Do you love growing greens in the garden? Or maybe you love eating them and want to learn some tips to improve your growing or hear about new varieties. Join us for this webinar all about growing different kinds of greens with two greens loving gardeners: Aaron Parker of Edgewood Nursery and Eileen Fingerman of […]
Learn the art of baking in a cob oven at beautiful Morning Glory Farm in Bethel, Maine! Wood fired earth ovens make it possible to bake incredible crusty breads and pizzas outdoors at home. In this one day workshop you will learn to bake using an earth oven in both live fire and retained heat modes. […]
Venga con otros agricultores y trabajadores agrícolas de habla hispana para una serie de recorridos por granjas sobre diferentes temas de agricultura sostenible. Estos eventos serán totalmente en español. Una comida pot-luck vendrá después del recorrido. No es necesario registrarse.Girard Farm es una granja de vegetales orgánicos diversificados de cinco acres. En el negocio por […]
MOFGA’s Farm Training Project (FTP) workshops are designed for apprentices, Journeypeople, farmworkers and other beginning farmers. They follow an informal format including a farm tour and conversation on the topic of the day. All events are free but require registration.Join the farmers of Sound Pine Farm on their leased land in Brunswick, ME, as well […]
Join Dandelion Spring Farm and MOFGA on July 27 from 5-7 p.m. for Taco Night! Dandelion Spring's farm-to-taco bar menu features local meats and veggies with inspired flavors of Mexico. It’s $25 at the door for a meal that includes a farm salad, two tacos and spiced Mexican wedding cookies. Additional drinks for purchase include […]
Come learn about cider making, fruit foraging, the nursery trade, innovative orcharding, identifying and preserving heritage varieties, and lots more! Meet other orchard and apple enthusiasts while spending a beautiful summer weekend in Hudson Valley, New York.2023 is Apple Camp's first year in New York! Camp is being co-sponsored by Stone Ridge Orchard and MOFGA […]
The Maine State Oyster Eating Championship has been an annual celebration at Dennett's Wharf in Castine, Maine since 1984. This summer the Championship will return as a benefit for MOFGA, which notably hosts the Common Ground Country Fair, and is Maine's biggest supporter of organic and sustainable farming practices including aquaculture. The event will feature […]
MOFGA’s Farm Training Project (FTP) workshops are designed for apprentices, Journeypeople, farmworkers and other beginning farmers. They follow an informal format including a farm tour and conversation on the topic of the day. All events are free but require registration.Learn the basics of flower farming through the seasons in Maine while walking through a field […]
MOFGA’s Farm Training Project (FTP) workshops are designed for apprentices, Journeypeople, farmworkers and other beginning farmers. They follow an informal format including a farm tour and conversation on the topic of the day. All events are free but require registration.Join Caleb Goossen, MOFGA’s crop specialist, and Tiny Roots Organic Farm in Litchfield, ME, for a […]
Join us for this garden tour as part of our annual Gather & Grow series!Ellen's one acre garden in Wilton, Maine, is filled with an array of plants that support the health of pollinators and the neighboring lake as well as bring joy to the many visitors who are welcomed there on the wide walkable […]
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 […]
MOFGA’s Farm Training Project (FTP) workshops are designed for apprentices, Journeypeople, farmworkers and other beginning farmers. They follow an informal format including a farm tour and conversation on the topic of the day. All events are free but require registration.Come walk through the pastures of Apple Creek Farm with the farmers and MOFGA’s livestock specialist. […]
Farmer to Farmer in the Field is a series of monthly free farmer-led education geared towards advanced and established farmers.Creating, understanding and utilizing cash flow projections can be daunting, but the results can be empowering and even life-changing. In this session, we'll take an informal walk through how a good, simple practice of cash flow […]
Join us for this garden tour as part of our annual Gather & Grow series! Are you gardening in your backyard or raised beds? This lovely raised bed garden, first built in 2020, will inspire you. Making use of gravel pathways, high beds and archways, this vegetable garden makes great use of limited space and sun […]
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 […]
$100; $75 MOFGA members.Learn the basic skills needed to safely use a winch-equipped farm tractor in the woods. This beginner-level course will cover basic tractor and winch operation, building hitches, skid trail layout, landing management and techniques to limit residual stand damage. The course will not include hands-on tree felling instruction.This workshop is full!Email [email protected] […]
Farmer to Farmer in the Field is a series of monthly free farmer-led education geared towards advanced and established farmers.Creating and understanding the structure of the chart of accounts for your farm, whether in a spreadsheet or in QuickBooks or on paper, can be confusing, and the significance and impacts of how it's set up […]
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 this garden tour as part of our annual Gather & Grow series! These beautiful and productive gardens are grown on what was once a commercial golf business. Now Mattie grows a wide array of vegetables using a lasagna garden technique, using soil from the property. The lasagna garden was built in December […]
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