Coffin speaks with WABI about buying local meat

Donna Coffin, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and professor, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) for a report about buying local meat in Maine. Coffin said the public wants to buy local, and cited the high number of farmers markets and CSAs in the state. “You’re making sure the money stays locally, and you’re able to get a product that is cut and wrapped to your specifications,” she said of the benefits of buying local meat. Coffin will be holding programs on the subject throughout the state in March, WABI reported. Locations include Newport, Bucksport and Lincoln.