MAINE PUBLIC • May 24, 2023
The changing face of farming in Maine. Who is turning to farming as a livelihood and why, what challenges they face, and what beginning farmers need to know. Panelists: Rhiannon Hampson, Maine state director, USDA rural development; Anne Martin, Boots-2-Bushels market garden program, UMaine Cooperative Extension; Isabel Mullin, Rustlewood Farm, Kittery. VIP callers: Ryan Dennett, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association; Muhidin Libah, Liberation Farms: Alicia Gaiero, Nauti Sisters Sea Farm, Yarmouth; Erica Berman, Veggies to Table, Newcastle.