The Salt Exchange

For your reading and web-browsing pleasure:

• The Boston Globe ran a story on the lobster industry, which focuses on how lobstermen are working to stay afloat. They discuss the Crate to Plate program, a model that operates like a CSA.
• Becky's Diner and the Porthole won't be the only Maine establishments to appear on Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives (as we touched on last month.) Kittery's Bob's Clam Hut will also appear on the show, reports Foster's Daily Democrat.
• Maine potato advocates have launched a campaign to get the food on a good foods list for a federal nutrition program.
• Saving Seeds posted a statement from the People's Movement Assembly on Food Sovereignty from the US Social Forum 2010.
• Maine Food & Lifestyle takes a look at cooking mussels.
• An important fact to consider: A Feeding America study finds that Maine ranks 8th in the nation with regard to children at risk of hunger.
• And finally: It's a little bit down the road (October), but it's never too early to start thinking about Harvest on the Harbor.