Eighteen Twenty Wines
CEI provides loans to start-up and existing small businesses, many of whom have been turned down by traditional lending institutions. …
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Harvest Tide Organics
After years of farming in Maine, Bethany Allen and Eric Ferguson dreamed of owning and operating their own farm. When…
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Maine Grain Tastemakers Tour
On a hot September day in Bangor, a few dozen investors, educators, business leaders and farmers, hosted by CEI, FocusMaine,…
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The Ecology School
Welcoming and Keeping Young Professionals in Maine [caption id="attachment_8384" align="alignleft" width="300"] TES Educators perform a song for students.[/caption] People know…
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Pemaquid Mussel Farms
Growing a mussel business is no quick work. It takes 18 months for seeded mussel ropes to produce a commercially…
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Gelato Fiasco
“Take care of your employees and they will take care of customers who will take care of your business.” --Josh…
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Maine Grains
[caption id="attachment_6490" align="alignleft" width="300"] Amber Lambke, CEO and President of Maine Grains (photo by Lily Piel)[/caption] Amber Lambke never imagined…
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Goranson Farm
Goranson Farm, a certified organic farm in Dresden, Maine, has been in the Goranson family for three generations. Jan Goranson…
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Bumbleroot Organic Farm
[caption id="attachment_5815" align="alignleft" width="300"] Jeff, Abby, Ben, and Melissa[/caption] Friends Jeff and Abigail Fisher, Ben Whalen and Melissa Law began…
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Fork Food Lab
Inside Fork Food Lab, Portland’s first food incubator, the members representing 27 specialty food companies who rent out the shared…
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