MREI LLC

Vision & MissionOur Vision: Growing a greater good locally and globally: Living in harmony withour natural surroundings. Our Mission: Provide a natural organic product that will benefit humankind in many ways without damaging the environment around us which will also provide jobs for the local economy.We are a new startup company. We plan to start small to learn what works and what doesnt. We plan to stay all natural and hire locally.We were raised in rural Liberty, Maine. Our mom, a teacher, was born here in 1928 and was raised by her parents,our grandfather, a wheeler dealer in land and farm animals, and our grandmother, who was a teacher for 35 years. Our father, a forester, was raised in the back country of northern Wisconsin by his father and stepmother. His dad was an Agriculture major at Madison and worked for the federal government while she was raising 8 children. Dad came to Maine when he was 14 to help his grandfather on the farm who was suffering from Alzheimers. They lived right over the hill from our mother. The rest is history! Now you know how we got here. Wewent about our lives trying to make a difference in the world. Tom moved to Connecticut to try to find a way to make a living there and spent 34 years with United Technologies while raising 6 kids. Jamesstayed in Liberty to work in construction and installed about 400 septic systems for homes and several cottages around the pristine Lake St. George while raising 6 kids. Jamesalso makes maple syrup on land our grandfather bought in 1932. We raised blueberries for many years onseveral hundred acres throughout the 60s & 70s. Wealways had gardens growing up and throughout our lives and rememberhow well our parents knew how to raise vegetables and a few critters. There are hundreds of small run-out fields in the area that could be brought back to fertility if only there could be some inspiration. Wealways missed seeing thefarms that were running when we were kids. We have been raising garlic for about 10 years now and are encouraged to see if larger scale farming is sustainable in the Maine climate. We have leased a small farm and are trying it out.It seems our climate is about right for the northern types of garlic and we are raising one of each of the four main varieties. Though we arent certified organic yet, we use organic principles and will becertified soon!