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Planting cucumbers in Lisbon

Kadija Hilowle plants cucumber seeds on her farm lot in Lisbon on Monday. Hilowle is a native of Kenya, where she raised cows, goats, camels, chickens and sheep. She moved to Lewiston in 2005 and started growing sweet corn and vegetables on her lot at the Packard-Littlefield Farm. 

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Sustainable farming in Sabattus

Cierra Pearl waters vegetable and herbs at Willow Pond Farm in Sabattus on Thursday. Pearl, a native of Washington state, is working on the farm through a Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association apprenticeship. “I am looking to learn new things about sustainable farming practices,” she said. Farm owner Jill Agnew hires seasonal help to […]

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Portland, South Portland OK plans to build municipal solar farms

PORTLAND (AP) — Portland and South Portland are partnering to build the state’s two largest municipal solar farms on closed landfills. The Portland Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2mfakEH ) the cities approved the plans on Wednesday night. Portland officials signed a contract with renewable energy company ReVision Energy. South Portland officials authorized separate power-purchase and licensing […]

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State says eggs at Turner farm safe for consumption

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry said in a statement Wednesday that the eggs from a Turner farm are safe for consumption. The statement confirmed that the department was investigating an undercover video released Tuesday by the Humane Society of the United States that claims to show animal abuse at the […]

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Turner egg farm subject of U.S. Humane Society undercover sting

Paul Shapiro, vice president for farm animal protection with the society, described the footage as part of a Humane Society of the United States investigation and “whistle-blowing operation.” The society called on state and federal agencies to investigate the farm and said it had contacted officials within the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the U.S. […]

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Local dairy farm shuts its barn doors

NORWAY — Where have all the cows gone? That’s what some local residents may wonder as they pass by the mostly vacant fields at Kuvaja Farm at 38 Kuvaja Road, off Richardson Hollow Road in Norway. Marie Kuvaja and two of her sons, Fred and Stanley Kuvaja, sold their 48 cows, which means the farm […]

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Auburn officials mull changes to garage sale permitting

AUBURN — City officials met informally with residents Tuesday evening to discuss proposed changes to the way the city deals with yard sales and agricultural barn sales. It was a scantly attended meeting, made up of only of  Eric Cousens, Auburn’s deputy director of planning and development, City Councilor Belinda Gerry and the few residents […]