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  • 60’s, 70’s, & 80’s Dance Party Benefit

    Topsham Exhibition Hall 32 Community Way, Topsham, Maine

    Join DJ Dance Party at the Topsham Exhibition Hall for a 60's, 70's, and 80's dance party!All proceeds benefit MOFGA.$20 tickets, with a cash bar. This event is 21+. BUY TICKETS.

    $23.79

  • Volunteer Day in MOFGA’s Assisted Migration Plot

    Join our Low-Impact Forestry Specialist for work in our Assisted Migration plot. Assisted Migration is the practice of aiding species in their movement as a response to climate change. MOFGA has set aside a small plot in our woods as a place for experimentation with Assisted Migration.VOLUNTEER SIGN-UPWork in this area may include building or […]

  • Volunteer Day in MOFGA’s Assisted Migration Plot

    Join our Low-Impact Forestry Specialist for work in our Assisted Migration plot. Assisted Migration is the practice of aiding species in their movement as a response to climate change. MOFGA has set aside a small plot in our woods as a place for experimentation with Assisted Migration. VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP Work in this area may include […]

  • Beginner Chainsaw Safety with Femmes & Friends

    MOFGA's Education Center 294 Crosby Brook Rd, Unity, ME, United States

    Learn safe chainsaw operation in these one-and-a-half-day courses. We’ll cover personal protective equipment (PPE) and chainsaw selection, and practice safe handling and open-face bore cutting techniques with instructor supervision. Designed and structured to create a welcoming learning environment for beginner-level chainsaw users who can relate to the experiences of women in the woods or feel safest […]

    $190 – $240

  • Volunteer Day in MOFGA’s Assisted Migration Plot

    Join our Low-Impact Forestry Specialist for work in our Assisted Migration plot. Assisted Migration is the practice of aiding species in their movement as a response to climate change. MOFGA has set aside a small plot in our woods as a place for experimentation with Assisted Migration. VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP Work in this area may include […]

  • Farm Training Project: Diversified Vegetable Production

    Dharma Farm 175 Calderwood Rd, Washington, Maine

    Farm Training Project (FTP) workshops are designed for journeypeople, farmworkers, and other beginning farmers. They follow an informal format including a farm tour and conversation on the topic of the day. Tour a diversified vegetable farm to see various infrastructure and soil health practices at work. Dharma Farm is a certified organic farm in Washington, Maine, growing […]

    Free

  • Trail Work in MOFGA’s Woodlot

    MOFGA's Education Center 294 Crosby Brook Rd, Unity, ME, United States

    Help to maintain trails throughout wooded areas on the MOFGA campus. Volunteers may perform a variety of tasks under the leadership of our Low Impact Forestry Specialist.VOLUNTEER SIGN-UPTo learn more about Low Impact Forestry at MOFGA, click here.

  • What’s the Cost to Get Your Goat

    Online

    Jacki Martinez-Perkins and Nicolas Lindholm of MOFGA, in partnership with the Cumberland County Food Security Council, have built a financial analysis tool to help support and inform historically underserved farmers in Maine raising culturally important livestock species. This spreadsheet tool is meant to use current, real-world data inputs to help growers and technical service providers […]

    Free

  • Trail Work in MOFGA’s Woodlot

    MOFGA's Education Center 294 Crosby Brook Rd, Unity, ME, United States

    Help to maintain trails throughout wooded areas on the MOFGA campus. Volunteers may perform a variety of tasks under the leadership of our Low Impact Forestry Specialist. VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP To learn more about Low Impact Forestry at MOFGA, click here.

  • Farm & Homestead Day 2025

    Farm & Homestead Day at MOFGA is a free, annual, volunteer-run event. The day's activities center around sustainable living and consist of delicious food and opportunities to learn new skills through hands-on workshops for people of all ages. To learn more, visit the event's main page here.What to bring:We are striving for a zero waste event. […]

    Free

  • No-Till Grower Meeting: Tobacco Road Farm

    Tobacco Road Farm 373 Tobacco St, Lebanon, CT

    Please join us for our next no-till grower meeting on Sunday June 22, 1-6:30 p.m. at Tobacco Road Farm in Connecticut. This event is geared toward farmers who are growing using no-till, ecological practices or are actively transitioning to these methods. These events are not intended for gardeners or homesteaders. Participants will also learn about […]

    Free

  • Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers Equipment and Field Day

    Johnny's Selected Seeds Research Farm 184 Foss Hill Road, Albion

    Join us for an immersive and exciting event in June: The ASCFG Equipment & Field Day, hosted by the marvelous Johnny’s Selected Seeds! This event will feature live demonstrations and expert instruction on how to use different farm tools (both hand and tractor scale equipment) on Johnny’s research farm.After a welcome and an introduction, attendees […]

    $175

  • Trail Work in MOFGA’s Woodlot

    MOFGA's Education Center 294 Crosby Brook Rd, Unity, ME, United States

    Help to maintain trails throughout wooded areas on the MOFGA campus. Volunteers may perform a variety of tasks under the leadership of our Low Impact Forestry Specialist. VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP To learn more about Low Impact Forestry at MOFGA, click here.

