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Friday, June 22, 2018
Volume 14 • Issue No. 25
South Berwick’s 43rd Annual Strawberry Festival SOUTH BERWICK Always the last Saturday in June, this year’s Strawberry Festival will be held on June 30, officially kicking off summer for the residents of South Berwick. All over town one can see the bright red, white, and green strawberry flags that line the main streets and hang from many houses. The day is filled with food, entertainment, games, and crafts. For forty-three consecutive years, hundreds of volunteers from the community have come together for this locale-centered tradition. As always, official festival activities will take place within the boundaries of Central School, located on Main Street in
the center of town. A stop at the Strawberry Festival information booth is a must-do, to find out more about the scheduling for entertainment venues, vendor
booth locations, and activities throughout the fair grounds. At the information booth you can also purchase the official Strawberry Festival t-shirt.
Strawberry shortcakes have always been a favorite so that the order line wends across the front lawn of the school. The volunteer staff will begin serving at 9 a.m. and continue until they run out of supplies. More than 250 cases of fresh strawberries, 70 gallons of freshly whipped cream, 300 dozen biscuits, and 60 luscious cheesecakes, will be prepared and served. The greater portion of the courtyard is ringed by a huge section of food booths offering items such as fruit cups and smoothies, hamburgers, hot dogs, fries and cold drinks, fried dough, lobster rolls, and entire BBQ chicken meals. A commu-
nity pancake breakfast eill be hosted 6-10 a.m. Food items are prepared and sold by local non-profit groups which include the fire department, Knights of Columbus, military veterans, Masons, Rotarians, and student groups. Entertainment will be held on the front and back stages, offering a mix of folk music, jazz, rock, and dancing. Check out the local performers such as the Irish Step Dancers, Sophie Towle, and Texas Pete. Over 90 juried artisans will be on hand to display and sell their hand-made wares, includ-
discussed this issue at the farm of Peter Cowin, also known as the Bee Whisperer. While at Cowin’s farm in Hampden, Senator King received a demonstration of the honey-making process, from honeycomb to bottle, with no sugar added. He also met with MaryAnne Kinney, a state legis-
lator from Knox who also owns Kinney’s Sugarhouse, in Washington to discuss the impact this proposal would have on maple producers, and cosigned a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the FDA, urging the agency to exempt honey and maple products from the regulation.
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FDA Announces “Revised Approach” to Sugar Labels for Maple & Honey WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Angus King hailed a decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to “formulate a revised approach” with regard to a regulation that would have required honey and
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maple products to include an “added sugar” label, despite being pure, single ingredient foods. The FDA had stated the change was meant to help consumers be aware of the amount of sugar they are consuming, but maple and honey producers expressed concerns that the new labels could mislead consumers into believing that sugar was added after harvesting. “This is simply common sense – if sugar is not added to the product, it should not need a label for ‘added sugar,’” said Senator King. “I am glad that
the FDA has recognized the difference between the policy’s original intent and the possible impact on honey and maple producers. These are multi-million dollar industries for Maine, and I hope to work with the FDA as they craft a new policy that gives consumers the facts they need without harming our pure products.” Senator King has strongly opposed this proposed regulation, and last week spoke on the Senate floor to urge the FDA to reconsider its approach. Earlier this month Senator King
Free Programs to Address Pollinator Crisis WELLS New England Wild Flower Society is concerned about steep declines in the insects, birds, and other animals that pollinate plants and crops, so the society is teaching people how to build beautiful gardens that feed and house New England’s native pollinators. Through its Pollinate New England initiative, the society is providing a free pollinator workshop and lecture at the
Wells Reserve at Laudholm on June 27. At the Wells Reserve and other public sites across New England, the society will install
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pollinator gardens and train participants to do the same in their own backyards. Education about pollinators and pollinator-friendly gardens continues in a free public lecture the same evening. Pollinate New England is also offering a free online course, “Gardening with Pollinators,” that teaches people how to convert lawns and other sites into pollinator gardens. To regis-
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ter for the free workshop or lecture, visit the society’s website at www.newenglandwild.org. Pollinate New England is made possible by a matching grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and by the generosity of donors. For more information contact Courtney Allen, Director of Public Programs, callen@ newenglandwild.org or call 508877-7630 x 3302.
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