Keghan Richardson of New Sharon, center, dumps a bucket of green beans into a container held by Erica Emery of Farmington at Emery’s Rustic Roots Farm on Farmington Falls Road on Monday. Lynne Hunter, left, of Wilton waits her turn. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Lynne Hunter of Wilton, left, Keghan Richardson of New Sharon and Erica Emery […]
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Entrepreneurs Connect is May 11
FARMINGTON — Entrepreneurs Connect will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at the Fairbanks School Meeting House. Local entrepreneurs, business owners and community members will have the opportunity to network and learn from presenters who have entrepreneurial experience. This event will focus on the journeys of four area entrepreneurs. Keynote speakers […]
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Upward Bound Day of Service held in Farmington
FARMINGTON — The words came easy as Upward Bound students wrote thank you letters to unknown soldiers serving overseas. “When you have a lot of respect for what someone is doing, the thoughts spill out,” Sherainah Swett said as she listened to Mary Malcolm read her letter. Along with the letters, students were packing four […]
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UMF students practice sustainability with local alumni farmers
FARMINGTON — While washing potatoes Friday at Rustic Roots Farm, Casandra Moreau reflected on the changes she and classmates are making as a result of a No Impact service learning experiment at the farm. Moreau, a junior studying early childhood education at the University of Maine at Farmington who commutes from Skowhegan, is taking an […]