Annual Meeting
MOFGA’s Annual Meeting on January 22, 2026 via Zoom
Please join us for MOFGA’s annual meeting on Thursday, January 22 at 7 p.m. held online via Zoom.
At the annual meeting, you’ll hear reports from board members and MOFGA’s executive director on our impact during 2025 and plans for 2026.
Members in good standing are encouraged to vote on our 2026 roster of board members. You can vote online or by completing the paper ballot included in the winter issue of The Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener and mailing it to: MOFGA 2026 Election, P.O. Box 170, Unity, ME 04988. Please feel free to make copies of the ballot for household members. Paper ballots must be received by January 22, 2026.
Lucy Flores is a food system design strategist and consultant who lives in midcoast Maine. She has led design projects, facilitated workshops, and coached in-house program design and innovation teams at organizations including the Fair Food Network, The Nature Conservancy, Plant Futures, Share Our Strength, and the Southern Poverty Law Center. Previously she helped launch and lead innovation initiatives at FoodCorps.
Laura Lambert is a philanthropy executive who excels at leadership giving strategy and campaign planning. Currently she is head of Philanthropic Partnerships at Consumer Reports and is based in Washington, DC. She is excited to have another excuse to spend time in Maine and is a former Common Ground Country Fair volunteer.
Emily Friedman is a legal Affairs Attorney at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, working on national, state, and local policy campaigns related to a range of food policy topics, including healthy retail, healthy school foods, and healthy SNAP. She lives in Hancock and uses MOFGA’s resources for all manner of gardening questions.
Alessia McCobb is a diversified vegetable producer at Sound Pine Farm in Brunswick. She has participated in many of MOFGA’s programs for beginning farmers and farms on land leased from Crystal Spring Farm.
Stephen Wagner is a municipal and land use attorney at Rudman Winchell in Bangor with interest in environment and farming. He is a former MOFGA apprentice at Appleton Creamery and avid gardener. He was formerly on the board of Downeast Salmon Federation.
MOFGA board members are honored to serve the organization alongside the thousands of volunteers who work year-round on committees and events throughout the state.
Each year MOFGA members in good standing vote on the proposed slate of new board members and current board members wishing to start a new 3-year term. If you need to renew your MOFGA membership or join as a new member before voting, you can do so here:
2025 Impact Report Available Soon
