September 2005

 

• Editorials
• Harvest Kitchen
• Maine Governor Meets with MOFGA Representatives
• Spring Growth Conference Overview
• Permaculture Experts Create an Ecosystem in Whitefield
• Full Moon You Say? Frost You Say?

 

June 2005

 

• News
• Tips
• Editorials
• Letters
• GE News
• Reviews and Resources
• Pesticide News
• Volunteer Profile
• Harvest Kitchen
• Daytripping 2005
• Ask MOFGA
• Vermont's Farmer Protection Act Update
• Blueberries as a Year-round Staple
• A Taste for Learning
• Third MOFGA Delegation to El Salvador
• Maine on Slow Food Fast Track
• Sustaining What We Love: The Real Organic Agriculture
• Capturing The Good Life
• Wolf Pine Farm: A Time to Grow
• Why Do I Garden? For the Nonstop, Heart-Pounding, Adrenaline Rush!
• Drip, Drip, Drip-Is It Better Than a Downpour?
• Spring Growth Conference: Local and Organic in a Global Economy
  • Overall Coverage
  • Lawrence Woodward -- Soil, Food Quality, and Health (on-line exclusive)
  • Fred Kirschenmann -- No More Cheap Oil
  • Molly Anderson -- Changing Values and Attitudes

 

March 2005

 

• News
• Editorials
• Letters
• Reviews
• Harvest Kitchen
• Ask MOFGA
• Volunteer Profile
• Pesticide News
• Garlic Oil: An Organic, Environmentally Friendly Bird Repellant
• Record Keeping for Certified Farmers
• Holistic Management
• Raspberries: Challenging but Potentially Profitable--Especially in High Tunnels
• Soilless Mixes for Vegetable Seedling Production
• Update on Vermont's GE Seed Labeling Law
• Kafka Cultivates the Common Good
• Lynn Miller on Farmer Pirates and Dancing Cows
• A Photographer Responds to Pesticide Poisoning
• Diversity Cultivates Sustainability at Morrill Farm
• Eat Quality Fats for Good Health
• Index for MOF&G Newspaper 2004

 

December 2004

 

• Editorials
• News
• Reviews
• Letters
• MOFGA Pages
• Ask MOFGA
• MOFGA Technical Advice
• Harvest Kitchen
• Controlling Sheep Parasites with Garlic Juice
• Organic Fruit Articles
• Beauty, Integrity and Self-Sufficiency at Hedgehog Hill Farm
• Arnold and Bonnie Pearlman and Jonesport’s Crossroads Farm
• Percy Schmeiser at Common Ground: Liability Follows the Flow of the Gene
• BPC Continues Work on Indoor Pesticide Application Regulations
• Organizational Development Update
• C. et R. Zollinger: Conserving Horticultural Heritage, Preserving the Future

 

September 2004 (Fairbook)

 

• News and Tips
• Letters
• Reviews
• Editorials
• MOFGA Page
• Ask MOFGA
• Board of Pesticide Control News
• MOFGA's Kitchen
• Do I Need to Worry about a Frost Tonight?
• A Primer on Probiotics
• Volunteer Profile: Jim Gerritsen
• MOFGA's Low-Impact Forestry Workshop
• The Back-to-the-Land Movement in Cuba
• Shades of Mother Nature -- Dyeing Fiber Naturally
• Barnes and Barnes Organic Dairy
• Agricultural Systems in An Old Believers’ Village in Siberia

 

June 2004

 

• News
• Letters
• Editorials
• Reviews
• Harvest Kitchen
• Daytripping 2004
• Ask MOFGA
• Volunteer Profile -- Karen Volckhausen
• Treated Wood
• Organic Dairy: Back to the Future, Back to Profits
• Empty Bowl Supper a Success
• Mad Cows and Organic Beef
• Community Supported Agriculture: Variations on the Theme
• The Rise in Neurological Disorders: Are Diet and the Environment to Blame?
• Intensive Crop Production System Pays Off
• Greenwood Gold

