Inmates turned farmers

A program at Kennebec County Correctional Facility teaches inmates to farm and donates the harvest to schools and the needy.

Maine inmates dig into farming in the name of charity

A program at Kennebec County Correctional Facility teaches inmates to farm and donates the harvest to schools and the needy.

At Palermo farm, rare guinea hogs from Unity College help till soil

In an unusual effort to reclaim an abandoned raspberry patch and other land, Daniel MacPhee and his wife, Corinne Wesh, recently purchased four American guinea hog piglets.

Farmers and rare guinea hogs help each other out

These heritage piglets can till and fertilize the soil.

Farmers and rare guinea hogs help each other out

These heritage piglets can till and fertilize the soil.

Farmers and rare guinea hogs help each other out

These heritage piglets can till and fertilize the soil.

Farmers and rare guinea hogs help each other out

These heritage piglets can till and fertilize the soil.

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A lavender farm in Appleton grows scents

Prized in cooking and laundering, and for its lovely, plummy scent, it’s the sole crop at Glendarragh, a 26-acre farm.

Meet Geoff Hill, Maine’s master composter

The certified compost specialist reflects on the rewards of recycling household food waste.