Ten years ago, terraces were built in what is now the Maine Heritage Orchard. As trees have been planted and begin to get older, we have apples to share! We hope you can join us for a series of apple tastings in late summer and early fall to enjoy the flavors and varieties of heritage […]
Join us for a walk and talk to explore our new climate adapted tree planting! We will meet to see the new planting of 14 trees (with 14 more to come) with Aleta McKeage of the Waldo County Soil & Water district, who is partnering with us on this project. Our forests in Maine face extraordinary stressors. The MOFGA campus […]
Ten years ago, terraces were built in what is now the Maine Heritage Orchard. As trees have been planted and begin to get older, we have apples to share! We hope you can join us for a series of apple tastings in late summer and early fall to enjoy the flavors and varieties of heritage […]
Ten years ago, terraces were built in what is now the Maine Heritage Orchard. As trees have been planted and begin to get older, we have apples to share! We hope you can join us for a series of apple tastings in late summer and early fall to enjoy the flavors and varieties of heritage […]
Ten years ago, terraces were built in what is now the Maine Heritage Orchard. As trees have been planted and begin to get older, we have apples to share! We hope you can join us for a series of apple tastings in late summer and early fall to enjoy the flavors and varieties of heritage […]
The Common Ground Country Fair will be held at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity, Maine on September 22, 23, and 24, 2023. MOFGA’s annual celebration of rural living features 1000+ exhibitors and speakers, and emphasizes vibrant communities, sustainable living and local economies, while highlighting organic agriculture. Learn more here. Advance tickets are on sale […]
Ten years ago, terraces were built in what is now the Maine Heritage Orchard. As trees have been planted and begin to get older, we have apples to share! We hope you can join us for a series of apple tastings in late summer and early fall to enjoy the flavors and varieties of heritage […]
Celebrate the history, flavor and tradition of Maine apples!Sponsored by MOFGA and Fedco Trees.This event will take place at MOFGA's Common Ground Education Center in Unity, ME with a mix of outdoor and indoor activities. Donations gratefully accepted at the door to support this and other MOFGA programming.Fall fruit season is here! Join us at […]
Support both healthy gardens and the health of Maine’s landscape and ecology in this community forum on integrated pest management (IPM), an environmentally sound approach to managing pests in gardens, farms, and forests. In partnership with the IPM Council of Maine, five panelists representing various specialties, including organic farming, ornamental horticulture, agronomy, entomology, and pathology, […]
Join us at Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shop of Topsham for an evening of learning about Maine's unusual, historic and rare apples. Apple expert John Bunker will give a presentation on the many varieties of apples in Maine and read from his book, Apples and the Art of Detection. We will have cider for sampling, […]
Visual mending is the art of repairing your ripped or torn clothing and adding stitches, not cover up the damage, but to make the garment more beautiful in the process. In this two hour workshop and circle, we will learn basic hand sewing techniques and practice together. After, each person is invited to work on the […]
Join Isabel Stearns, the fiber artist behind The Felted Acorns, for a hands-on needle felting workshop! This class will be held in a small group setting (limit: 12 people) inside MOFGA’s store, the Maine Organic Marketplace, in Freeport, Maine.At this workshop you'll be introduced to the basic techniques involved in needle felting. Together we will […]