  • Small Scale Organic Grain Production on Sandy Soils

    Crystal Spring Farm 277 Pleasant Hill Rd, Brunswick, ME, United States

    Join Seth Kroeck for an educational field day at Crystal Spring Farm, exploring the topic of small-scale organic grain production on sandy soils. This event will offer grain growers an opportunity to see the farm’s grain operation first-hand and learn from Seth's experience adapting organic production methods to Maine's unique soil conditions.REGISTER HERE.

  • Farm Training Project: Livestock Handling and Animal Health

    Misty Brook Farm 156 Bog Rd., Albion, ME, United States

    Farm Training Project (FTP) workshops are designed for journeypeople, farmworkers, and other beginning farmers. They follow an informal format including a farm tour and conversation on the topic of the day. Knowing proper handling and first-aid techniques can save lots of money and grief when raising livestock on your farm. Jacki Martinez Perkins, a long-time homesteader […]

    Free

  • Fruit in the City: Growing an Urban Orchard

    Mt. Joy Orchard Portland, ME

    This event is hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.Come tour the beautiful Mt Joy Community Orchard, and learn about growing fruit trees in urban areas. This tour and workshop will be led by Aaron Parker, owner of Edgewood Nursery and a community leader at Mt Joy. We will discover the many resilient and […]

    Free

  • Trail Work in MOFGA’s Woodlot

    MOFGA's Education Center 294 Crosby Brook Rd, Unity, ME, United States

    Help to maintain trails throughout wooded areas on the MOFGA campus. Volunteers may perform a variety of tasks under the leadership of our Low Impact Forestry Specialist. VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP To learn more about Low Impact Forestry at MOFGA, click here.

  • Grow Your Own Apothecary: In-Person

    MOFGA's Education Center 294 Crosby Brook Rd, Unity, ME, United States

    Join MOFGA and Emily Springer, of Meeting House Farm, for an early summer evening of learning about, and planting, medicinal herbs at MOFGA's Education Center in Unity.In this beginner-friendly class, participants will learn about 12 vital medicinal herbs that they can grow at home or in their community. Participants will also learn about herb garden […]

    $30 – $60

  • Hoof Health and Maintenance

    Online

    Do you have farm animals? Do they have hooves? Do they get their hooves trimmed? Why not?Overlooking the hoof health of our farm animals has economic and welfare consequences. While it can be a valid choice to hire someone to maintain the integrity of hooves on our farms and homesteads, as caretakers, we are obligated […]

    Free

  • Legume Cover Crop and Small Grains Research Tour

    UMaine Rogers Farm 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town, Maine

    Join us on July for a two-part workshop at UMaine’s Rogers Farm! To start things off, UMaine Extension Professor, Dr. Jaime Garzon, will showcase his legume variety trial and outline the practical applications of this research as cover crops for grain growers. In the second session, UMaine Research Associate Tom Molloy will lead attendees through […]

  • Farm Training Project: Farming in Climate Change

    Hall Brook Farm 34 Berry Rd, Thorndike, ME, United States

    Farm Training Project (FTP) workshops are designed for journeypeople, farmworkers, and other beginning farmers. They follow an informal format including a farm tour and conversation on the topic of the day. Hall Brook Farm in Thorndike, Maine, grows organic vegetables for wholesale markets on a tractor scale. Come learn about farming practices Hall Brook Farm has implemented […]

    Free

  • School Garden Summer Tours: BCOPE Alternative High School

    BCOPE Alternative High School Belfast, ME

    This event is hosted by the Maine School Garden Network.Join the Maine School Garden Network for a tour of the BCOPE Alternative High School garden! Learn about the work educators are doing to incorporate nature-based education into their curriculum via the garden. A picnic will follow the tour, and participants are encouraged to bring a […]

    Free

  • Gather & Grow Tour: Growing a School Garden

    Belfast Belfast, ME

    Spend a summer evening touring a vibrant school garden!At the Troy Howard Middle School Garden Project, students tend a 1/3 acre garden and a year-round greenhouse -- producing veggies, fruits, flowers, heirloom seed crops, and more. The garden provides both material sustenance and educational enrichment. Student-harvested produce -- over 1,500 pounds of it yearly -- goes […]

