BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 26, 2022
The owners of Songbird Organic Farm in Unity, known for its heritage Maine grains, have stopped sales and pulled their products from store shelves after learning that the farm’s well water, soil and produce have tested positive for toxic substances known as “forever chemicals.” The contamination likely occurred when the farm and primary lease field were licensed for the spreading of biosolids in the early 1990s. The biosolids are correlated to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, called PFAS, which have been strongly linked to health problems. The farm’s well water tested at 400 times the state’s recommended threshold for contamination.