Seacoast Eat Local

Riverside Farm Stand and Greenhouse
Rt 4 North Berwick ME, (4 miles past the Links at Outlook golf course in South Berwick)
207-676-2868
Opening for the 2009 season Thursday, 4/23 at 10am

“One of the oldest family run farms in Southern Maine, we are excited to offer our own parsnips to start the fresh produce season.   We also offer delicious home made chicken pot pies and fresh bread baked daily.  With a wide assortment of jams and relishes that we make ourselves, combined with beautiful spring flower combo baskets, bedding plants, and perennials, we have something for everyone to start the season!   Coming soon, our own asparagus and vegetable plants for your own “eat local” garden!”

From Seaport Fish’s email newsletter:

If you’ve bought haddock recently you may have noticed a difference in the size and consistency of the fillets. Differences in condition are related to the spawning cycle.  Haddock spawn between January and June with late March and early April being the peak.  The reproductive organs start to grow rapidly in October in readiness for the spawning season and even though the fish are still eating, more of what they eat is being diverted to their reproductive organs. As winter progresses, the demands of those organs increase and the food supply diminishes.  The fish have no choice but to break down some of the components of their own bodies to maintain the flow of materials to the reproductive organs.   Proteins are drawn from all parts of the flesh; the hair like cells of which the fish muscle is made shrink and the spaces between them increase and fill with fluid which is why the flesh will feel wet to the touch.  After spawning the flesh becomes softer still until the food supply increases to the point where the fish can obtain enough food to repair the damages.

According to FishWatch, our local Haddock is in good shape.

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