Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners

Write to your senators and urge them to fight for a Senate Farm Bill that gives organic farmers and businesses the tools they need.

We have not seen a new Farm Bi...

 
Tiny Gardens Everywhere: The Past, Present, and Future of the Self-Provisioning City
By Kate Brown
W.W. Norton and Company, 2026

After facilitating three urban garden tours in Bangor-Brewer (the fourth one will be July 18, 2026), I was eager for someone else’s take on food production in cities. Enter Kate Brown’s “Tiny Gardens Everywhere: The Past, Pre...

 
Herbal Gut Health: Natural Therapies to Promote Healthy Digestion, Boost Your Microbiome, and Support Gut Repair
By Maria Noël Groves
Storey, 2026

At first glance, Maria Noël Groves’ “Herbal Gut Health” may appear to be a rather specific herbal book but really it emphasizes understanding the overall body while presenting a thoughtful approach to supporting ...

 
Garden For Life: Strategies for Easier, Greener, More Joyful Gardening as We Age
By Rhonda Fleming Hayes
Chelsea Green Publishing, 2026

As farmers and gardeners, we are always observing, always making mental notes, often sharing great varieties, shortcuts, and musings. I call it the science of life. Lately, I’ve been studying my aging gardening friends to s...

 
A School Lunch Revolution: A Cookbook
By Alice Waters
Penguin Press, 2025 

What would it look like for schools to serve locally grown foods? What if our communities committed to prioritizing and resourcing schools to purchase from Maine farmers and producers? Painting an aspirational image of what schools at the center of a resilient community food sys...