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To celebrate Maine Maple Sunday, Gov. Janet Mills and Commissioner of Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Amanda Beal visited Goranson Farm in Dresden March 27. They toured the farm and sugarhouse with owners Jan Goranson and...

It’s almost here! Maple Sunday Weekend, that is, and it’s March 26 and 27 with Sunday, the 27th designated Maine Maple Sunday (thanks to Senators Angus King and Susan Collins). At participating farms across the state, and there are more than you...

It’s almost here! Maple Sunday Weekend, that is, and it’s March 26 and 27 with Sunday, the 27th designated Maine Maple Sunday (thanks to Senators Angus King and Susan Collins). At participating farms across the state, and there are more than you...

Some days, it is easy being green.

How climate change is impacting Maine farmers and the crops they grow In Maine, we often talk about climate change as it relates to our rapidly warming waters, but it is affecting almost every other facet of life, too. For Goranson Farm in Dresden, spring started early this year. “It’s been a pretty exciting year. We’ve never picked strawberries in May before,” said owner Jan Goranson. In some ways, the early harvest is great – customers can buy berries earlier in the season. “We th...