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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
MANAGING
EDITOR / DIGITAL
OPERATIONS
William Hall
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, Malcolm
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
Charms of
the farm
From goat
hikes to flower
festivals, Maine
agritourism is
thriving
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It's getting hotter
USDA's plant hardiness
map update reflects
what Maine farmers
already know
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Maine Grains is
ready to take on its
biggest project yet
Creating food-centered
gathering place in
downtown Skowhegan
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Blenheim Park in Bremen
is a 16-acre creative retreat and
orchard that dates to 1924.
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