BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 23, 2025
A family-run farm in northern Maine is now getting statewide recognition. Freckle Farm in St. David is this year’s recipient of the Maine Institute for Family-Owned Business Shep Lee Community Service Award. The award, according to the Portland-based institute, recognizes a business of any size that demonstrates a commitment to giving back to the community, volunteerism, and employee service to the community. The 2.4-acre farm is run by Keren and Corey Morin. The Morins and their five children mostly handle everything at the farm, and will occasionally get help from volunteers. The farm began in 2020 as an effort to tackle food insecurity amid the COVID-19 pandemic. They were shocked to see empty grocery store shelves in their town in 2020. This motivated them to start the farm and prevent their neighbors in town from going hungry.