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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 and Sustainable Agriculture News
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MOFGA To Focus On Climate Change At Common Ground
MOFGA Announcements - 9/7/2011.
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) will emphasize the need for political, economic and environmental action on global climate change at its upcoming Common Ground Country Fair in the town of Unity on September 23, 24 & 25.
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The beautiful bulb on the menu at MDI Garlic Fest
Bangor Daily News - 9/7/2011. By Emily Burnham – In his master plan, Frank Pendola envisions someday having a kind of garlic grower’s collective, where cultivators of the fragrant bulb get together to share varieties, recipes and techniques. For now, though, he’s happy to offer up the 13th annual Mount Desert Island Garlic Festival, a daylong celebration of all things delicious and garlic-y. Eighteen vendors will offer up a mouth-watering variety of garlic-flavored everything from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at Smuggler’s Den Campground in Southwest Harbor. |
New magnet school welcomes first students
Bangor Daily News - 9/7/2011. By Christopher Cousins – Fairfield: Some of Caleb Chadbourne’s earliest memories are of performing chores on his grandfather’s dairy farm in Palmyra, where he has been involved since he was about 3 years old. Chadbourne is clearly comfortable in a farm setting, and with the formation of the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences or MeANS, at the former Good Will-Hinckley School in Fairfield, the 16-year-old Chadbourne sees a chance to reinvigorate his educational career. |
Maine farmers hope wild blueberry crop will command higher prices
Bangor Daily News - 9/6/2011. By Sharon Kiley Mack – Machias: Geography and timing played key roles this year in the success – or failure – of Maine’s blueberry harvest. If blueberries were in blossom when this year’s wet, cold spring struck, producers are reporting a crop less than half the size of last year’s. If the blossoms already had faded, that same rain was beneficial. At the Passamaquoddy Tribe-owned Northeastern Blueberry Co., based in Columbia Falls, field supervisor Jeramy Wentzell said last week that the harvest was going well but what was most surprising was that it was still going. “This has been a long harvest for us,” Wentzell said. “We would usually have been done a week ago.” |
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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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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 6 - Grow it Green: Plantings for your home garden |
Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m., MOFGA's Education Center, Unity, Maine. Join some of MOFGA's gardeners to learn about some easy ways to plant a home garden. You'll be able to try planting in containers, a square foot garden, a greenhouse, Agrability beds, newspaper pots and more. All ages welcome. Admission is free, donations are welcome. FMI or to RSVP, alibby@mofga.org |
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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