MOFGA is pleased to present Gardener to Gardener: our inaugural one-day conference for gardeners! Â
Connect with and learn from prominent university faculty, agricultural scientists, service providers, farmers, and fellow gardeners — through speaker sessions, activities, and shared meals. Gardeners of all levels of experience, in Maine or in the broader northeast region, will find content suited to their needs, gardening goals, and experiences.
Tickets include:
- Access to all Gardener to Gardener sessions
- Access to lunchtime keynote speaker, Assawaga Farm
- Access to exhibitor booths featuring local service providers, suppliers, and more
- A catered lunch and coffee/snack break, featuring products from local organic farms and food producers
- Complimentary Gardener to Gardener mementos, to use in your gardening life and remember the conference by
Conference speaker and activity sessions include:
- Planning & Mapping Your Garden | Ivonne Vazquez, Bas Rouge Farm & Forge
- Soil Health 101Â |Â Rebecca Long, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
- YardScaping: Soak up the Rain | Ali Clift, Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District
- Seed Saving Ethics & Practical Tips for Veggie and Native Plant Seed Savers | Emily Baisden, Wild Seed Project & Heron Breen, Fruits of Our Labors
- Grow Your Own Apothecary Garden: An Introduction | Emily Springer, Meeting House Farm
- Unusual Backyard Fruit Trees | Dr. Becky Sideman, University of New Hampshire
- Raising Chickens for Fun and Food | Patty Duffy, Agricultural Banker & Veterinary Technician (Retired)
- Gardening for Pollinators Across the Landscape: From Garden to Forest | Erin Cocca, The Xerces Society
- Make Your Own Garden Tools | Jack Kertesz, Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association
- Livestock First-Aid | Jacki Martinez-Perkins, Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association
- Garden Art | Jaime Wing, Winged Prints
- Ergonomic & Accessible Gardening | Bella Russo, Maine AgrAbility
Gardener to Gardener runs alongside MOFGA’s annual Farmer to Farmer Conference. The dual conferences will share a lunchtime keynote speaker — Assawaga Farm. If you’re a farmer who’s interested in attending Farmer to Farmer, learn more here.
*Note that Gardener to Gardener sessions are concurrent. Time schedule coming soon!
Registration details:
In addition to accessing the concurrent sessions listed above, tickets include a catered coffee/snack break and lunch, featuring products from local organic farms and food producers. Tickets do not include lodging at the Holiday Inn by the Bay. If you would like to secure lodging at the hotel, please do so through their booking website here.
Gardener to Gardener tickets are priced on a sliding scale in order to keep the event as accessible as possible while covering MOFGA’s costs. The recommended price for MOFGA members is $150. The recommended price for non-members is $175. Learn more about membership here.
A portion of proceeds from our “Bounty” ticket sales will go toward supporting “Scholarship” tickets (free/by donation tickets) for those for whom the full price of registration is a barrier to attending. To utilize a scholarship ticket, simply click on the “Scholarship” option at checkout. Scholarship tickets are first-come, first-served; and more tickets will be made available, dependent on “Bounty” ticket sales. To inquire about this option, email [email protected].
Registrants will receive email updates with the conference schedule, a list of ways to enjoy your time in Portland outside of the event, and other pertinent details about what to expect when attending Gardener to Gardener.
The Holiday Inn by the Bay’s conference space is ADA accessible. If you have any needs or questions related to accessibility, including interpretation or translation services, please email [email protected] and we will do our best to accommodate you.Â
Reach out to [email protected] with any general questions about the event.