March 2004

 

• News
• Board of Pesticide Control News
• Reviews
• Tips
• Editorials
• Letters
• Tackling Toxics: Go Beyond the Personal
• Vivianne Holmes’ Success with Women in Agriculture
• Wrinkle In Thyme Farm
• Students Baking More Than a Living
• The Savory Shad
• Harvest Kitchen: Winter Crops, Fresh and Fermented
• Transitioning Livestock to Organic Production: Improving the Health of the Farm
• Growing Superior Winter Squashes
• Helping Plants Defend Themselves
• An Update on Compost Tea: Benefits, Risks, Regulation
• Organic Growers Need to Know about Pesticide Regulations

December 2003

 

• NEWS and TIPS
• Editorials
• Reviews
• Common Ground Country Fair Page
• Cancer and the Environment
• MOFGA’s Herman@s: Let’s Create Our Own Free Trade Agreements
• Sourcing Good Goods for the Country Store
• Dr. Sandra Steingraber's "Organic Manifesto"
• Grass Plots Demonstrate Lawns That Require Less Input
• Starting a CSA
• Greenhouse Pest Management: Biological Controls and Other Lower Toxicity Methods
• Interesting New Studies
• Study Broadens Knowledge of Farm Conservation Easements
• Common Ground Country Fair Keynote Speech by Juvelina Palma
• Survey: Organic Wool Available, Used in Consumer Goods
• Zap Irradiated Food
• Board of Pesticide Control Update
• Environmental Health Conference Forges New Commitment to Fighting Toxics
• First School Garden Workshop a Success; Second in March
• USDA Assistance for Wild Blueberry Growers

June 2003

 

• Spring Growth Farmers Market Workshop
• In Praise Of Ramial Chips, and Other "Waste" Materials
• Volunteer Committees at MOFGA ­- How You Can Get More Involved in the Association
• Board of Pesticide Control (BPC) Reports
• Common Ground Country Fair Poster Is a Glimpse Into an Artist’s Life
• Daytripping Ideas
• U.S. Organic Agriculture Blooms

March 2003

 

• Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance (NODPA) to Hold 3rd Annual Field Days in Maine
• Maine Cheese Guild Gets Grant for 2003
• "Biopharm" Corn Contaminates Food Crop

December 2002

 

• Fabulous Maine Chefs Serve Scrumptious Creations at MOFGA’s Movable Feast
• WAgN Announces Third Annual Conference
• Board of Pesticide Control News
• Machias Forum Addresses Hexazinone Contamination
• MOFGA President's Letter
• 2002 - 2003 Winter Events and Conferences

September 2002 (Fairbook)

 

• News
• GE News
• Reviews
• Tips
• Board of Pesticide Control News
• Pesticide Data Update
• MOFGA Questions Monsanto’s Compliance With Genetic Engineering Act
• 2002 Common Ground Country Fair Book
• The Haystack Project

June 2002

 

• Gramp’s Farm: Finding a Home for Every Blueberry
• Board of Pesticide Control News
• New Pesticide Sales Data Report <-- CORRECTION
• Editorial
• Dancing Corn Poster Will Delight Fairgoers
• Daytripping 2002!
• 2002 Fair Page

March 2002

 

• Questions and Answers about the New Organic Standards
• Farmers Sign On to GE-Moratorium Pledge at Augusta Trades Show
• Maine Attorney General Not Cowed by Monsanto’s Claims about Maine Dairy Quality Seal
• Board of Pesticide Control Reports

December 2001

 

• Report Presents Evidence for Health Benefits of Organic
• DEA Issues New Rules to Ban Hemp Foods
• The Benefits of Raising Animals on Pasture
• Interior Department at Odds Over Biotech Policy
• Transcript of Keynote Speech by Dr. Vandana Shiva at the 2001 Common Ground Country Fair
• What Does Organic Mean Now? by Eric Sideman, MOFGA Director of Technical Services

