Alexia and her husband Daniel completed a year of eating completely hand-harvested food. Salt from sea water, syrup from the local maples, and the bounty from Hawthorn Farm kept them alive. www.HawthornFarm.org Alexia Allen CdeP 1996
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Perry Gates ’59
My work with the Passamaquoddy Indian tribe continues. The current contract with my non-profit, Projects, Inc., ends in late 2016; however, we are applying for continued grant funding that will allow the tribe to build two maple syrup processing operations on their tribal lands where most of them live. This could take us another 2 […]
Perry Gates ’59
As I write this, my education corporation, Projects, Inc., approaches the half-way mark in its contract with Maine’s Passamaquoddy Indian tribe to assist them with economic development in the maple syrup industry. What an honor it has been to both lead and follow, leading in industry marketing and technology, and following in cultural immersion. It’s […]
Perry Gates ’59
My involvement in the Passamaquoddy Indian tribe maple syrup project is underway. 3 1/2 years in the making we were finally funded last fall by the Administration for Native Americans. The tribe enjoys a huge opportunity to become the largest producer of maple syrup in Maine in addition to being one of the only tribes […]