Seed Sales Sprouting in Maine Vegetable Growing Gets a Boost As Economy Fails to Take Root

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WINSLOW - Even as sleet and snow still pelt frozen Maine, sales at the state's seed companies and distributors are shooting through the roof. They are being pushed by two forces: the growing consumer demand for locally grown food and economic hard times.

"Home garden sales are off the wall," Joann Matuzas, who runs the retail store at Johnny's Selected Seeds, said Wednesday. "We are up 50 percent, and obviously, the economy has something to do with it."

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Seed Sales Sprouting in Maine Vegetable Growing Gets a Boost As Economy Fails to Take Root

Matuzas said she is seeing a wide range of customers: from first- time gardeners who are looking to save money by growing their own food, to veteran gardeners planning to expand existing plots.

Experts call it the Victory Garden phe...

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