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MARGARET CHASE SMITH ESSAY
Food and the Urgency of Now
Kevin W. Concannon
Bringing Local Foods to the Farm Bill
Chellie Pingree
INTRODUCTION
It’s Growing Season for Maine’s Food System
Deborah Felder
Maine’s Food System: An Overview and Assessment
D. Robin Beck, Nikkilee Carleton, Hedda Steinhoff, Daniel Wallace, Mark B. Lapping
Economic Contribution of Maine’s Food Industry
Todd Gabe, James C. McConnon Jr., Richard Kersberge
Economic Impact of Organic Farming in Maine
Jed Beach
Growing Maine’s Foodscape, Growing Maine’s Future
Laura Lindenfeld, Linda Silka
Welcome to Portland; Now Let’s Eat
Hilary Nangle
FARMING
Farms and the Working Landscape
John Piotti
An Abundant Food System
Russell Libby
Getting What We Pay For: An Overview of Federal Agricultural Policy
Mary Ann Hayes
Maine’s Dairy Relief Program
Tim Drake
FISHING
Toward a Working-Waterfront Ethic: Preserving Access to Maine’s Coastal Economy, Heritage, and Local Seafood
Robert Snyder
Building a Sustainable Seafood System for Maine
Robin Alden
Adrift in a Sea of Information about Sustainable Seafood: The Maine Consumer Perspective
Catherine V. Schmitt
By Land and By Sea
Amanda Beal
GOOD FOOD FOR ALL
Poor Nutrition Amidst Plenty
Dora Anne Mills
Healthy Food Access and Affordability
Gus Schumacher, Michel Nischan, Daniel Bowman Simon
Hunger in Maine
Donna Yellen, Mark Swann, Elena Schmidt
Challenges to Food Access Among Lewiston’s African Immigrants
Michelle Vasquez Jacobus, Reza Jalali
Local Food for Lewiston
Kirsten Walter
ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES AND FOOD SAFETY
Historical Perspectives on Resource Use in Food Systems
John M. Jemison Jr., Amanda Beal
Resource, Environment and Energy Considerations for Maine Food Security in 2050 and Beyond
Amanda Beal, John M. Jemison
Food Safety
Alfred A. Bushway, Beth Calder, Jason Bolton
Meat and Poultry Processing
Henrietta E. Beaufait
THE FOOD SYSTEM WORKFORCE PRESENT AND FUTURE
Maine’s Food-Related Workforce: Characteristics and Challenges
by Valerie J. Carter
When the Politics of Food and Politics of Immigration Collide—Who Wins?
Barbara Ginley
Education on Food, Fisheries and Agriculture
Molly Anderso
INVESTING IN MAINE’S FOOD SYSTEM
Financing Maine’s Food Enterprises
Ron Phillips
Local and Regional Food Systems: A USDA Priority
Virginia Manuel
Micmac Farms: From Community Garden to Four-Season Farm and Retail Outlet
Jane Caulfield
New Foods For Thought: Maine Food Producers Add Value through Innovation
Betsy Biemann
On Slow Money
Linzee Weld
Crown O’ Maine Organic Cooperative
Leah Cook
REGIONAL AND LOCAL APPROACHES
Farm to School
Amy Winston
Kitchen Gardens: From the White House to Your House
Jean English, Douglas Fox
The Renaissance of a Food-Based Economy in Skowhegan
Amber Lambke
Unity Food Hub: Creating New Opportunities for Local Farms
Michael Gold
Franklin County: Agriculture as a “Sleeping Giant”
Tanya Swain
Maine’s Connected Food System: On the Web and Online
Barbara Ives, Sam Merrill
Seafood Pies with a Social Purpose
Jeff Johnson
Paths towards Food Self-Reliance: Community Food Councils
Ken Morse
