The Press Herald has a report on the critical need to invest in the state food processing infrastructure to support the continued growth of the local food system.
Cheerleaders for Maine’s food industry say a Renaissance is underway that ultimately could return the state to its former prominence as the food basket of the Northeast.
However, they cautioned that vital infrastructure must be built – or in some cases rebuilt – for that to happen.
Leaders in farming, food service, beer brewing, coffee making and other food-related businesses in Maine met with real estate developers Tuesday in Portland to sell them on the idea of investing in infrastructure …