At the Lincolnville Food Fair

On a windy day in March, Irene, Ladleah and I headed down to the Lincolnville Middle School for the Lincolnville Food Fair, bringing together the farmers, food purveyors and food interested folks of Lincolnville.  As we set up our table with flowers, tee shirts, flats of baby greens and press cards, we watched as dozens of people streamed through the door, many of whom I didn’t recognize.  There were the folks from the new Ararat Farms, a young couple from Elderflower Farm, Andrew from Andrew’s Brewing Company, Stacy Glassman with her delicious Dolcelinos, the baker from Tuva bread and a number of others committed to participating in the local food movement.  There were organizations devoted to sustainable living through barter systems and shared community tools.  There were children of all ages running around sampling food and asking questions.  We made up some minted garbanzo bean hummus spread on baguettes that Josh had made that morning and a Spanish tortilla made by slow cooking onions and Maine grown Yukon Golds in a bath of olive oil and setting it in about a dozen scrambled eggs from the coup.  Ladleah put out samples of her new exceptional country loaf that is made from her own starter and sublime in texture and taste.  It felt good to be part of a community that actively participates in its own sustainability.  Later in the afternoon, everyone watched the “Meet Your Farmer Video’s” put together by the Maine Farmland Trust.  If you haven’t seen them, I suggest you take the time to.  They are a beautiful depiction of a day’s work on various farms all over the state.

http://www.meetyourfarmer.org/