Maine farmer lost 8,000 pounds of carrots because of worker shortage

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 31, 2022

Last year, a combination of weather conditions and lack of sufficient workers forced a southern Maine small farmer to leave close to 8,000 pounds of carrots — about a quarter of the entire crop — in the ground. While things are better this season, Nate Drummond of Six River Farm in Bowdoinham said finding and keeping reliable farm workers is an ongoing struggle for farmers.