maine farming Archives - MeInMaine Blog https://meinmaine.com/tag/maine-farming/ Maine Local Community Blog Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:04:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://meinmaine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-moose-Maine-32x32.png maine farming Archives - MeInMaine Blog https://meinmaine.com/tag/maine-farming/ 32 32 Traveling To Augusta For Maine Agriculture Farm Trade Show https://meinmaine.com/2026/01/15/traveling-to-augusta-for-maine-agriculture-farm-trade-show/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traveling-to-augusta-for-maine-agriculture-farm-trade-show Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:04:30 +0000 https://meinmaine.com/?p=18540 Climbing on Interstate 95 traveling to Augusta for Maine Agriculture Farm Trade show. Yesterday hitched a ride with my partner Meg who is a New Limerick Maine organic farmer up here in Aroostook County. We climbed in the van and headed down I-95 to attend the Augusta Maine 85th agriculture farm trade show. We met, […]

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]]> How To Start A Farm In Maine https://meinmaine.com/2021/11/20/how-to-start-a-farm-in-maine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-start-a-farm-in-maine Sat, 20 Nov 2021 13:57:07 +0000 https://meinmaine.com/?p=16989 How to start a farm in Maine. Thought about taking life to a whole new level and dreaming of farming in Maine? The four letters “FARM” is a pretty big word. This blog post jumps into the topic how to start a farm in Maine. Reach out with questions about Maine farming. For starters, the […]

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]]> Farming In Maine https://meinmaine.com/2020/11/27/farming-in-maine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=farming-in-maine Fri, 27 Nov 2020 18:43:10 +0000 https://meinmaine.com/?p=16440 Farming in Maine, it was the first noble profession. Because feeding yourself and your family is life and death important. No farmer, no food, no more life is the most basic law of the jungle. Farming in Maine started out pretty  small potatoes in the beginning. Creating what to serve up for your own meals, […]

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]]> Food Insecurity, What Does It Mean To Mainers? https://meinmaine.com/2017/02/04/food-insecurity-what-does-it-mean-to-mainers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=food-insecurity-what-does-it-mean-to-mainers Sat, 04 Feb 2017 20:22:34 +0000 http://meinmaine.com/?p=12328 Food insecurity, what do the two words mean if you live in Maine? Well for starters, the first time I heard the expression “food insecurity” I did not think about not having enough or any. But where did the food come from and what was it sprayed with, how was it handled by field workers, […]

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]]> Two Breakfast Eggs Over Easy, Four Strips Of Bacon, Pancake Stack…. https://meinmaine.com/2011/10/14/two-breakfast-eggs-over-easy-four-strips-of-bacon-pancake-stack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-breakfast-eggs-over-easy-four-strips-of-bacon-pancake-stack https://meinmaine.com/2011/10/14/two-breakfast-eggs-over-easy-four-strips-of-bacon-pancake-stack/#respond Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:52:13 +0000 http://meinmaine.com/?p=3180 Breakfast for a Maine potato warrior. A fall harvest worker needs a solid breakfast food fortification under his or her belt to do the day justice. Lots of snacks. The same attention given to the hearty sandwiches produced in the early morning dark to head to the fields. Hard physical labor helping area Maine potato […]

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]]> https://meinmaine.com/2011/10/14/two-breakfast-eggs-over-easy-four-strips-of-bacon-pancake-stack/feed/ 0 Maine Farms, Open House Tours of 112. https://meinmaine.com/2011/07/21/maine-farms-open-house-tours-of-112/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maine-farms-open-house-tours-of-112 https://meinmaine.com/2011/07/21/maine-farms-open-house-tours-of-112/#respond Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:05:35 +0000 http://meinmaine.com/?p=2978 What is it like to work, live on a Maine farm? Open house tours on 112 Maine farms happens July 24th through out the sixteen counties of Vacationland. The 22nd year of celebrating the rural farming in Maine flavor to the public is called “Open Farm Day”. Maine farming is not just potatoes, blueberries, grains […]

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]]> https://meinmaine.com/2011/07/21/maine-farms-open-house-tours-of-112/feed/ 0 Up At 5Am And The Maine Farm Cows Waiting. https://meinmaine.com/2011/05/28/up-at-5am-and-the-maine-farm-cows-waiting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=up-at-5am-and-the-maine-farm-cows-waiting https://meinmaine.com/2011/05/28/up-at-5am-and-the-maine-farm-cows-waiting/#respond Sat, 28 May 2011 15:34:28 +0000 http://meinmaine.com/?p=2857 Sliding out of bed, throwing on some barn clothes and heading out to feed, water the Maine farm animals. Early morning is the best time of day, unless you stayed up too late the night before. The Maine farm critters needing grain, hay and some fresh water because they drink but don’t drive a lot. […]

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]]> https://meinmaine.com/2011/05/28/up-at-5am-and-the-maine-farm-cows-waiting/feed/ 0 Buying A Maine Farm, What Resources, Help Is Out There To Make The Purchase? https://meinmaine.com/2011/04/16/buying-a-maine-farm-what-resources-help-is-out-there-to-make-the-purchase/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buying-a-maine-farm-what-resources-help-is-out-there-to-make-the-purchase https://meinmaine.com/2011/04/16/buying-a-maine-farm-what-resources-help-is-out-there-to-make-the-purchase/#respond Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:40:26 +0000 http://meinmaine.com/?p=2751 As a kid you spent time on your grandfather, grandmother’s Maine farm summers, thought some day this was going to be for you. But with the cost of buying that Maine farm, the dream has gotten a little faded. Harder to see, hear on the mental projector playing on the back of the inside of […]

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]]> https://meinmaine.com/2011/04/16/buying-a-maine-farm-what-resources-help-is-out-there-to-make-the-purchase/feed/ 0 Maine Weather, Growing Season… Topic Of Conversation But Not Concern. https://meinmaine.com/2010/11/04/maine-weather-growing-season-topic-of-conversation-but-not-concern/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maine-weather-growing-season-topic-of-conversation-but-not-concern https://meinmaine.com/2010/11/04/maine-weather-growing-season-topic-of-conversation-but-not-concern/#respond Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:49:53 +0000 http://meinmaine.com/?p=2272 Maine weather. It changes quickly. Is anything but ho hum, boring. Get asked a lot to describe the weather, how long the growing season in Maine is. For current weather in Maine, visit the NOAA site. And another site to check out on Maine weather history on storms, rainfal, snow, drought. The Maine growing season, […]

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]]> https://meinmaine.com/2010/11/04/maine-weather-growing-season-topic-of-conversation-but-not-concern/feed/ 0 Maine, Using Farm Machinery Ready To Break. How To Jerry – Rig Repair. https://meinmaine.com/2010/08/10/maine-using-farm-machinery-ready-to-break-how-to-jerry-rig-repair/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maine-using-farm-machinery-ready-to-break-how-to-jerry-rig-repair https://meinmaine.com/2010/08/10/maine-using-farm-machinery-ready-to-break-how-to-jerry-rig-repair/#respond Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:11:57 +0000 http://meinmaine.com/?p=1939 During lean years on a Maine farm, any farm, means cruises of the facility looking for slack happen frequent, daily. When the weather is against you, the crop or critter market price low, the expenses can eat you up. And when machinery breaks down, hay wire, bailing twine, duct tape and a welder can patch […]

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