Growing, planting and planning in 2020 for Little Ridge FarmDrop
The new virtual farmers market in Lisbon added vendors and customers after it launched in April. Keena Tracy hopes a new marketing grant will expand on that momentum in 2021.
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John Walshe, left, and Keena Tracy pack up orders Dec. 11 at Little Ridge Farm in Lisbon for their FarmDrop orders.
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LISBON The Little Ridge FarmDrop has added half a dozen vendors since the virtual farmers’ market concept launched locally in April, expanding on the traditional vegetables, meats and dairy with everything from packs of chicken necks to chocolate-covered caramel Oreos.
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Keena Tracy
LISBON FALLS New Ventures Maine has selected Little Ridge Farm as its fall 2020 Western Maine Marketing Mini-grant recipient. This business was the unanimous winner selected from a strong group of applicants from Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties.
Little Ridge Farm was founded in 2007 by Keena Tracy. It is a certified organic farm with the mission of providing fresh healthful food for the community while maintaining healthy soils, environment and self. They grow and sell mixed fruit and vegetables, and raise turkeys, beef cows and pigs for meat.
The New Ventures Maine Marketing Mini-grant will be used for a targeted campaign to promote their online sales platform, Lisbon FarmDrop and additional pop-up farmers’ markets in 2021. Little Ridge Farm manages this platform for itself and 15 other farm vendors. This online platform is helping to meet the growing demand for low-contact purchasing of local food products during the COVID-19 pandemic.