By Sonja Heyck-Merlin Moorit Hill Farm’s fiber mill does not invoke the action of a hand spinner, using the treadle to turn the wheel, creating the spinning action the hands need to coax fiber into yarn. Nor is it like the industrial fiber mills of yesteryear commanding an army of workers. Stepping into the tidy,
Frinklepod Farm, known for its commitment to organic farming and community engagement, is thrilled to be sharing their farm in a new partnership, as of 2024, with Stephanie McDonough, founder and director of Farm to Table Kids camp, expanding their already diverse farm offerings. The collaboration aims to provide children with a hands-on experience in
By Sam Brown, Low-Impact Forestry Steering Committee Member I am a Maine land “owner,” according to existing U.S. law. I began buying land when I inherited some money from my family in the early 1970s and have acquired title to more as the years went by. My ancestors were colonial immigrants from Scotland and Ireland,
By John Welton, Certification and Quality Specialist with MOFGA Certification Services Second cup of coffee in hand? Check. Bagged lunch in my backpack? Check. Laptop and phone? Check and check. I have just over an hour to get to Mount Desert Island for a 9 a.m. inspection of a MOFGA-certified organic veggie farm and I
By Holli Cederholm Based in Bridgton, Maine, mixed media artist Maya Kuvaja draws inspiration from “living in the country.” From the surrounding woods, mountains and lakes to her organic garden and window-side bird feeders, there is no shortage of natural subject matter for her artwork. Kuvaja grew up in Saco, Maine, not far from the
By Sam Schipani Four Season Farm in Harborside has long been a fixture of organic farming in Maine. Owners Eliot Coleman and Barbara Damrosch are continuing the legacy for another generation with a long-term lease to Molly Friedland and Caleb Hawkins, the celebrated cut flower purveyors behind Little Red Flower Truck. Friedland and Hawkins, who
By Sonja Heyck-Merlin “We built a bar right over the manure gutter. It’s still a little mind-blowing. I’m only just now not seeing it as a milking pattern. I still half expect to see cows when I walk in,” says Heide Purinton-Brown of Toddy Pond Farm in the rolling hills of Monroe, Maine. For nearly
By Jessie Dowling Last year I trained for, competed in and completed the longest and toughest horse race in the world: the Mongol Derby. It’s a multi-horse race loosely recreating Chinggis Khan’s ancient postal route, and stretches over 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) of mountains, bogs, rivers, desert and vast steppe in Mongolia. Participants, who navigate
By Lea Camille Smith Hands: any gardener would have trouble arguing that they are not our greatest tool. Test the moisture of the soil; delicately separate the roots of a new planting; place a seed a quarter of an inch below the surface. The tiniest weeds require finger-tip precision. Gardening gloves can sometimes give us
By Tim King Among the stone walls, forests and fields on Oak Hill Road in Litchfield, Maine, a herd of 20 Nubian-Alpine goats turn browse and pasture into fresh milk, which Aaron Grim and Briis Wile turn into award-winning organic cheese. As one might expect of a cheesemaker, Grim loves talking about cheese. MOFGA-certified Cosmic
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