Colorful Sweet and Spicy Pepper Relish

by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Food, Recipes | 0 Comments

This last week has been a lesson in learning to go with the flow and remember to allow what needs to happen, happen. Everything has its timing. The week started OK. The tomatoes I tried to grow this...

This Top Rated Meatloaf is Sure to Please!

by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Food, Recipes | 0 Comments

Every once in a while, someone will reach out to me via social media, email, or stop me somewhere and tell me they enjoy reading my column and blog posts. I look forward to them every week. I also...

County Fair Blue Ribbons and the Changing of Seasons

by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Farms, Food, Locally Made | 1 Comment

And just like that, summer collapsed into fall. – Oscar Wilde It would be honest to say that Oscar Wilde's words regarding fall are nearly my favorite way to describe how I feel about this...

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This Top Rated Meatloaf is Sure to Please!

| Building Community, Food, Recipes

Every once in a while, someone will reach out to me via social media, email, or stop me somewhere and tell me they enjoy reading my column and blog posts. I look forward to them every week. I also enjoy reading comments in the comment section of my blog so let me know...

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Post Thanksgiving 2020: With Gratitude and Appreciation

| Caregiving, Food, Spiritual

The COVID pandemic put an intriguing veil over our recent Thanksgiving festivities. But no more than has been over the rest of the year. Our son and daughter and her girls were here. We were crazy busy baking, and in that regard, it was blessedly normal. The...

Caregiving

Reminiscing about Father’s Day and Cooking

| 21 Day Self-care Tune-up, Food

Father’s Day is June 20th. So I asked my Twitter followers if they remember their dad doing any cooking. As most men responded, I think there must be a special bond between dads and sons when it comes to cooking. Responses ranged from pancakes to barbeques. One man...

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County Fair Blue Ribbons and the Changing of Seasons

| Building Community, Farms, Food, Locally Made

And just like that, summer collapsed into fall. – Oscar Wilde It would be honest to say that Oscar Wilde's words regarding fall are nearly my favorite way to describe how I feel about this particular change of the season. The others seem to be gradual, but it feels...

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Human Trafficking in US Agriculture

| Building Community, Farms, Food, Stop Trafficking

A few years ago, as I was doing my catalog Christmas shopping, I had a few questions, so I decided to call the company directly. Their customer service is excellent. As the representative was chatty, I imagine it must have been a slower evening. She asked me what I do...

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Lillian Lake is one of the most energetic and enthusiastic people I know. Her irrepressible determination to find and optimize strategies in pursuing any number of worthy issues is an inspiration. Lil is dependable and conscientious, optimistic and cheerful; she would be great to have on your side in any struggle.

~ Cynthia Hoeh Stancioff
Local Food Day Fiddlehead Festival Committee Member

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Within the first minute of conversation with Lillian Lake, it’s evident that you are speaking with a passionate and involved community member. Lillian works assiduously in both her research of issues and how situations affect the people and environment of her community. She connects her research in human trafficking and food insecurity between the local and the global, and conveys these connections at speaking events and conferences as a means to educate and advocate for change. Lillian’s sensitivities to the needs of others and her unflagging energies makes a big difference in the lives of many.

~Krisanne Baker

Professor, University of Maine at Farmington

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