Food for thought: At some point in their lives, 12.9 percent of all children born in Lincoln County today will experience hunger, the majority as children or elderly adults, according to Healthy…
Agriculture
This spring timber frame construction workshops are returning to Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC). The first class of the year will be held Thursday to Sunday, April 28-May 1.…
The Morris Farm, a working farm and education center in Wiscasset that promotes sustainable agriculture and stewardship, and Chewonki, an…
It’s taken a while but the really frigid temperatures have finally set in this winter, freezing many lakes and ponds. Years ago, before refrigeration came into being, this was the time of year…
Lincoln County Recycling
Lincoln County has been ahead of the curve in sustainability for many years. It began recycling before almost anyone else had even heard of the word, in 1978, and is…
Amy Warner and fiance Toby Stockford think a lot alike. They hunt and enjoy homesteading, living off their land in Alna as much as possible. That means less reliance on a grocery store; it’s also…
Susie Stephenson's new studio is open for business.
On November 4, the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District held its Annual Awards at the North Nobleboro…
Three local nonprofit organizations recently received donations from Rising Tide Community Market’s Co-ops for Community Day program. Co-ops for Community Day…
The Morris Farm of Wiscasset had a great year and wants to thank all those who made it possible. The Morris Farm will host a potluck dinner on Thursday, Nov. 19 at its 156 Gardiner Road location.…
Every Friday during the season Hope Orchards grinds apples into raw cider
HOPE — At the beginning of November, Hope Orchards’ cider press will come to a grinding halt—literally. From the last week of September to the first week of November, every Friday is cider-making…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District will hold its annual awards banquet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the North Nobleboro Community Hall on East Pond Road in Nobleboro…
Video
The annual Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta features pumpkins in many settings — as boats, as art, and as spectacle.
On Sunday, Oct. 11, one of the massive squash was dropped 180 feet…
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta
Autumn: When pumpkins fall like leaves in the Midcoast.
When wood and aluminum and fiberglass boats are put away for the winter and pumpkin boats instead dot the Damariscotta River, it’s…
Open Creamery Day
At Fuzzy Udder Creamery in Whitefield, there is a special focus on being local.
The sheep, whose milk is turned into yogurt and cheese, can be found outside next to the goats who provide the…
Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association is having a Stewardship Day at the Griggs Preserve in Newcastle, from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Licensed forester and licensed arborist, Tish…
Lisa Evans and Tim Smith have been growing microgreens in their greenhouse in Roslindale, Massachusetts, since January, ever since Evans…
The Provasoli-Guillard National Center for Marine Algae and Macrobiota (NCMA) at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is developing a program to train the next generation of scientists and…
The challenges facing small farms in Maine and the innovation leading to success will be the focus of this year’s annual meeting of the of Knox-…
Less than a mile down Gardiner Road off Route 1 in Wiscasset, you will find the Morris Farm. Started in 1994, the Morris Farm is one of the last operational farms in the area that acts as both a…
It’s no secret: in Maine, we love blueberries. Whether we get them at the farmers market, at a roadside stand, at the co-op, or pick them ourselves, fresh…
More than two decades ago, an idealistic group of citizens in midcoast Maine heard that one of the last farms in Wiscasset was about…
Cauliflower has come of age as one of the world’s healthiest foods — cooked or raw — and you can find some at the Morris Farm Store this week
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There's a little bistro in Damariscotta facing the waterfront, just a ways down from the back entrance of Reny's. It has been there for…
The Harbor Fest Booth will welcome internationally known resident artist Tony van Hasselt as the featured guest of the week at the Boothbay Farmers Market, Thursday, July 2 from 9 a.m. to noon.…
The Morris Farm Store in Wiscasset has opened for the season with expanded hours. The new hours are Tuesday-Friday from noon to 6 p.m, and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The store offers a…
Spring is finally here and it’s time to dream about tomatoes fresh from your garden. On Saturday, May 30, you can start to make those…
FARMS, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing area students and their families closer to local agriculture and healthy eating, has recently hired Youth…
The Morris Farm in Wiscasset, a working farm and education center that promotes sustainable agriculture and stewardship, and Chewonki, an environmental education organization that…
From buying clubs to supermarkets accounts, the surge in demand for locally grown products invites new wholesaling opportunities for Maine farmers during a time when the prices of foods “from away…
Holiday Season
Brewers Trees and Wreaths
Location: 475 Back Narrows Road, Boothbay
Phone: 207-633-4887
Hours: 7 days…
Pemaquid Watershed Association
For the fifth year, the Pemaquid Watershed Association monitored the water around Damariscotta's Biscay…
The Morris Farm hosted 43 riders for the Tour de Farms XV. Riders left the Morris Farm in Wiscasset to pedal either 100, 50, or 20 miles through Midcoast Maine farmland.
The routes passed 13…
This summer, Master Gardener volunteers at the Morris Farm in Wiscasset have harvested and donated over 600 pounds of fresh, organically-grown produce. Since early June, all of it has been…
So far this summer, Master Gardener Volunteers at the Morris Farm in Wiscasset have harvested and donated over 600 pounds of fresh, organically-grown produce.
Since early June, all of it has…
Hidden Valley Nature Center
Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson was never cleared for agriculture.
There are no stone walls, no cellar holes, nothing that would indicate that anyone ever tried to farm on…
Employees of The First recently raised $732 for FARMS (Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools) operating in Lincoln County. Employees in all 16 branch…
This Sunday, July 27, farms up and down the Midcoast will leave their gates open.
But instead of allowing the animals to get out, they…
Maine Agricultural Fair Season begins next week, July 3–6, with the Houlton Agricultural Fair. For four days, the family fun event will feature over 25 games for…
Thursday, June 19 marks the opening of The Morris Farm Store at 156 Gardiner Road in Wiscasset. The store will be open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10 a.m…
Morris Farm has received approval for a three-year AmeriCorps Vista position from the Maine Commission for Community Service. The Vista will work to help the Morris Farm recruit and coordinate…
On Cushman Mountain, near the mouth of the Sheepscot River on Chewonki Foundation land in Wiscasset, it's bug versus bug.
The hemlock woolly adelgid is feeding on the starches in twigs of…
Wiscasset High School
On May 8, students in Ralph Keyes’ science classes transplanted over 400 heirloom tomatoes they had grown from seed into four-inch pots. As a result of their careful handling of the delicate…
Hidden Valley Nature Center
Despite forward progress, the forestry community in Maine is still dominated by male personalities. This is true whether we’re speaking about loggers, foresters, and even to some degree,…
The Boothbay Farmers’ Market starts its season on the Boothbay Town Common, 1 Common Drive, on Thursday, May 15. Vendors will set up on the common from 9 a.m. to…
Sen. Angus King
Every spring, as daytime temperatures begin to rise but the nights remain cold and crisp, many Mainers head to the woods to tap our maple trees and collect precious…
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Knox-Lincoln Farm Bureau and Union Farm Equipment will conduct a tractor safety course beginning…
There’s never a dull moment at the FARMS Community Kitchen.
Next up is a four-week series of workshops for the kitchen…
