Farmers on Maine’s coast are trying keep their land from becoming vacation homes

Farmers on Maine’s coast are trying keep their land from becoming vacation homes

For decades, Maine has been shaped by people coming here to farm, including a wave that gathered steam in the 1970s. The people who came here then are now at or past retirement age, but some are still working because they can’t find someone to take over their land. They’ve put years of their lives into building up their farms, and want to see the land continue to produce local food. It’s also important to them to preserve their way of life. That…