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2024 Green Pastures Award Winner – Caverly Farms LLC
Eleven families were nominated at the Maine Dairy Seminar and online for Maine’s 2024 New England Green Pastures Award. Of those nominations, three operations were finalists. The selection committee visited these farms and selected Caverly Farm for the 2024 Maine Dairy Farm and Family of the Year. The Caverly family, will be recognized at the … Continued
Making the Most of the Fall Harvest
By Kayla Raymond, UMaine Dietetic Intern with the Maine Dairy and Nutrition Council You may not want to hear this, but summer is winding down and fall is right around the corner! As sad as it is to say farewell to summer, there is so much to look forward to in this coming season. The … Continued
Maine Teacher Connecting to Dairy Farming Through Adopt a Cow Program
Dairy farmers rely on a wide range of skills on a daily basis, but especially math and science. Lacey Todd is a fifth-grade science teacher at Mountain Valley Middle School in Maine. She has been weaving dairy farming and agriculture into her science and ecosystems curriculum through Discover Dairy’s Adopt a Cow program. “I was … Continued
Cottage Cheese Queso
Cottage Cheese Queso Ingredients 16 oz cottage cheese 4 oz diced green chiles 1 ½ cup shredded cheese 1-2 cloves garlic ½ lime 1 tbsp taco seasoning For garnish – cilantro and lime zest Instructions Step 1 Add cottage cheese, diced green chiles, shredded cheese, garlic cloves, taco seasoning and the juice of half … Continued
The Sweetcream Taste
Jacqui DeFranca and Jon Denton have always loved ice cream. Now the pair own their own ice cream shop in Jon’s hometown of Biddeford, where locally sourced ingredients have always been the focus. Where it all Started The two met in New York City while working at the same restaurant. When they began dating, ice … Continued
What People Have to Say
Maine Dairy and Nutrition Council works with schools across the state, offering grants each year for needed school nutrition equipment.
Tina Fabian, RSU 3
The milk barrels were a fun and engaging marketing tool to showcase milk. Displaying them at the end of our serving line had a noticeable impact, encouraging more students to choose milk with their meals. We sincerely appreciate the support of the Maine Dairy Council in helping make this possible!
Denise Tapley, RSU 89
The coolers were extremely useful to our program, besides use in the regular summer program. The kids thought they were super cool and awesome looking! We appreciate your organization so much and love our coolers.
Wendy McDonald, Orrington and Dedham
The students love seeing the milk in the milk barrels and picking it up themselves. They like that the milk is so cold- that has really surprised them how cold the barrels keep the milk.
Ellen Dore, RSU 16
As always, the Maine Dairy Council goes above and beyond to help Maine children receive the nutrition they need. RSU 16 has benefited from their help and guidance for many years. From smoothie blenders to milk barrels and of course my personal favorite the red summer feeding cooler bags!! Our kiddos always recognize the round cow barrels mean grab a milk to start your meal!
Cyndi Kimball, Easton
This piece of equipment is the coolest—both figuratively and literally. The students truly enjoy having access to the yogurt bar, especially with the fresh fruit mix-ins. Honestly, we didn’t realize just how much yogurt we were going through until we saw the distributor’s numbers. It's clearly a big hit!
Tammy Conners, RSU 74
We have been fortunate to be able to receive coolers when needed for many years. The coolers are a must to serve meals off site and away from our cafeterias (summer meals, field trips or simply spring picnics outside.) The size is much safer for staff to carry than a large chest cooler and we do pack reasonably even though the coolers can hold a full crate of milk. Your support is very much appreciated!
