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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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Grafting Fruit Trees
Sat., April 28
College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fee: $50; $40 for MOFGA members
Please bring your own bag lunch
Learn to propagate and reproduce your favorite fruit tree varieties. Instructor C.J. Walke, MOFGA's Organic Orchard Educator, will explain why to graft and will demonstrate the techniques for Whip & Tongue grafting. Participants will graft trees to take home and plant. Care for the new trees will also be discussed. More details on the registration link below.
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Organic and Sustainable Agriculture News
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Our View: Food safety rules would hurt small Maine farms
Portland Press Herald - 8/21/2013. Editorial - Regulations designed to stop contamination in huge factory farms don't make sense here. The vast fields of strawberries in California and spinach in Arizona bear little resemblance to the small family farms of Maine. But federal regulations proposed to limit foodborne illness treat them too similarly, and would put undue strain on small businesses that have been a Maine success story in the last decade. |
A Note from Joel Salatin
The Cornucopia Institute - 8/21/2013. Why do we need more farmers? What is the driving force behind USDA policy? In an infuriating epiphany I have yet to metabolize, I found out Wednesday in a private policy-generation meeting with Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McCauliffe. I did and still do consider it a distinct honor for his staff to invite me as one of the 25 dignitaries in Virginia Agriculture for this think-tank session in Richmond. |
Feds get an earful from Pingree, farmers on new food safety rules
Bangor Daily News - 8/20/2013. By Mario Moretto - Proposed regulations for fruit and vegetable producers would cripple Maine’s small farms and cause many to close, according to farmers speaking Monday to federal officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. |
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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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