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Food & Dining

Looking to add more local foods to your table? You're in luck as Maine's rising awareness of the environmental importance of eating locally has given rise to an increase in its availability. The following information is meant to be supplemental to the resources provided in the current SunriseGuide. For complete information, please refer to the print edition.

Farmers' Markets & CSAs
For a list of farmer's markets and community supported agriculture farms in Maine, the Maine Department of Agriculture's 'Get Real. Get Maine.' site is a great resource. Also check out MOFGA's comprehensive list of Maine CSAs (including a list of winter CSAs). Looking for a particular food? Visit Maine Food Trader, the new website developed by the Muskie Institute for connecting Maine farm producers and consumers. Post your products or search for Maine-grown foods.

Here are some additional sites for local farmers' markets in Southern Maine:
Bath
Falmouth and West Cumberland
Portland (The winter market is conducted largely by pre-ordering. For the lastest info and to get each week's list of offerings, there are 2 e-mail distribution lists:  Sumner Valley Farm & Eat Local All Year, a collaboration of several farms.)

Slow Food
Over the course of 20 years, Slow Food has grown from a small Italian organization into an international movement represented in 100 countries. Slow Food brings people together to challenge industrial agriculture and the standardization of fast food culture. It supports regional traditions to preserve artisanal food production and biodiversity, and promote economic justice and environmental sustainability. Here in Maine, there are three local chapters (called convivia) in Bethel, Aroostook and Portland. For information about the national program, please click here.

Grow Your Own
If you want to get even more involved, consider growing your own garden. Nothing beats the feeling of picking and eating a tomato still warm from the sun, or a carrot just pulled from the earth. All you need is a small patch of land or space for some containers on your porch. A note of caution: if you choose to plant directly into your yard, you may want to have your soil tested for lead before you begin. Or, consider a raised bed or container garden.
For more info:
Kitchen Gardeners International
Maine Organic Farmer's & Gardeners Association
Your local Cooperative Extension office