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Organic and Sustainable Agriculture News
Perry winter greenhouse project inspires students
Bangor Daily News - 3/8/2011.
By Sharon Kiley Mack – Perry: When Dan Morang arrived at Perry Elementary School on Friday morning to teach his combination fifth- and sixth-grade class, the temperature outside was 15 degrees below zero. But he wasn’t worried about his students’ unique greenhouse project, the Perry Green Dream, which is located just to the west of the school playground.
Nature strikes back: climate change is beginning in earnest
Portland Press Herald - 3/8/2011.
By Dwight Swisher – Trevett: Recent observations and developments in climate science show urgent new information about our planet's unexpectedly rapid response to warming. For those who love their children and grandchildren, this message is meant as an urgent wake-up call.
Low-interest investment club is No Small Potatoes
Portland Press Herald - 3/8/2011.
By Avery Yale Kamila – Thirty Acre Farm is known for its lacto-fermented pickles, sauerkrauts and kimchis, which are made without added vinegar or sugar at the organic farm in Whitefield. The popular products can be found at health food stores and farmers markets, and they're distributed by Crown O' Maine Organic Cooperative.
Syrup makers hope gadget can extend season
Portland Press Herald - 3/7/2011.
Huntington, Vt. – Last year, when the sap stopped running from some of Bruce Curavoo's maple trees, it kept running in others. He got enough to make about 300 more gallons of syrup from his crop. His secret: a tiny adaptor that, when plugged into tap holes, helps reduce the amount of sap flowing back into trees from the vacuum tubing used to carry it to sugarhouses for boiling into maple syrup.
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Upcoming MOFGA Events

June 29 - Summer Orchard Care Workshop

June 30 - Deadline for applications to MOFGA Certification Services LLC for organic crop certification

July 18 to 21 - Timber Framing Workshop for High School Students

July 21 - Sagadahoc MOFGA: Open Farm Day tour

July 25-26 - Kneading Conference, Skowhegan

July 26 to 28 - MOFGA's Low Impact Forestry Level II, Draft Animal Logging

July 27 - MOFGA’s Organic Orcharding Workshop: Bud Grafting

July 27 - Maine Artisan Bread Fair, Skowhegan


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