Despite a later start, this has been a great sap season so far. I've boiled up a couple gallons so far from the 30 trees around our house we've tapped. 'Backyard Sugarin'' is a good resource book on getting started…
Hi.
I am looking for some way to use my skills to develop community gardens...I need to be paid so i can help with our family bills.
I might have to give up a greatly parred down low impact lifestyle soon if i don't find a job doing such soon.
I am…
I'm considering raising some turkeys for the table this year. I'd be looking for some heritage breed poults- anyone know where I might acquire some this spring? Also, anyone willing to weigh in on aspects of raising turkeys vs broiler chickens? I've…
This is timely for me- I just took some scions(grafts) off of a 200-year old dooryard apple tree down the hill from me. It's a breed know as "Maine Blue Pear," an old local variety with outstanding baking and keeping qualities. All I know is that it…
Insofar as growing fruit on your property is pretty "local" when it comes to food, I invite you to take part in a local version of this popular workshop, similar to that taught around the state by MOFGA.
Learn to propagate and reproduce your favori…
We have 130 plots to rent at Yarmouth Community Garden -- $25 for a 10 by 10 plot for Yarmouth residents, $35 non-residents. Good soil, sunny location, deer fence, water supply --- also a community plot where everything grown is donated through the…
I am also looking for a Community Garden. I just moved from 2 acres in Falmouth to a condo in Portland and am itching to plant some seeds.
I also know that this is patriotic to do and also am investigating planting Hemp in Maine this season
I thin…
Hello, I'm looking for any information, experiences, resources, grants, ect pertaining to starting a community garden. I've been working with the local food pantry, Seeds For Life, which receives the bulk of its offerings from the Good Shepard Food…
What issues are you and/or your group interested or expert in?
organics, health and nutrition, food justice, home gardens, community gardens, food and faith, hunger and local foods access, GM-free seeds and genetics
Are you a food producer? If so, what types of food do you produce?
vegetables, apples, maple syrup, grains and bakery, mushrooms, eggs, wine, meats
If you produce foods of some sort, please choose one of the following:
I produce foods only for my own and my family's consumption
Other info about Me (please mention any food, fishing, agriculture, or community groups you are affiliated with):
I am a wood-fired potter, oven-builder, and homesteader living on 2 acres in Sweden, ME. Jesse
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