Ordering a steaming bowl of Maine Coast Monkfish Stew at Frontier Café in Brunswick will help local food programs. Sande Updegraph / For The Forecaster
Guests of The Frontier Café at Fort Andross in Brunswick invite guests to try a new stew and help address food insecurity at the same time.
The cafe has expanded its light offerings to include Maine Coast Monkfish Stew, made using sustainably harvested monkfish caught by Maine fishermen. All proceeds from the sale of the stew benefit Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association programs that supply local fish to schools, food banks and community organizations that address food insecurity. You can also enjoy goodies from Wild Oats Bakery, local craft beers and Speckled Ax Coffee in the café, which is open from noon-8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday at 14 Maine St.
Floral CSAs
Sande Updegraph lives in Brunswick and is a longtime food writer. She can be reached at sandeupdegraph@gmail.com.
It may still be the dead of winter, but why not think spring? Winter Hill Farm, 35 Hill Farm Road, Freeport, has CSAs now available for $300 for 16 weeks from June to September or $150 for eight weeks from either June through July or August through September. Contact the farm at winterhillfarm.com/florals or call 869-5122. Flower shares can be picked up weekly at the farm or at the Farmer’s Market at Crystal Springs Farm on Saturdays.
Annandale Flowers in Bowdoinham has shares available at their farm or Bessie’s Farm Goods, 1 Grace Lane, Freeport. Early spring shares for five weeks are $100 and summer shares for 10 weeks are $200. Contact the farm at annandalemaine.com/contact-annandale-flowers. Custom bouquets are also available.
Portland Wine Week
Portland Wine Week will be here sooner than you think. June 13-19 will be a week jammed with wine and food events at some of Portland’s most celebrated restaurants and venues. This year’s schedule includes at least 10 Wine Sails around Casco Bay and a signature opening day event at the Falmouth Country Club. Tickets for the Wine Sails are at winewiseevents.com and are usually priced at $125/person. The list of themes includes wines from France, Italy, the Pacific Northwest, Napa and Sonoma, and wines paired with oysters. Mark your calendars and purchase tickets now.
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