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Paige Stewart has joined Green Thumb Farms. Stewart brings eight years of produce and sales experience to the table as the company's newest business development manager.
Stewart launched her career as a buyer for FreshPoint Inc., where she developed an intimate knowledge of the produce landscape, its populace, and the mechanics of the market.
Potato growers hopeful for a better weather year, but concerned about worker shortage and rising costs Hannah Yechivi
Following a year of low harvests and bad weather, Maine s potato farmers are turning to more resilient varieties
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It s growing time for Maine potato farmers throughout the state, and many are growing potato seeds now, hoping for a better season overall.
According to the Maine Potato Board, last year drought conditions resulted in a potato crop yield that was down 20 percent state-wide. We are hopeful we ll get a little more water than we did last year, said Mike Hart, director of sales and marketing at Green Thumb Farms in Fryeburg.