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12 farms receive agricultural grants - CentralMaine.com

The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has named the 12 recipients of the 2023 Maine Farms for the Future (FFF) Program. The farms were awarded technical assistance and $6,000 in business development funding through Phase 1 of the program. Three farms were approved for Phase 2 and have been awarded a $25,000 cash grant […]

12 farms receive agricultural grants - Lewiston Sun Journal

The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has named the 12 recipients of the 2023 Maine Farms for the Future (FFF) Program. The farms were awarded technical assistance and $6,000 in business development funding through Phase 1 of the program. Three farms were approved for Phase 2 and have been awarded a $25,000 cash grant […]

Eats: Flux Restaurant pushes the limits in Lisbon - Lewiston Sun Journal

From the classics to cutting edge, the LaVerdiere brothers are pulling in diners with their locally sourced offerings. Portland, Portland, Portland. It’s Maine’s holy city of food and restaurants. Bon Appetit magazine named it 2018’s “Restaurant City of the Year.” If you’re one of the huddled masses living outside the boundaries of this food mecca, […]

Taste the Harvest celebrates local farms, chefs and downtown business

Lisbon Street in Lewiston will be closed Wednesday night. Tickets are still available.

Lewiston to celebrate local food with Taste the Harvest Oct. 5

LEWISTON — Taste the Harvest, a seven-course “in the street” outdoor dining experience that celebrates the local food economy, is scheduled for 5-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5. Lisbon Street will be closed for the event. “We are excited to bring together the key elements of a local food system — farmers, food producers, chefs, and […]

Moxie Commerce group may soon be giving Lisbon businesses a helping hand

A new organization will help local businesses collaborate and network.

Moxie Commerce group may soon be giving Lisbon businesses a helping hand

Face Time: Liza Dimitri — barbecue sauce entrepreneur bringing the sweet and the heat

New Ventures Maine gives grant to Little Ridge Farm

Read Article Keena Tracy LISBON FALLS — New Ventures Maine has selected Little Ridge Farm as its fall 2020 Western Maine Marketing Mini-grant recipient. This business was the unanimous winner selected from a strong group of applicants from Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. Little Ridge Farm was founded in 2007 by Keena Tracy. It is a certified organic farm with the mission of providing fresh healthful food for the community while maintaining healthy soils, environment and self. They grow and sell mixed fruit and vegetables, and raise turkeys, beef cows and pigs for meat. The New Ventures Maine Marketing Mini-grant will be used for a targeted campaign to promote their online sales platform, Lisbon FarmDrop and additional pop-up farmers’ markets in 2021. Little Ridge Farm manages this platform for itself and 15 other farm vendors. This online platform is helping to meet the growing demand for low-contact purchasing of local food products during the COVID-19 pandemic.