The partnership between Pineland Farms and The Black Tie Company began in June 2013 when the two hosted their first Graze dinner. Called “Strawberry Fields Forever,” the event featured all manner of delicious dishes paired with the summer’s first berries. Now in their fifth year, “Graze at Pineland Farms” kicked off the 2017 farm-to-table dinner […]
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Maine blueberry prices dropped to 10-year low in 2016
DEBLOIS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Maine’s wild blueberry growers saw another decrease in crop value in 2016. Wild blueberries are one of Maine’s most recognized agriculture products. Production of the blueberries has been high in recent years, and crept up a little less than one percent to almost 102 million pounds last […]
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Decosters ordered to report to prison for salmonella outbreak
A father and son whose Iowa-based egg production company caused a massive 2010 salmonella outbreak have exhausted their appeals and a federal judge has ordered them to begin serving prison sentences. The U.S. Supreme Court declined in May to hear the appeals of Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, without comment. Both have […]
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Gov. Paul LePage signs food sovereignty bill into law
AUGUSTA (AP) — A new law will let Maine towns regulate local food production without requiring state and federal rules. Republican Gov. Paul LePage recently signed Democratic Sen. Troy Jackson’s bill into law. The bill received strong support in the House and Senate. Democratic Sen. David Miramant called the bill a first step toward promoting […]
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U2's The Edge talks up food as an anti-cancer weapon
The lead guitarist of U2, the popular rock band playing in the Washington area this week, has more on his mind than music. In 2006, The Edge’s 7-year-old daughter was diagnosed with leukemia, something that he says sent him “into a complete tailspin.” Sian recovered and is now 19. The experience heightened the legendary musician’s […]
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Finally, poppy seeds that won't make you fail a drug test
A common excuse for getting fired is about to go away, if one U.K. specialty foods company has its way. FDL, a company that supplies the food service industry with specialized ingredients, has created a low-morphine poppy seed that won’t influence the results of a drug test. Believe it or not, it’s no urban legend: […]
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Evaluating your hunger is tool for better eating
The most helpful healthy-eating tool I know is not about what or what not to eat —it’s about tapping into how hungry or full you feel. Learning (or, I should say, relearning) how to listen and respond to your body’s hunger and satiety cues is an invaluable key to nourishing yourself well and avoiding overeating. […]
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Auburn restaurant Lotus closed for cleaning after cockroach complaints
AUBURN — The popular Lotus Restaurant on Center Street opted to voluntarily shut down for several days to undergo a deep cleaning and have a new pest service come in, after city and state health officials met there Thursday morning. The restaurant had five cockroach complaints since November, two of those in the past week, […]
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Farmers: Crops delayed, but quality looking good
LEWISTON — Most years, strawberry picking is in full swing on the first day of summer. This year, the berries at Belanger and Sons Farm, Chipman’s in Poland and other farms are still not ripe enough to pick. The fields aren’t open — yet. Maybe next week. The spring cold and rain is delaying some […]
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Maine’s food sovereignty law touted as nationwide first
With a stroke of his pen, Gov. Paul LePage last week enacted landmark legislation putting Maine in the forefront of the food sovereignty movement. LePage signed LD 725, An Act to Recognize Local Control Regarding Food Systems, Friday legitimizing the authority of towns and communities to enact ordinances regulating local food distribution free from state […]