"We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles."
- Jimmy Carter
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Support MOFGA's Maine Heritage Orchard
Sales of our beautiful 2014 Heritage Orchard Calendar will help support MOFGA and the orchard. Full-color photos of apples originating in Maine were taken by widely acclaimed Portland photographer Russell French and include Black Oxford, Gray Pearmain and others. $15. Available at MOFGA's Country Store.
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Governor LePage Signs Maine's GMO Labeling Bill!
Thanks so much to everyone who worked so hard to help Maine become the second state in the country to require labeling of GMO foods!
Read the full press release.
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PO Box 170
Unity, ME 04988
Phone: 207-568-4142
Fax: 207-568-4141
Email: mofga@mofga.org
Physical Address:
294 Crosby Brook Road, Unity, ME
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MOFGA's Chainsaw Safety Workshop Level I
Sunday, May 4
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
362 Flat Rd., West Bethel.
$50/members, $60/non-members
Whether you are an aspiring logger, woodlot manager or occasional chainsaw user, this course is invaluable. The chainsaw is an amazingly powerful tool, but without proper training and knowledge it can be a very dangerous tool. Work with our highly skilled instructors for the day and learn to use your chainsaw safely. Participants should bring their protective equipment and a lunch. Water is available. Registration.
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Organic and Sustainable Agriculture News
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FDA: Drugs 'not safe for humans' can be fed to livestock right before slaughter
Alternet - 2/3/2010. By Martha Rosenberg – While researchers and scientists investigate the cause of our diabetes, obesity, asthma and ADHD epidemics, they should ask why the FDA approved a livestock drug banned in 160 nations and responsible for hyperactivity, muscle breakdown and 10 percent mortality in pigs, according to angry farmers who phoned the manufacturer. The beta agonist ractopamine, a repartitioning agent that increases protein synthesis, was recruited for livestock use when researchers found the drug, used in asthma, made mice more muscular says Beef magazine. |
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Court’s ruling could help us rebuild communities
Bangor Daily News - 2/3/2010.Op-ed by Jane Livingston – In one fell swoop, the Supreme Court just sacked pretty much all the victories won in the past few decades by advocates for clean and sustainable air, water and food, safe workplaces, fair trade and equal access for all to the good American life, including good health, education, housing and, in essence, all of the freedoms guar-anteed us in our Constitution. Now all are put at grave risk, because the court saw fit to roll back a 20-year old law that banned corporations from directly giving money to candidates running for public office, turning our political system into a livestock auction. |
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EPA Faces Lawsuits Over Pesticide Harms, Soot
Environmental News Service - 2/2/2010. The nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity has put the U.S. EPA on notice that it intends to sue the agency for failing to adequately evaluate and regulate nearly 400 pesticides harmful to hundreds of endangered species across the country as well as human beings.
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Bill prompts soul-searching among farmers, markets
Village Soup - 2/2/2010. By Ethan Andrews – Belfast: "I used to be a reporter. I love words and I'll argue about words with anybody. And I've never had so much fun arguing about two words." So said Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture Ned Porter during a recent session at the Maine Farmers Market Convention, held at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. The words Porter was referring to were "farmers" and "market." Together they are the subject of LD 1586 "An Act To Amend the Definition of 'Farmers' Market'." |
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Check out MOFGA's
online community!