September 2001 (Fairbook)

 

• Not So Stellar StarLink-- Genetic Engineering Update
• 2001 Common Ground Country Fair Book

June 2001

 

• Daytripping in Maine this Summer

March 2001

 

• Organophosphates Detected in Downeast Rivers
• Former Members of Board of Pesticides Control Express Frustration with Status Quo
• Proposed FDA Rules on GE Foods

December 2000

 

• Board of Pesticide Report
• Genetic Engineering Update
• News - Tips - Reviews
• Editorials
• 2000 Fair News
• Two Conferences Cover Livestock Health
• A Comparison of Organically and Conventionally Grown Food

September 2000 (Fairbook)

 

• Critical Pesticides Control Area Approved in Hope, Maine
• Fast Growing Greens Profit Nesenkeag
• School Pesticide Policy Web Page
• Organization Launches Maine Environmental News on Web
• Cropping Systems Influence Biological Weed Control
• Report Documents Pesticide Poisoning at Schools
• Suicide Seeds on the Fast Track
• Genetic Engineering Update
• News, Reviews, and Tips
• Earth to Government: Save Manure!
• Nasturtiums: Bright Colors and a Peppery Punch
• Workshops and Articles Highlight Innovations in Livestock Care
• Editorial Page
• Potato Sprout Inhibitor Seriously Injures Bystander
• MaineShare Grows Like Organic Farms

June 2000

 

• Bhopal Revisited: a Personal Reflection
• Organic Agriculture and America’s Rural Crisis
• Daytripping This Summer
• Experts Talk Soil at MOFGA Meetings
• Eric Sideman's Column: Strawberries
• Book Reviews
• News Items
• Editorials
• Fair News
• Board of Pesticide Control News
• MOFGA Farmers in the Spotlight
• Maine Referendum Campaign on Genetically Engineered Food Labeling

March 2000

 

• GENETIC ENGINEERING OF PLANTS - A REVIEW
• Editorials
• Fair News

December 1999

 

• MOFGA Members Win Newman's Own Recipe Contest; $10,000 for MOFGA's Capital Campaign!
• Special Report from the Harvard Conference on Biotechnology
• Board of Pesticide Control Reports

 

September 1999 (Fairbook)

 

 

• Inert Ingredients in Pesticides
• Organic Eggs in Maine
• MOFGA Presidents Letter
• Over-wintering Tender Herbs
• Biotechnology in Agriculture: A European Perspective
• A Year at Common Ground
• Mullein: An Ally in Autumn
• Petition to Preserve the Usefulness of Antibiotics
• NEWS
• TIPS
• Reviews
• Editorials

June 1999

 

• Farm Tours In Maine
• Maine Legislature Debate over Labeling Genetically Engineered Whole Foods

 

December 1999

 

 

• Growing Christmas Trees Organically
• News and Tips
• Seed Propagation of Native Wildflowers
• Book Reviews
• the MOF&G December Editorial: Living, Nourishing and Leaving the Web of Life
• Sheep Help Power Company
• Year 2000 Issues and Solutions
• Lovage -- Herbs by Ellie MacDougall

 

September 1998 (Fairbook)

 

• Chervil -- Herbs by Ellie MacDougall
• Pesticide Updates
• Book Reviews / Editorial
• Quick and Easy Breakfasts
• Letters, Tips, News
• Eric Sideman on managing nutrients

 

June 1998

 

• Tree Free in 2003?
• Rotations with Cereal Grains in Maine
• Alternatives to Factory Farms for Hogs
• Leafhopper Damage
• Book Review
• Editorial
• Letters, Tips, News

 

 

March 1998

 

 

• Jamie Graeger -- The Middle Aged Farmer and the Sea
• Editorial, News, Tips

Print editions of all past issues of The Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener are available in the library at the MOFGA office.