Maine Memory Network

Herbert Hoover and Aroostook Potato Growers and Shippers, Washington, D.C., 1930

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: 1930-03-28 Location: Washington Media: Photographic print

Tater-State brand burlap seed potato bag, Presque Isle, ca. 1970

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1970 Location: Presque Isle Media: Burlap

Maine Potato Growers Inc. fertilizer mixing and bagging plant, Presque Isle, 1946

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1946 Location: Presque Isle Client: Maine Potato Growers Inc. Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Blueberries to Potatoes: Farming in Maine

Not part of the American "farm belt," Maine nonetheless has been known over the years for a few agricultural items, especially blueberries, sweet corn, potatoes, apples, chickens and dairy products.

Laboring in Maine

Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato import protest, Presque Isle, 1982

"… will stay until Christmas, if we have to," one grower said. The farmers planned to stay until their demands were met. This item is in copyright."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"… of Sandy River Farms, won the 2008 National Corn Growers' Assoc. Corn Yield Contest in Maine. She grew 175 bushels per acre of a hybrid corn."

The future of potato growing
by Dan Blackstone

Informed by six generations of potato farming

How roses became a big part of my life
by Clarence Rhodes

Clarence Rhodes's experiences growing, exhibiting, and judging roses in Maine and around the world.