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PublishedJuly 21, 2021
The Wrap: Cocktails cruise into Casco Bay, and Japanese options to expand
More beer, sushi, ramen, local plates, and pancakes for Portland. (If only anyone could find any staff.)
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PublishedJuly 14, 2021
The Wrap: MOFGA store opens for the season
Mainers win specialty food awards. Lobster pizza lures diners.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2021
On Rockport farm, blueberry grower, solar power developer seek common ground
A new solar array at a blueberry farm seeks to demonstrate how both can thrive, as the state convenes a study group seeking ways to accommodate renewable energy on agricultural land.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2020
COVID-19 cases among blueberry workers worsen farm labor shortage
Maine health officials are confident that two outbreaks at Hancock County businesses will not spread, but if migrant workers are sidelined because of the coronavirus, there may not be enough local workers to fill those gaps.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2020
Green Plate Special: A tropical rhizome finds its way to a Bowdoinham farm
Farmer Ian Jerolmack is a dab hand at the labor-intensive baby ginger root.
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PublishedMay 17, 2020
Homefront: Blueberry Pie
A treasure trove of last year's wild Maine blueberries is put to good use during the pandemic.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2019
Trade war hurting Maine blueberries, and farmers need help, Sen. King says
Maine's independent senator says the value of the state's wild blueberry exports to China are on pace to drop by nearly 97% from 2017 levels.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2019
Our View: No one is winning the US-China trade war
No one is getting anything out of the dispute, including the Maine lobster and blueberry industries.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2019
Maine’s wild blueberry harvest drops, and the prices paid to farmers increase
Last year's harvest was the smallest in 14 years at 50.3 million pounds, but the price paid to farmers – 46 cents a pound – nearly doubled over the 2017 price.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2019
Maine calls for USDA to provide more support for blueberries
Maine's agriculture commissioner says the state's blueberry growers are often overlooked by programs and ‘deserve this needed support.’
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