    Free

  • Gather & Grow Tour: Orono Community Giving Garden

    Orono Community Giving Garden

    Join us for a tour of the Orono Community Giving Garden! The Orono Community Giving Garden (OCGG) is a collaborative resource for people in the Orono area to share food they've grown, and to gather and learn from the process of gardening. The garden is tended to by volunteers, and it features a wide variety of veggies, fruits, and flowers that […]

    Free

  • Farm Training Project: Flower Farming

    Swell Farm 456 Old County Rd., Rockland, ME, United States

    Farm Training Project (FTP) workshops are designed for journeypeople, farmworkers, and other beginning farmers. They follow an informal format including a farm tour and conversation on the topic of the day. Come walk through flowers with Swell Farm to learn the basics about flower farming through the seasons in Maine. Different sales channels will be discussed including […]

    Free

  • Who’s Eating My Kale? A Summer Pest and Disease Tour

    Valley Street Community Garden 138 Valley Street, Portland, ME

    Are critters nibbling on your veggies? Are plants developing strange colors, or wilting unexpectedly? Join Cooperative Extension, Cultivating Community, and MOFGA for an interactive tour of the common pests and diseases that appear at the height of summer. We’ll search over fruits and under leaves to help growers increase their comfort with diagnosing what ails […]

    Free

  • Lunch-and-Discuss with Jessica J. Lee

    Online

    Join Wild Seed Project and MOFGA for a lunchtime webinar with Jessica J. Lee, environmental historian, writer, and author of Dispersals, among other works. In this webinar, Jessica will consider the core themes of her book Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging, including ideas of kinship, language for native and invasive plants, and will explore the connections between cultural histories, personal histories, […]

    $5 – $25

  • Hoof Health and Maintenance

    Online

    Do you have farm animals? Do they have hooves? Do they get their hooves trimmed? Why not? Overlooking the hoof health of our farm animals has economic and welfare consequences. While it can be a valid choice to hire someone to maintain the integrity of hooves on our farms and homesteads, as caretakers, we are […]

    Free

  • Gather & Grow Tour: Beginner Urban Gardening

    Bangor

    Join us in Bangor for a tour of a residential urban garden!Learn from gardeners Barbara and Miriam about their gardening journey. Participants will learn about how they designed their garden for a small space, how they interact with the community through their garden, the joys and challenges of gardening in an urban environment, and the […]

    Free

  • Organic Agriculture in Maine: Size, Economic Impact, Farmer Goals, and Financial Sustainability

    Online

    Join us to learn from the authors of a recent report we developed that details the historical growth trajectory of organic agriculture in Maine from 2007-2022. Report authors Jed Beach of FarmSmart Business Services and Rose Wilson of Rose Wilson Consulting will sit down with MOFGA’s Executive Director, Sarah Alexander, to share how the report […]

    Free

  • Farm Training Project: Low Till Vegetable Production

    Sound Pine Farm 53 Pennellville Rd, Brunswick, United States

    Farm Training Project (FTP) workshops are designed for journeypeople, farmworkers, and other beginning farmers. They follow an informal format including a farm tour and conversation on the topic of the day. Join Caleb Goossen, MOFGA’s crop specialist, and Sound Pine Farm in Brunswick, ME, for a tour and discussion on establishing a low-till production system. We will […]

    Free

  • Gather & Grow Tour: Community Gardens at Beach Plum Farm Preserve

    Beach Plum Farm Preserve Ogunquit, ME

    Join us for a tour of the community gardens at Beach Plum Farm Preserve in Ogunquit! Spanning 22 acres, Beach Plum Farm Preserve is the last remaining saltwater farm in Ogunquit. Managed by the Great Works Regional Land Trust, it is now home to thriving community gardens, a half-mile loop trail with marshland and ocean views, and, […]

    Free

  • Cultivating Hopeful Abundance and Practicing Experiential Ecology – Teacher Training

    MOFGA's Education Center 294 Crosby Brook Rd, Unity, ME, United States

    Join the educators from Know yOUR Land Consulting, Wild Seed Project, and Maine Organic Farmer's and Gardener's Association at the MOFGA Fairgrounds in Unity, ME for a two-day professional development intensive for teachers and educators to increase skills and comfort for outdoor teaching. The program will be facilitated in partnership by Kathy Pollard and Ann Pollard-Ranco (Penobscot citizen), […]

    Free

  • Family and Farming – CANCELLED

    Tilth and Timber 165 Castine Road, Castine, Maine

    Come join us for an open, comfortable, and facilitated space for parents who farm. Hear from others who know the juggle and the struggle. We will hear about things that have worked… and some epic fails. How might roles shift year to year and season to season as the children grow?Food and childcare provided! Please […]

