by GrowSmart Maine | Dec 10, 2019 | GrowSmart News
GrowSmart Maine is proud to serve as Maine’s Rural Development Council for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA Rural Development is committed to helping to improve the economy and quality of life in rural America. This designation makes GrowSmart the go-to...
by GrowSmart Maine | Sep 16, 2019 | GrowSmart News
Pepperell Mill “The power of a community to create health is far greater than any physician, clinic or hospital”,says Mark Hyman of the Cleveland Clinic. Those who provide health care can encourage preventive medicine, but the bulk of comprehensive health work...
by GrowSmart Maine | Jul 30, 2019 | GrowSmart News
GrowSmart Maine recently spent time with two mayors from Germany through the US State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program. We shared best practices and lessons learned from our work in community revitalization and economic development for towns and...
by GrowSmart Maine | Jun 4, 2019 | GrowSmart News
The first warm (over 40 degrees) spring night in April, I don a raincoat, rain pants, and a warm wool hat, and head out onto the dark wet road outside my door to help wood frogs, peepers, and spotted salamanders safely cross the road that runs between the Rines...
by GrowSmart Maine | May 16, 2019 | GrowSmart News
Author, Bryce Hach, Board Member and co-founder of Maine Food for Thought I joined the GrowSmart Maine Board of Directors in 2018. I remember telling friends and family at that time from outside of the state of my new role, and a frequent response I heard was “cool,...
