August 2016

Thinking about selling prepared foods?

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We’ve been hearing from more people interested in selling prepared foods at markets. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension has a helpful bulletin, Recipe to Market: How to Start a Specialty Food Business in Maine, with details about what is required for various types of foods, and links to excellent resources (including commercial kitchens that […]

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Recent Facts & Figures: SNAP works & Maine Harvest Bucks broadens the positive impact

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Over the past year, research groups from around the country have released the results of multiple studies analyzing the long-term effects of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).* Formerly known as Food Stamps, this federally-funded program rolled out across the country in the 1960s and ‘70s and has since positively affected the lives of millions […]

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Washington County Farmers’ Market Trail

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The Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets (MFFM) has just released a new project, the Washington County Farmers’ Market Trail. The trail, published as a full-color brochure (with elements online at mainefarmersmarkettrail.org), features a detailed map of the region, plus descriptions of each market in Washington County and free, outdoor activities located near each. Designed by […]

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Rep Chellie Pingree to visit Augusta FM at Mill Park

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ADVISORY: TUESDAY—Pingree to visit summer meal site in Portland and farmers market in Augusta with top Obama Administration official Contact:  Andrew Colvin, (202) 527-4681 (Pingree) Eddie Ortega, (617) 699-7283 (USDA) WHAT: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree will join the top Obama Administration official in charge of federal nutrition programs—USDA Under Secretary Kevin Concannon—to see on-the-ground efforts to […]

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