As a foodie, I've often contemplated the ideal of a local food system including products fished, foraged or grown in the Blue Hill peninsula area. In developing an organic marketing strategy for MOFGA, my work became focused on a broader question: Can Maine feed itself? Russell Libby, our executive director, has said for years that Maine produces the calories to feed its citizens, but primarily as potatoes. As a student of food science and human nutrition, I was intrigued … yes, but can Maine really feed itself? The short answer is yes, of course.

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