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Jennifer Gunderman-King
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Montville, ME
Project recommended: Yes, everyone should do this!
Project categories:
- agriculture
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- community development
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- economic sustainability
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- health
Ralph Turner
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Freeport, ME
Project recommended: Maybe, it depends.
Key goals:
- Lower costs have allowed Laughing Stock Farm to remain open in the winter (achieved)
Project categories:
- agriculture
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- greenhouse
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- energy efficiency
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- heating
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- renewable energy systems
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- biofuels
Amber Lambke
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Skowhegan, ME
Project recommended: Maybe, it depends.
Key goals:
- Purchased the building. (achieved)
- Completed architectural and engineering studies and schematics (achieved)
- Town approved site design for phase 1. (achieved)
- Completed facade improvements with public and private financing (achieved)
- Secured funding for other improvements (achieved)
- Relocated 21 Famers' Markets to the site (achieved)
- Purchased most of the equipment necessary for Grist Mill operation (achieved)
- Launched first start up business (achieved)
Project categories:
- agriculture
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- grain processing
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Art Grindle
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Augusta, ME
Project recommended: Yes, with significant modifications.
Project categories:
- agriculture
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- greenhouse
Rocky Crockett
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Norway, ME
Project recommended: Yes, everyone should do this!
Key goals:
- "to cooperatively create an educational demonstration garden using organic, sustainable methods to support an enduring community food system." (in progress)
Project categories:
- agriculture
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- health
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- nutrition
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Claudia Lowd
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Orono, ME
Project recommended: Yes, everyone should do this!
Key goals:
- To lower the high cost of greenhouse heating and be "green" (achieved)
Project categories:
- agriculture
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- greenhouse
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- nursery
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- economic sustainability
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- energy efficiency
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- buildings and lighting
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- heating
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- renewable energy systems
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- geothermal
Ann Weston and Lance Gatcomb
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Litchfield, ME
Project recommended: Yes, everyone should do this!
Key goals:
- Reduce energy usage and costs (achieved)
- Maintain viability of family-owned farm in a difficult market (achieved)
- Demonstrate ways other farms can cut costs (achieved)
Project categories:
- agriculture
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- dairy farm
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- energy efficiency
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- cooling and refrigeration
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- pumping
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- renewable energy systems
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- solar thermal
Judy Wilbur-Craig
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Dexter , ME
Project recommended: Yes, everyone should do this!
Key goals:
- Rehabbed the building outside which was an eyesore and is the cornerstone of Main Street and the Moosehead/Katahdin Trail (Route 7). (achieved)
- Added a huge deck along the side of the building which will provide entrance, access to the ice cream window, and outside seating (achieved)
- Organized farmers and developed plans for selling their products (achieved)
- Outreach to other community organizations - schools, prisons, clubs - to work together on this non-profit venture (in progress)
- Rehabbing the interior of the building (in progress)
Project categories:
- agriculture
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- Economic Development
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- economic sustainability