Lee Auto Malls, a third-generation family-owned auto dealer with 13 locations across the state, supports causes they care about through a unique approach to marketing. “I have tried for the last 25 or 30 years to put together some kind of promotion that doesn’t just help us,” says Adam Lee, chairman of the board. To
By Lily Macone During one of the last slow breaths of autumn in 2025, I found myself sitting at an unfamiliar kitchen table with a kitten curled into my chest, a toddler who was practicing drawing flowers folded into my side, and the familiar smell of woodsmoke, manure-coated muck boots, and sun-warmed, century-old floorboards surrounding
By Lea Camille Smith Nerdy Turnip Farm, a MOFGA-certified organic operation in Rochester, New Hampshire, was born out of finding just the right space. In a difficult post-COVID market, Sam and Caleb Monohon happened upon a turnkey small farm operation in the middle of a residential area. “It was everything we had hoped for,” says
By Tim King Zoë Mason of Luna Moth Herbs cultivates a half-acre of medicinal and culinary herbs, amounting to 65 different species, in South China, Maine. Mason opened ground on a plot of leased land in the spring of 2023 after reading that 3 Level Farm was looking for people to live on the farm
By Jean English Bambi Jones and David “Tracy” Moskovitz have spent half a century improving and enlarging their farm and forest land in Whitefield, Maine. Now they have a plan to use the special place they created to motivate one or more nonprofits to increase their impact. They have invited nonprofits to think creatively about
By Sonja Heyck-Merlin It is 7,000 miles as the crow flies between Aroostook County, Maine, and Japan’s northernmost island, Hokkaido. Despite the distance, the two regions geographically align on a map; hold a ruler between them, and the line is nearly horizontal along the 45th parallel. Add a dot on the line at Aurora Mills
By Meg Mitchell The Maine Mobile Health Program works across the state to provide equitable healthcare to underserved populations, including farmworkers and rural communities. While they’ve been in operation for 39 years, their work is growing more necessary due to the overlap of climate change, agriculture, and healthcare. As an agricultural service provider with MOFGA,
By Sonja Heyck-Merlin “When you’re at a plant sale, people can literally watch the bumble bees coming to these plants before they’re planted in the ground. It’s instant gratification,” says Molly DellaRoman of 5 Star Nursery and Orchard, a MOFGA-certified native plant nursery in Brooklin, Maine. It’s not just the pollinators DellaRoman loves but everything
By Tim King Lineage is vitally important to Akilah Zuri Campbell of the Zuri Wingi Heritage Harvest Project in Lee, New Hampshire. The object of the project, she says, is to bring the crops and the agricultural wisdom of stories from the African Diaspora and Indigenous population to the region as it is today. “My
By Sam(antha) Burns During lambing season, I wake every two hours to check the lamb-cams for “activity,” anxiously watching for signs of labor or newborn lambs. Video cameras and Wi-Fi extenders are two of the best investments I’ve made in shepherding, but really the most valuable asset has been the accruing knowledge that only comes
Landsmith Farm in Waldoboro, Maine, organically grows a wide variety of high-quality, tasty vegetables, herbs, willow, and cut flowers using practices that prioritize the health of the land and its stewards. Their products are sold wholesale and direct-to-consumer through a variety of channels, including a farm stand, pick-your-own garden, and a future CSA (community supported agriculture) program. Landsmith Farm is owned and operated by Erin Espinosa, whose identities as a queer latina woman farmer ground the farm in values of reciprocity, community, and perseverance.
Visit Ladsmith Farm on Instagram @landsmithfarm and on their Website.
