A famously fertile piece of land that had produced food for centuries—and once boasted its own store—had been protected with an agricultural easement, ensuring that it could never be developed into house lots; but there was no guarantee that it would ever be actively farmed again. With the financial help of the landowner, young farmers Ben and Taryn Marcus revitalize the farm and transform the store into a thriving community food hub; yet they live with little security to show for all their toil. SEEDLING A DREAM helps us realize the value that young farmers bring to our communities and better understand the challenges these farmers face.
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Over three decades, 180-acre Uncas Farm has supported a family with no outside income and no direct farm subsidies under the premise that the bounty of the land could support a family.
This Maine foliage drive zips through back-roads Maine from Whitefield to Wiscasset. You may just want to stay forever.
Uncas Farms was sitting idle, and its out-of-state owner was eager to find a tenant who could make a go of it and re-open its once-popular ...
This midcoast general store on a working farm quickly became the heart of its community