Today’s Press Herald includes a report on a new credit/debit card/food stamp option at the farmers market,
“It’s something that the farmers have been talking about for the past couple of years,” said Jaime Berhanu of Lalibela Farm in Bowdoinham. “There are probably already five or six of us who take food stamps, and just maybe two or three that do credit cards. It’s one of these things that’s been on the long-term goal list.”
a survey of blueberry-flavored products and list of Southern Maine locations for berry picking,
Blueberries are even more abundant this year, thanks to the loads of new products on grocery shelves that tout them as potent antioxidants. From blueberry juices to dried blueberries in cereals, there are more ways than ever to get your blueberry fix.
This year, I thought it would be fun to look at some ways you can drink your blueberries.
and an article about a Portland firm that provides an alternative to bottled water.
In place of waste-generating and chemical-leaching plastic bottles and jugs, Blue Reserve provides bottle-less water coolers that use a nine-stage, commercial-grade water filtration system.