Create your own profile website
List products and services that you offer
Post classified ads
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Help Wanted by Island Farm: "Private Island Farm located in Downeast Maine. Practicing organic gardening methods, dairy processing and pasture raised meat..." |
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Peach trees available by Plowshares Community Farm: "We have a large order of peach trees (six yellow freestone varieties) coming, 3/8-1/2" caliper (better than larger caliper fo..." |
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Portland CSA Fair, Sunday April 27!!! by Black Kettle Farm: "Meet MOFGA farmers that deliver to the Portland area and learn more about different CSA options this season! Sunday, April 2..." |
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Portland CSA Fair, Sunday April 27!!! by Black Kettle Farm: "It is prime time to secure your veggies for the season! Check out the Portland CSA Fair, this Sunday, April 27th, at Local S..." |
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Medicine Plants & The Healing Process by avenabotanicals: "Medicine Plants & The Healing Process | Deepening our Knowledge and Connection to the Plant World With Deb Soule and Jilli..." |
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April 26 - Empty Bowl Supper Fundraiser
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6 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, Miller St., Belfast. Join MOFGA's El Salvador Sistering Committee for its annual Empty Bowl Supper fundraiser. For just $15 ($35 maximum for families; tickets at the door), attendees enjoy delicious soups, breads and desserts, get to see friends, and take home a beautiful bowl, handcrafted and donated by a Maine potter.
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April 30 - Waldo Organic Growers Program: Bats
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Speaker Annie Kassler of Bat Conservation will show slides and video. Potluck: Please bring a plate, silverware and a dish to share. MOFGA library, Unity. 6:00 p.m.
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May 2 - MOFGA’s Common Ground radio show |
10 to 11 a.m., WERU, 89.9 and 99.9 FM and weru.org |
May 2 - Ripe For Discussion – From Seed to Fruition: A Farm-To-Table Series from MOFGA and the Portland Museum of Art |
Friday, 5:30 p.m., 7 Congress St., Portland. Meet & Greet with Ted Quaday, MOFGA’s new Executive Director. MOFGA and its mission – brief talk and slide show, followed by a light reception. PMA and MOFGA members free! Museum information: 775-6148; www.portlandmuseum.org/ |
May 4 - MOFGA's Chainsaw Safety Workshop |
Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., $50/members, $60/non-members. Details and registration. |
May 4 - Maine Highlands MOFGA Chapter Celebration and Kick-Off |
Sunday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come by the East Sangerville Grange to help celebrate the official start of the Maine Highlands MOFGA chapter. This is a free event and open to all – you do not have to be a MOFGA member to attend! We'll share potluck nibbles and snacks, ideas about possible chapter activities, and maybe some seeds if you've got some you'd like to swap. Bring your family, bring a friend! The ESG is located on East Sangerville Rd. For directions go to www.grange.org/eastsangervilleme177/. Don't try to use your GPS or you'll end up in the woods! |
May 10 - Memorial for Joe Dupere at MOFGA
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1 p.m., 294 Crosby Brook Rd., Unity. Details on Facebook and the website of Sunnywood Farm. Profile page on MOFGA.org. |
May 10 - Ripe For Discussion – From Seed to Fruition: Maine's Heritage Orchard: A Farm-To-Table Series from MOFGA and the Portland Museum of Art |
Saturday, 2 p.m., 7 Congress St., Portland. A program on preserving Maine’s heritage apples with apple expert John Bunker, including information on the new Maine Heritage Orchard, MOFGA’s 10-acre terraced orchard in the making, protecting over 500 apple and pear varieties traditionally grown on small Maine farms. PMA and MOFGA members free! Museum information: 775-6148; www.portlandmuseum.org/ |
May 17-18 - Introduction to Chainsaw Safety for Women
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Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson. Cosponsored by MOFGA. This day-and-a-half-long hands-on training will give women of all experience levels the confidence and knowledge to safely operate a chainsaw. Students will learn about safety gear, practice basic techniques, learn about maintenance and practice tree felling. This course is well suited to homeowners, resource professionals, trail volunteers, farmers and anyone who might use a chainsaw. Information: hvnc.org, info@hvnc.org |
May 18 - Ripe For Discussion – Healthy Soil, Healthy Foods: A Farm-To-Table Series from MOFGA and the Portland Museum of Art |
Sunday, 2 p.m., 7 Congress St., Portland. Screening of Symphony of the Soil, a film by Deborah Koons Garcia, followed by a panel discussion with the filmmaker, Eliot Coleman, Barbara Damrosch and local restaurateur Leslie Oster of Aurora Provisions. PMA and MOFGA members free! Museum information: 775-6148; www.portlandmuseum.org/ |
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