How is your garden growing this season? If you have questions about anything you're noticing in your garden, we'd be happy to help answer them at this Gardening Q&A! Free and open to everyone whether you're just starting your first garden or you've been gardening for years, we'll cover whatever topics are on your mind - […]
Goranson Farm utilizes a diverse array of irrigation systems including drip, overhead rain birds, hose reels, and 3''-6'' pumps to meet crop and farm needs. They look forward to sharing their strategies for each system. Over the years NRCS irrigation projects have included wells, a recently completed in-ground hydrant system, and pump purchases. Parking: In […]
Laura is a longtime MOFGA member, and at her homestead in Dixmont she manages her small, young orchard organically. On this tour, we'll explore the orchard as well as her gardens - a vegetable patch and an herb garden which focuses on both culinary uses and pollinators.Her homestead includes a small woodlot with nearby wetlands. Join […]
Join Joshua Girard and staff from MOFGA Certification Services to discuss the basics of certifying your operation and products as organic according to the USDA National Organic Program standards. Topics will include the application process, review of the Organic System Plan, annual onsite inspections, the federal cost-share rebate program, and compliant record keeping systems. Girard […]
How late can I keep the harvest coming in during the fall months? How can I start growing (and eating) garden produce earlier in the season? We hear these questions from gardeners frequently! In this webinar MOFGA's Crop Specialist Caleb Goossen will talk strategies for growing on the shoulder seasons. He'll share practical approaches to […]
THIS EVENT IS FULLAfter gardening for 20+ years in the woods of central Maine, Dawn moved south to Portland, where she is now growing under an entirely new set of conditions. For the past four years, she has been designing and growing an integrated vegetable and flower garden in her urban front yard. Inspired by Rosamund […]
Co-sponsored by Morning Glory Farm and MOFGA.Fee: $160; $130 for MOFGA members. All meals included, as well as optional camping on-site. Other accommodation options are available in nearby Bethel.Learn to build 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 […]
Join members of the Johnny’s team on a tour of their Albion farm fields, with discussion to follow. Collin Thompson, the farm manager, will present on the farming practices implemented at Johnny's research farm, with an emphasis on those used to maintain good soil health. Dr. Lindsay Wyatt will discuss her work breeding squash and […]
Join us for a tour of a permaculture homestead designed and built by Jesse Watson of Midcoast Permaculture Design. Jesse's tour will highlight the joys of eating wild meadow plants, his pollinator gardens, water catchment systems and the aesthetic of woodland and meadow ecosystems that he evokes in his spaces. We'll also take a look […]
Online How is your garden growing this season? If you have questions about anything you're noticing in your garden, we'd be happy to help answer them at this Gardening Q&A! Free and open to everyone whether you're just starting your first garden or you've been gardening for years, we'll cover whatever topics are on your […]
Lakes Environmental Association, Bridgton, ME 8 a.m.-4 p.m each day $200 | $150 for MOFGA members (All women participants with 2 female and 1 male instructor) Course Details: This introductory two-day in-person field course is suitable for new or beginning chainsaw operators. Topics to be covered include personal protective equipment (PPE), saw operation and maintenance, […]
This in-person workshop will be held at MOFGA's Common Ground Education Center.$75; $60 for MOFGA members (includes silk scarf & printed materials.)Join this hands-on workshop for an introduction to the world of natural dyeing using plant pigments! Indigenous peoples have been dyeing cloth, baskets and other objects for many generations. Many plants and trees growing […]
Co-hosted by MOFGA and the South Portland Land Trust.Do you want to improve the health of your lawn and gardens organically, but don't know where to start? This webinar is for you! Learn the basics of organic lawn and landscape management from organic landscaping professional Chip Osborne. He'll explain how to build healthy, living soil […]
Last year, during the drought, Caleb Stoll was among a small handful of livestock producers to buy irrigation systems for their pastures. Join us for a discussion with Caleb, and first hand look, at how pasture irrigation differs from drip irrigation in a vegetable production system, the advantages during drought, and the resiliency it can […]
Common Ground Education Center, Unity, Maine.$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 […]
Finding a place and resources to farm can be a huge challenge. Whether you’re working as a farmhand, manager or apprentice, it is never too soon to consider your options. Abby Sadauckas, field agent for Land For Good and farmer at Apple Creek Farm, will help you brainstorm about your future farm, the land base […]
POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 10 Join us on a tour to see how Ben Marcus & Taryn Hammer, of Sheepscot General Farm & Store, grow CBD hemp organically. We will discuss the emerging market of hemp production from marketing strategies including pick your own to general production practices. In addition to the tour, Gary Fish and […]
Presented by The Ecology School, North Spore and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association.Join us for Mycology Outside, a weekend of learning all about mushrooms! This event will take place at River Bend Farm, home of The Ecology School, in Saco, Maine. Workshops will include guided foraging walks, chef-led cooking classes, cultivation workshops and […]
Join MOFGA and BTLT for a walk through the woods at Crystal Spring Farm guided by Steve Pellitier, a Certified Wildlife Biologist, Professional Wetland Scientist, and licensed Forester with over 25 years of professional experience to learn about forest management practices centered around carbon. You’ll learn the basics of carbon storage and sequestration, ways that […]
Join The Milkhouse crew in Monmouth for a farm tour to learn about organic forage production and grazing management of cows and sheep. We'll give an introduction to dairy farming and talk about on-farm processing of dairy products as well as raising hogs. Limited to 20 people.REGISTER HEREMOFGA’s Farm Training Project (FTP) workshops are designed […]
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 […]
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