The Numbers Behind a Local Food Economy “Local Food Creating a Buzz” has been our tagline since we first started conceptualizing our locally sourced Maine restaurant back in 2011 or 2012. By 2013, Rolling Fatties, our Maine food truck, was rolling, and since our humble beginning, our
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Cooking oat groats from Maine Grains is a a fairly simple process resulting in a versatile grain that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, as a locally sourced and potentially healthier rice replacement. It works with almost any spice combination and is gluten free. Enjoy!
Read more →We are excited to let you know that a Friday night Farmers’ Market here at Rolling Fatties will be happening this summer! Starting June 29th (Kingfield POPS weekend!) we’ll host vendors in The Joint from 5-8. Here are the three vendors we have coming so far. If
Read more →Jarret and Johanna of Moodytown Gardens work about 6 acres of land in Palmyra, Maine with a focus is on cultivating vegetables for retail, CSAs, and wholesale along with raising chickens and pigs. You can find them at the Skowhegan Farmers’ Market and you can find their
Read more →A first generation farm in Wayne, Maine, the Emery Farm started as a hobby in 2008. After a casual year of farming, Trent left his job as a teacher to farm full time. Since then, Trent and Alicia Emery have grown their multi-farm CSA and currently provide
Read more →Grassland Organic Farm in Skowhegan is owned and operated by Sarah Smith. Since 2005 the diversified farm has been pumping out organic milk, yogurt, beef, pork, and veggies for sale in central Maine. The 289 acre farm employs 9 people and serves the August, Orono, and Skowhegan
Read more →“The day I started making cheese, everything changed for me. Nothing compares to the feeling I get when a customer walks up to my booth, tastes a sample, smiles and tells me how delicious it is. That’s it for me. It doesn’t get any better than that.”
Read more →Every year we take a trip to Jonesport. Rob’s family was among it’s first settlers, and summer wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the town, the beach, and those deep Downeast roots. The trip also sets us on a path to pick up our yearly supply
Read more →We have a bunch of things going on here at Rolling Fatties this coming week, namely the Kingfield Farmers’ Market which will start Thursday, June 5th, here at 266 and 268 Main Street, from 3-6. The market is growing! Woohoo! Along with two vegetable booths (Ellen James
Read more →We are trying to stick to our guns about sourcing locally and since Mainley Poultry halted the wholesale side of their bird business, finding a new source for chicken has been hard. Another wrench in the plans is that in the real Maine food world, chickens grown
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