Today’s Press Herald includes an article on the Backyard Locavore Tour taking place this weekend,
After more than 300 people bought tickets to last year’s inaugural Backyard Locavore Tour, the organizers are getting ready for another oversized crowd when the edible garden excursion returns this Saturday. Unlike more typical garden tours, this event highlights plots growing vegetables, fruits and herbs, with a few offering a glimpse of small livestock husbandry and beekeeping.
and additional reporting on Smiling Hill Farm’s plans to get into the greenhouse tomato business.
Knight, whose farm now produces a variety of dairy products, said the greenhouse could create about 100 jobs. It’s also projected to yield 12 million to 14 million pounds of tomatoes each year, said Larry Gianatti Sr., president of Quality Sales Inc., a produce distributor in Hartford, Conn.
Baja Dogs and Grace made cameo appearances in an article about hot dog vendors in Maine.