Over the past 10 years, the Buckle Farm in Unity, Maine has grown from a scrappy start-up to a thriving diversified vegetable business that feeds everyone, from food pantries to farm-to-table restaurants.
Hear farmers Jim Buckle and Hannah Hamilton describe the challenges farmers are up against, how they've grown their farm's success with support from a host of Maine Farmland Trust programs along the way, and reflect on what it takes to grow resilience over the long haul. Film by Chris Battaglia / Torchlight Media.
Some food for thought: only 3.4% of food sold in Maine comes from local sources, and only 3.6% of Maine’s 1.23 million acres of farmland is protected. Pitch in to support programs that keep Maine farms and farmland in agriculture – and thriving.
