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An Organic Dairy for Maine
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Argyle Acres Oct 23.
Anyone want free range chicken in Bangor Area?
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Cool!
We already buy organic milk produced and bottled by Maine farmers.
It is good to see more Maine farmers getting into it.
This particular group of farmers had contracts with Hood, who was trucking their milk, as I understand it, to NY for processing as organic milk. When Hood found that money was a bit hard to make in the organic milk realm, they dropped their contra...
'Pledging' helps?
Why not just buy local organic milk from dairies and/or Farmers Markets?
Sent to me by Jane Livingston. Posted by request.
(edited a bit for clarity)
I am organizing a buying club program for the Bangor Library to take place in late October with the key message: "Get great local food all year long." We'll
survey all th...
Jane Livingston sent this to my Email box:
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Seeing as it was my suggestion, allow me to take a stab at these Qs. Steve Hoad wrote:
The suggestion was made that producers who wanted to work with buying clubs form some kind of directory that could ...
I don't think most buying club leaders/members are aware of this show. And you should keep in mind that there are already a bunch of buying clubs out there that are looking for new members, so maybe we could find a way to hook up consumers with cu...
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- Where in Maine do you live and eat?
- Emma's Family Farm
- What issues are you and/or your group interested or expert in?
- farmland protection, health and nutrition, food justice, farm to school, school gardens, home gardens, community gardens, food and faith, hunger and local foods access, farm to restaurant, CSAs, farmers' markets, local foods marketing and distribution, food coops, other
- Are you a food producer? If so, what types of food do you produce?
- vegetables, eggs, meats
- If you produce foods of some sort, please choose one of the following:
- I produce foods for sale to others
- If you produce foods for sale, where or how can Mainers buy them?
- at our farm in Windsor or at our seasonal stand in Chelsea (rt17)
- Other info about Me (please mention any food, fishing, agriculture, or community groups you are affiliated with):
- Maine Association of Interdependent Neighborhoods,
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Here they come! The holidays. A mixture of excitement, joy, overwhelm and reckless abandon. It creeps up on you every year, doesn't it? And yet you can see it coming.
Thanksgiving is first. The old standards come out, there's so much emphasis on ...
HI everyone-- with enough volunteers we are now moving ahead! Please join us! See the details below:
Benefit supper for the New Gloucester Veggie Connection.
Thursday December 17, 2009, 5-6:30.
Ticket sales will go towards the purchase of seeds ...
I actually just posted this in another group, but I wanted to share a website I put together.
This was thought of years ago, and with the help of a couple professional video folks, I was able to produce this trailer and will complete our first tw...
Use this group to post information, ask or answer questions and share stories about making school food Local Food.
I started thinking about this website about two years ago. The purpose is to be entertaining, and educational to consumers and kids. These video interviews will create an archive of our farmers. Sign up for the email list, and you'll get a reminde...
A group for people who communicate about Maine foods - in words, pictures, and other media
I also thought I would share a project I am working on(http://www.buyingclubsoftware.com/). We hope to have it ready in early 2010, and will be working with the Portland Food Coop to test out our new software specifically made for buying clubs.
There is also one in Portland. http://www.PortlandFoodCoop.org
USDA meats for sale: Beef, Veal, Pork & Lamb . Grass fed, all-natural - no hormones, antibotics or steroids. We sell by individual cuts or in variety boxed specials. Call us 207-938-3836 or check out our website to check on availability & prices.
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