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Dublin Core
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Title
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Emergency Archive
Description
An account of the resource
Writing, images, recordings, and other materials documenting life in Central Maine during the COVID-19 pandemic and other historic events that have impacted our communities.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2020
2021
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Penobscot County (Me.)
Piscataquis County (Me.)
Somerset County (Me.)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Communities
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Hartland Public Library (Hartland, Me.)
Newport Cultural Center (Newport, Me.)
Pittsfield Public Library (Pittsfield, Me.)
Skowhegan Free Public Library (Skowhegan, Me.)
Thompson Free Library (Dover-Foxcroft, Me.)
Text
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Text
Text of your story
<p><span style="font-weight:400;"> <span class="rcg-copy part-1">SANGERVILLE — The tradition of farming and the opportunities of the internet are being celebrated by</span> the farmers of the East Sangerville Grange, as they announce the opening of their online farmers’ market — the Maine Highlands Farmers’ Market. When the COVID-19 pandemic required social distancing and people began to limit their in-person shopping trips, the East Sangerville Grange farmers began to problem-solve solutions to make their locally sourced produce and products available to the public in a safe, efficient manner.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Over many weeks, the Grange farmers met regularly on Zoom to discuss the possibilities. It quickly became clear that an internet-based farmers’ market would offer customers the ability to remain safely at home while shopping “at” a variety of farms in an online market. The customers would be able to support local farms, while the farmers would be able to </span><span style="font-weight:400;"><span class="rcg-copy part-1"></span>provide much-needed, locally produced items to the public. And thus, with the full support of the East Sangerville Grange members, the online Maine Highlands Farmers’ Market was created.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">The market had a successful soft opening on the weekend of July 11-12, with the help of their fellow Grange members as their first customers. Now the online market is opening to the general public at </span><a href="http://mainehighlandsfarmersmarket.com/"><span style="font-weight:400;">mainehighlandsfarmersmarket.com</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;">, where customers can explore the offerings of several local farm vendors. Brooke Isham, from Lomah LLC, one of the participating farms said, “Products will range from fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables, to meats, honey, cheeses and soaps. Our farmers will update their individual pages on the Market website as products become available.”<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Isham noted, “Shoppers will be able to add items to their cart from one, two or all the market farms in the same way they would buy items at a traditional farmers’ market, but now they can shop from home.”<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Customers will be able to browse the various farm pages on the market website during the week. Orders will be allowed from 8 a.m. on Saturday through Sunday at 8 p.m., with payments completed on the website through Paypal. </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Customers will be able pick up their orders, using their reusable shopping bags, at the American Legion Hall in Dover-Foxcroft on Tuesdays between 4 and 6 p.m.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">The farmers of old may not have dreamt of something like the online Maine Highlands Farmers’ Market, but they’d certainly appreciate the effort to provide the community a safe, convenient method of buying food and products from a wide range of local farms. Now the local shopper can visit several local farms from across the region within minutes and buy a variety of items from the comfort of the family couch.</span></p>
Dublin Core
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Title
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Maine Highlands Farmers' Market Press Release
Description
An account of the resource
Press release announcing the opening of the online Maine Highlands Farmers' Market, sponsored by the East Sangerville Grange.
Creator
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Maine Highlands Farmers' Market
East Sangerville Grange
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2020-07-11
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Sangerville (Me.)
Dover-Foxcroft (Me.)
Guilford (Me.)
Monson (Me.)
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Subject
The topic of the resource
Maine Highlands Farmers' Market
East Sangerville Grange
Farmers' markets
Local foods
Electronic commerce
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
Press releases
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<a href="https://observer-me.com/">https://observer-me.com/</a>
Language
A language of the resource
English
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
In Copyright
2020
Business
Change
Farming
Food
Grange
Summer
Teamwork