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Bren Smith and his GreenWave organization are helping lay the foundations for a generation of seaweed-growing farmers in the United States, while working to build a network of producers and

Bren Smith and his GreenWave organization are helping lay the foundations for a generation of seaweed-growing farmers in the United States, while working to build a network of producers and buyers.GreenWave helped "connect me to other farms and farmers and disseminate the knowledge that our industry is building," said Ken Sparta, who has been growing seaweed on his Spartan Farms near Portland, Maine since 2019.

Although overhead, labor costs, staffing shortages and the lack of downtown housing make it challenging to launch new restaurants, many say the town of 8,784 (and millions of tourists) needs more choices.

Although overhead, labor costs, staffing shortages and the lack of downtown housing make it challenging to launch new restaurants, many say the town of 8,784 (and millions of tourists) needs more choices.

Although overhead, labor costs, staffing shortages and the lack of downtown housing make it challenging to launch new restaurants, many say the town of 8,784 (and millions of tourists) needs more choices.

Roughly 200 farms are expected to produce around $100 million in sales for 2022.

The first Maine Oyster Festival will give Freeport residents and guests a chance to sample shellfish from up and down Maine's coast.

Also, another Maine woman won cash from Grape-Nuts to climb Kilimanjaro, a new raw bar to open in Freeport, and the fifth annual Eat the Kennebunks Week kicked off Monday.

The Maine Aquaculture Association (MAA) has released the first of its kind Maine Aquaculture Distribution Mapping Manual , a guide which helps sea farmers compare and contrast the existing and potential distribution channels for their products to...

“When the pandemic hit, our distribution chain changed, probably forever,” said one seafood farmer. The industry faces supply chain challenges while consumer demand grows.