One of the presenters we saw at the Wellness Conference in Sugarloaf was Dr. John Bagnulo, who is a nutritionist from New Vineyard, Maine who has taught at the University of Maine at Farmington and climbed Mount Everest.  Click here for more about Dr. Bagnulo.

Besides being a dynamic speaker, Dr. Bagnulo was very knowledgeable about how we humans get and process nutrients from our food, and the importance of eating the right foods.  Here is a YouTube presentation by Dr. Bagnulo talking about the importance of eating food that is locally grown whenever possible (a list of farm stands in our area is below this link).

Here are some of the local farm stands in our area:

• Briggs Farm, 115 Crawford Road, Dexter

• Thomas Farm Stand, Route 94, Corinth

• Green Acres Farm Stand, 183 Dexter Rd Corinna

• Newport Farmers' and Artisans' Market at Paris Farmers Union, 12 Progress Park South , Newport, Maine

• Wyman's farm and vegetable stand, 226 Medford Road, Milo

You can use this link to search for others: http://www.getrealgetmaine.com/buy/farmstands.html

Click here for a list of agricultural fairs around Maine this summer (2008).

And check here:  www.pickyourown.org

Or, email me at davef@sad46.org to add your farm stand to this list!

For more information, check out:

Maine 
Federation of
Farmers' 
Markets

This site is a great resource for finding farmer's markets, agricultural fairs, and other farm-related events.