January 14, 2021 – Thursday, 7 to 8 p.m., Online via Zoom. Free. We invite our community to join us for our annual meeting to hear about MOFGA's impact in 2020 and ambitious goals for 2021. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event, and MOFGA members will be invited to vote on our […]
January 28, 2021 – Thursday, 6 to 8 p.m., Online via Zoom. Free. MOFGA and Maine Farmland Trust are pleased to announce the first event in our winter film series. Join us for a virtual screening of Voices from the Barrens: Native People, Blueberries and Sovereignty, followed by a panel discussion with the filmmaker […]
An online workshop in two parts: January 31 (Sunday) and February 7 (Sunday), 2021 - 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Online.Fee: $50; $40 for MOFGA members.Registration is closed for this event.There are as many reasons to keep bees as there are beekeepers! From supporting pollinators & healthy ecosystems, to learning how these fascinating, smart creatures […]
An online workshop in two parts: January 31 (Sunday) and February 7 (Sunday), 2021 - 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Online.Fee: $50; $40 for MOFGA members.Registration is closed for this event.There are as many reasons to keep bees as there are beekeepers! From supporting pollinators & healthy ecosystems, to learning how these fascinating, smart creatures […]
MOFGA and Maine Farmland Trust are pleased to present the second installment in our winter film series! Join us for the screening of “Follow the Drinking Gourd” on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 6pm with a Q&A with the film’s director to follow at 7pm. “This feature documentary by filmmaker Shirah Dedman is about the […]
Online Workshop Fee: Sliding scale, $0-$25. Fermentation is one of the oldest and best known ways to preserve food. Not only does it expand the storage life of produce, making locally grown or home-grown food accessible in winter, but it also enhances flavor and boosts nutrition! Total beginners are absolutely welcome to join this workshop. […]
MOFGA and Maine Farmland Trust are pleased to present the third installment in our winter film series! Join us for the screening of Gather on Thursday, March 18, 2021. Gather is an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political and cultural identities through food sovereignty, while battling the […]
Join us electronically to kick off the farming season. You will receive an overview of MOFGA’s educational programs and support resources available to apprentices, farm workers and new farmers. Most importantly, it’s a great chance to start meeting apprentices and farm workers from other farms across the state. We look forward to seeing you there! […]
Did you know that MOFGA has two orchards on our grounds in Unity and also manages the Maine Heritage Orchard - a young preservation orchard in a former gravel pit just down the road? Over 300 varieties of apples and pears traditionally grown in Maine are growing there. Our orchard crew works hard to care […]
Celebrate the history, flavor and tradition of Maine Apples!Sponsored by MOFGA & Fedco TreesAdmission by optional donation, at the door.Join us outside at MOFGA for a day of celebration and community. Take a guided tour of the orchards or attend a workshop, participate in cider pressing or trade perennial plants at our plant swap.Come see […]
MOFGA is delighted to offer our first in-person workshop at The Maine Organic Marketplace in Freeport!Emily Springer of Meeting House Farm - a MOFGA certified organic farm in Scarborough, Maine - will lead us for this exciting new workshop. Meeting House Farm grows organic herbs for Infusion Herb Co., a local producer of organic herbal […]
On November 2nd, Question 3 will be on the ballot statewide, giving Mainers the opportunity to vote on whether to enshrine a Right to Food in Maine's Constitution.MOFGA supports Question 3, and we invite you to join us for a conversation featuring leaders of the Yes on 3 Campaign to learn more about it. MOFGA […]
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