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MOFGA
PO Box 170, Unity, Maine 04988
Phone: 207-568-4142
Fax: 207-568-4141
Email: mofga@mofga.org
Physical Address:
294 Crosby Brook Road
Unity, Maine
MOFGA is an Equal Opportunity organization, provider, and employer.
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Organic Farming: Principles and Practices
Livestock 101 – Basic Handling
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Misty Brook Farm in Albion, Maine
Fee: $100; $75 for MOFGA members
When considering value-added endeavors, medium to large livestock are often a valuable addition to an operation. Knowing proper handling and first aid techniques can save lots of money and grief. We would like to offer training on these topics by Jacki Perkins, a long-time homesteader and MOFGA's Dairy Specialist, and Henrietta Beaufait, a licensed, large animal homeopathic veterinarian.
Misty Brook Farm in Albion, Maine has graciously agreed to host this training. Their farm boasts a variety of amiable livestock, which are accustomed to intensive handling, and uniquely suited as a training tool, due to the excellent training by farm staff and family members.
We will help everyone leave the session with the confidence they need going forward to administer general first-aid, and have a confident, informed decision with a veterinarian, if necessary. Completing this training may also be a benefit to current or future employment.
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Organic and Sustainable Agriculture News
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Eating down the food chain
Grist - 3/16/2012. By Douglas Gayeton – Most of us now know that our oceans suffer from the results of overfishing, and many of the species that remain are under increased pressure from global fisheries. As founder of the Monterey Fish Market and adviser to the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Program, Paul Johnson is concerned with the status of Pacific forage fish like herring and sardines. |
The story of the commons: an interview with Annie Leonard
On the Commons - 3/16/2012. By Jay Walljasper – Annie Leonard is one of the most articulate, effective champions of the commons today. Her webfilm The Story of Stuff has been seen more than 15 million times by viewers. She also adapted it into a book. |
Up to 50% of the world’s food is thrown away
Daily Mail [UK] - 3/16/2012. An estimated 30 percent to 50 percent of the food produced in the world goes uneaten and ends up in landfill. Experts at the Reuters Food and Agriculture Summit unveiled the shocking findings about the world's waste in Chicago this week. |
We’re each carrying our own special concoction of internal toxins
Kennebec Journal - 3/16/2012. Op-ed by Denis Thoet – Dinosaurs: small brains, big bodies. Extinct. Humans: Large brains, small bodies. Not extinct. Not yet, anyway. Our large brains, however, have created a world bathed in chemicals, engineered foods, plastic environments with poisons that surround us and invade all parts of the natural world – and our own bodies. |
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Tree Leaf Fodder intern position by Belfast Blueberry Cooperative & 3 Streams Farm: "Tree Leaf Fodder internship, 12 hr./week position will complete 4 person team May 1 thru October, for SARE grant project on "..." |
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RE: broody hens by Belfast Blueberry Cooperative & 3 Streams Farm: "Yes 21 days. Have you candled them to see if a dark spot grew and filled the egg? If infertile, they will probably still li..." |
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RE: Guinea Fowl by Belfast Blueberry Cooperative & 3 Streams Farm: "They will be more willing to sleep indoors and survive if you raise them with a few chicks or ducklings...." |
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April 21 - Earth Day Planting Day at MOFGA |
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., MOFGA's Common Ground Education Center, Unity. Celebrate Earth Day in Unity by joining the spring clean up at our Common Ground Education Center and by planting new apple trees in the Maine Heritage Orchard. We'll get ready for the growing season and learn about the importance of mulching. Our planting day is a great way to enjoyfresh air and the company of other MOFGA supporters. All ages and experience levels are welcome. We'll provide lunch and a selection of T-shirts for volunteers. To RSVP, please go to: mofga.formstack.com/forms/earthdayandmehoregistration. For more information, please email volunteers@mofga.org. |
April 22 - Cooking Class with New Mainers |
Sunday, 3 to 5 p.m., Temple Beth El, Augusta, Maine. Interested in learning new recipes for your fresh Maine vegetables? Learn from New Mainers as they teach you how to cook some of their traditional dishes. You'll be able to help prepare foods, taste them, and take home new recipes to your family. Our chefs are participants in the Learning English Through Cooking class, a program of Cooperative Extension and the Central Area New Mainers Project. Suggested donation $20. Please RSVP to alibby@mofga.org. Space is limited. |
April 28 - Maine School Garden Day |
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Maine Academy of Natural Science, Hinckley, Maine. A full day of workshops and networking for school garden enthusiasts. Information and registration |
April 28 - Grafting Fruit Trees |
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor. Learn to propagate and reproduce your favorite fruit tree varieties. Fee: $50; $40 for MOFGA members. Registration |
April 28 - Empty Bowl Supper hosted by the MOFGA El Salvador Sistering Committee |
6 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, Belfast, Maine. Information |
May 12 - Organic Orcharding Workshop: Top Grafting Fruit Trees |
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Three locations: Mueller's Fruit Farm, Thorndike; Morning Glory Farm, Bethel; Eden Acres Farm, East Waterboro. Fee: $50; $40 for MOFGA members. Learn to topwork new, disease-resistant, cider, dessert or heritage varieties onto your existing trees. Registration |
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