The
State of
Maine.
What do the
following have in common?
Mainers
|
Lighthouses |
Moody's
Diner |
The
Beach |
Stephen
King |
| Blackflies |
Logging |
Moose |
DeLorme's
Maine Atlas & Gazetteer |
Black-capped
Chickadee |
| Lobster |
The Wyeth
Family |
Balsam |
Bean
Hole Beans |
Acadia
National Park |
| Maine's Native
Tribes |
The Maine Guide |
Puffins |
Baxter
State Park |
Lupines |
| Islands |
Chester
Greenwood |
Wild
Blueberries |
Joshua
Camberlain |
Summercators |
| Fog |
Windjammers |
Paul
Bunyan |
Lobstermen |
Renys |
| Big Chicken
Barn |
Penobscot
Narrows Bridge and Observatory |
Fort
Knox State Park |
Kenduskeag
Stream Canoe Race |
Down
East Magazine |
| Raye's Mustard |
Snowmobiling |
Libby
Camps |
Chowder |
Women
of the Senate |
| Fryeburg Fair |
Red's Eats |
L.L.
Bean |
Moxie |
Potatoes |
| Whoopie Pies |
Portland |
Poland
Spring Water |
Bath
Iron Works |
Lubec |
Well you'd be right if you said they are iconic symbols of
the
State of Maine. So now comes a newly published book by husband-and-wife
writer-and-photogrpaher team Smith-Mayo. With beautiful photography and
crisp engaging prose Maine Icons
is a wonderful book that captures the Maine spirit in a fun
and
entertaining way. That the new book will be enjoyed both inside and
outside of Maine is reflected by this week's 5
Star review in the Chicago
Tribune.
Jennifer
Smith-Mayo was up here a couple
of Falls back to take photographs
of our dusty Wood Prairie potato harvest. You'll find our Potatoes
packed in Maine
Icons between Moxie
and Whoopie Pies. Have
yourself some fun and order a copy of Maine
Icons from
our Wood Prairie farm website by clicking
here. Jim & Megan.
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Ten
Reasons Why
We Don't Need GMO Foods
Part
Two of our
Back-To-Basics review critiquing the biotech propaganda view which
asserts that we can't survive without their transgenic crops. Far from
that self-serving view is the reality that not only do we not need GMO
crops but they should be banned. As to why please read
here. |
Aroostook Potato Salad
Photo
by Angela Wotton
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Recipe:
Aroostook Potato Salad
4-6
med Yukon
Gold potatoes
1
small onion, diced
2
hard boiled eggs
1
to 1 1/4 c mayonnaise
Salt
and pepper
Boil
potatoes until tender.
Drain and mash. Add diced onion,
pinch of salt and pepper and mix. Remove egg yolks from white and dice
the egg
white. Mix egg white in the potatoes with up to 1 cup of mayonnaise.
Stir until
combined. Transfer to medium casserole dish and pat smooth. Spread
remaining
mayonnaise and crumble egg yolk evenly over top.
We like our potato salad mashed-style
here in
Aroostook County. Potato salad is a summer staple. Megan.
Serves
4-6 as a side dish
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Photographs by Jennifer Smith-Mayo |
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Update
on
Organic Community Lawsuit
Against Monsanto
On March 29, 2011, 60 family
farmers and agricultural organizations representing 270,000 members
filed suit in federal District Court challenging
the GMO patents of Monsanto.
Soon there will be news to report but
in the
meantime here's a thoughtful article
The
Earth vs Monsanto that
delves into several issues that are
at the heart of the case.
And here's a weblink
to an archived radio interview that I recently did. It was on Pacifica
Foundation station WBAI in New York City. The interview
originally aired
last night Thur April 28 (6:00PM Evening News, minutes 8:35 to 15:20).
Jim. |
Update
on Dr.
Huber and Discovery of New Electron Microscopic Pathogen in GMO Crops
In
our Feb 25
Seed Piece we reported on "Explosive
Assertions in Huber Letter to Vilsack."
Ten days before USDA
Secretary Tom Vilsack's annoucement of the de-regulation of Roundup
Ready (GMO) alfalfa, Purdue University Emeritas Professor Dr. Don Huber
gave Vilsack a letter with a sober warning. Here is an excerpt from
Huber's letter:
"For
the past 40 years, I have been a
scientist in the professional and military agencies that evaluate and
prepare for natural and manmade biological threats, including germ
warfare and disease outbreaks. Based on this experience, I believe that
the threat we are facing from this pathogen is unique and of high risk
status. In layman's terms it should be treated as an emergency."
Now comes a valuable update
from the Institute of Science in Society on Dr. Huber's efforts to shed
light on the situation as well as the emergence of a biotech smear
campaign being waged against him. Read the story here because you won't
find this covered by the traditional media. Jim.
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What
Did I Miss?
With lots going on we're using regular posts on our Facebook
wall to keep you tuned into the
Wood Prairie Organic Community.
Here are some such highlights since our last Seed Piece that you won't
want to miss. Jim & Megan.
* New
bouncy Dexter calf on Wood Prairie Farm - You Tube Video
* Eliot
Coleman's must read excellent write-up in Grist of his talk at Yale on
the science and rich tapestry of organic farming.
* The
conflicted USDA plan to have biotech write its own environmental
assessments of biotech crops.
* Three
more reasons to go organic. Three new published studies agree that for
the good of their children pregnant women should
avoid
pesticides.
Please
click here to become a Friend of
Wood Prairie Farm on Facebook and
keep connected. |