    Free

  • Annual Paella Party

    Rosemont Market & Bakery - Scarborough 246 U.S. Rte 1, Scarborough, Maine

    Our biggest summer event is back! Join us for the 3rd Annual Paella Party at our Scarborough Market — featuring a giant pan of paella prepared on-site by Chef Carter from Colvard & Co. Plus: free tastings from Harbor Fish Market, Dunstan’s Smokehouse, Kittylamb, Oxbow Brewing, and more. Paella plates are $10, with 100% of […]

    $10

  • MOFGA Volunteer Nights

    Bass Park 515 Main Street, Bangor, Maine

    Calling all MOFGA Volunteers! Come celebrate the summer with us! We'll be at two different public events in Portland and Bangor so MOFGA volunteers from all across the state can participate. MOFGA volunteers will be eligible for special discounts and activities, so come join the fun! Be sure to wear your Fair Volunteer t-shirt, and […]

  • Community Plate

    MOFGA's Education Center 294 Crosby Brook Rd, Unity, ME, United States

    Sign up now for a special collaboration between MOFGA and Community Plate. Recently featured on NPR, Community Plate works to bring people together by pairing potluck suppers with live storytelling. On Sunday, August 17, we'll gather at MOFGA's Exhibition Hall in Unity for an evening of home-cooked food and homespun yarns. All guests are asked […]

  • Potato Production and Dealing with Colorado Potato Beetle

    Nettie Fox Farm 2348 Kennebec Rd, Newburgh, Maine

    One of the strategies for avoiding Colorado potato beetles is to plant your crop early. Another strategy is to plant your crop late. Which potato planting timing is right for you and your farm?Join Everett Ottinger of Nettie Fox Farm and MOFGA's Organic Crop Specialist Caleb Goossen for a walk through of an on-farm participatory […]

    Free

  • Volunteer in our Assisted Migration Plot!

    MOFGA's Education Center 294 Crosby Brook Rd, Unity, ME, United States

    Join our Low-Impact Forestry Specialist for work in our Assisted Migration plot. Assisted Migration is the practice of aiding species in their movement as a response to climate change. MOFGA has set aside a small plot in our woods as a place for experimentation with Assisted Migration.  Interested in learning more about assisted migration? Click […]

    Free

  • MOFGA Volunteer Nights

    Thompsons Point Thompsons Point, Portland, Maine

    Calling all MOFGA Volunteers! Come celebrate the summer with us! We'll be at two different public events in Portland and Bangor so MOFGA volunteers from all across the state can participate. MOFGA volunteers will be eligible for special discounts and activities, so come join the fun! Be sure to wear your Fair Volunteer t-shirt, and join […]

  • Hoof Health and Maintenance

    Online

    Do you have farm animals? Do they have hooves? Do they get their hooves trimmed? Why not? Overlooking the hoof health of our farm animals has economic and welfare consequences. While it can be a valid choice to hire someone to maintain the integrity of hooves on our farms and homesteads, as caretakers, we are […]

    Free

  • Help Build and Maintain MOFGA’s Trail System

    MOFGA's Education Center 294 Crosby Brook Rd, Unity, ME, United States

    We are excited to build, expand, and maintain MOFGA’s trail system at our Education Center in Unity, ME. Be part of building the infrastructure for visitors to enjoy for years to come! SIGN UP HERE. Stay tuned for more volunteer dates this fall!

    Free

  • Invasive Plant Removal Workday

    MOFGA's Education Center 294 Crosby Brook Rd, Unity, ME, United States

    Join our Low-Impact Forestry Specialist and spend the morning helping us remove invasive plants from our woodlot.So called "invasive" plants in our woodlot, including shrubby honeysuckle, multiflora rose, false glossy buckthorn, bittersweet vine, and more, are being actively managed. We are working on removing these plants over time through a cost-share program with NRCS. Learn more […]

    Free

  • Out in the Open: Forest Work Day

    Join Out in the Open alongside MOFGA’s Low Impact Forestry staff for a forest work day.  Learn basic trail maintenance skills while finishing a ¼ mile trail and create a fairy village. This will entail moving and cutting limbs using hand saws and other tools, and happen with guidance from an experienced trail builder. The […]

    Free

  • Fairgrounds 5K, Mile & Market

    Fairgrounds 5K 197 Blanchard Rd, Cumberland, Maine

    Join us for a morning of races, a farmer’s market, music, and so much fun! This is not your ordinary race. Racehorses have been giving their all on the Cumberland Fairground track for 154 years. Imagine the finish you’ll have tapping into their spirited, courageous, and determined energy! We are getting creative with details to […]

    $25 – $50