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V O L . X X I X N O. X I I M AY 2 9 , 2 0 2 3 4 A division of New England Business Media LLC C E O / GROUP PUBLISHER Peter Stanton P R E S I D E N T Tom Curtin DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jan Holder PUBLISHER Andrea Tetzlaff EDITOR Peter Van Allen DIGITAL EDITOR Ann Fisher SENIOR WRITERS Renee Cordes Laurie Schreiber STAFF WRITER Alexis Wells CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mark Jeanneret Carrie Yardley RESEARCH DIRECTOR Stephanie Meagher RESEARCH ASSISTANT Heide Martin ART DIRECTOR Matt Selva HOSPITALITY Buster HOSPITALITY EMERITUS Zoey SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS Ken Hanson Kerry Rasor Betsy VanderPloeg MARKETING/OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Alison Nason OPERATIONS COORDINATOR Allison Spies AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST Leah Allen C O N T E N T S Forces of nature Growing crop of women in agriculture makes waves in Maine 10 14 This world is your oyster Excellent growing conditions drive a robust oyster farming industry — despite hard work and nature's wily ways 19 Going as green as possible Maine's fast-changing cannabis industry requires being fleet of feet L O C A L LY G ROW N F O C U S S A L E S DATA F O R A G R I C U LT U R E A N D F O O D M A N U FA C T U R I N G I N M A I N E O N PA G E 9 » Financing solutions for agriculture & forest products MATTHEW SENTER Middlebury, Vermont Vice President – Lender Relations Direct: 507-810-0837 matthew.senter@agri-access.com agri-access.com/connect-with-us/ Unlock lending & leasing solutions from Agri-Access Grow your lending potential Equip your agricultural clients for success with financing solutions designed to help them grow. Agri-Access specializes in secondary market financing for agriculture, aquaculture, forest products and rural land across the nation. We participate in agricultural loans, as well as service portfolios for our lending partners, offering competitive financing and leasing products for real estate, buildings, equipment, refinancing and other business purposes. Discover why community banks count on us to strengthen their borrower relationships. P H O T O / J I M N E U G E R Pemaquid Oyster Co. in Damariscotta. Maryan Mohamed and Habiba Salat harvest vegetables at Liberation Farms in Wales. 10 P H O T O / F R E D F I E L D P H O T O / F R E D F I E L D Upward Organics founder Nate Burdick.