Across the United States, dairy farm families are having difficult conversations. These conversations are not in big board rooms. At these meetings there are no suit and ties. There may even be ...

Chefs work long shifts, often on evenings, weekends and holidays. Farmer hours are not much better; they must make hay (or plant corn, or pick strawberries) while the sun shines, as the saying goes.

Maine's rugged, rocky landscape isn't an obvious draw for farmers, food producers, or chefs. That’s exactly why generations of outside-the-box types have settled here, creating some sublime food along ...