Farmer to Farmer in the Field: SOPs to Reduce Microbial and Chemical Threats Thursday, March 4 4-5 pm Free, but pre-registration is required.REGISTER HEREBrittany Hopkins of Wise Acres Farm will be diving into some of her SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) to reduce microbial and chemical threats. We will be joined by Hans Estrin, Produce Safety Specialist and […]
On March 27th, this workshop will also be offered in Patten - see listing here. 4 Locations: Unity: 10am - 12 noon Blue Hill: 10am - 12 noon Lubec: 10am - 12 noon Pownal: 10 am - 12 noon and 1 pm - 3 pm Fee: $35; $25 for MOFGA members Free for Journeyperson program […]
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 […]
Fee: $35; $20 for MOFGA members. Dixmont (Cloudy Mountain Farm) - Workshop #1: March 21st, 10 am - 12 noon // Workshop #2: March 21st, 1 pm - 3 pm Deer Isle (Island Heritage Trust) - Workshop #1: March 21st, 10 am - 12 noon // Workshop #2: March 21st, 1 pm - 3 pm […]
Spring Growth Conference: Food Safety TrainingREGISTER HEREVirtual Training ScheduleWednesday, March 24, 10-12 AM and 4-6 PM (2 – 2-hour sessions)Wednesday, March 31, 4-6 PMWednesday, April 7, 4-6 PMWednesday, April 14, 4-6 PMWednesday, April 21, 4-6 PMWednesday, April 28, 4-6 PM This year’s Spring Growth is free of charge this year thanks to funding from the Maine […]
Fee: $35; $25 for MOFGA members Free for Journeyperson program participants, veterans, and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Scholarships Available - apply here! Learn to prune fruit trees to encourage vigorous growth, healthy fruit set and quality fruit yield. Collection and storage of scionwood will also be discussed. This workshop is appropriate for those […]
Teamster Roundtable Saturday, March 27, 6-7:30 p.m. Join our third teamster roundtable, where we’ll discuss incorporating draft horses into forestry work. We’ll watch videos submitted by our experienced teamsters showing logging techniques, followed by a live, interactive Q&A. Designed for beginners, but open to all. Online. Fee: $15; $10 for MOFGA and DAPNET members. Register here.
We aren't able to gather in person this year for the Seed Swap & Scion Exchange, so instead, we're hosting virtual conversations about seeds and fruit trees! See this listing for scheduled Fruit Tree Webinars - April 4th from 2 pm-6 pm. Webinars about Seeds & Seed Saving – Register here! 2 pm: Seed Saving for Beginners with […]
Hosted by Heron Breen of Fedco Seeds Do you have extra seed that you don’t need? Maybe you saved your favorite variety of pea last year or bought an extra few packets of tomato seed! Or maybe you're looking for vegetable seed for this coming season. Join our seed swap to trade and share with […]
We aren’t able to gather in person this year for the Seed Swap & Scion Exchange, so instead, we’re hosting virtual conversations about seeds and fruit trees! See this listing for scheduled Seed & Seed Saving Webinars – March 29th from 2 pm-5 pm. Fruit Tree Webinars – Register here 2 pm: Wild and Feral Trees: Considerations for Scionwood Collection […]
Join MOFGA and collaborating organizations for a free labor management series this spring designed to help you support a strong, safe, and equitable farming season with employees.REGISTER HEREAll are Zoom based. Communication & Delegation - April 5th, 4-5:30 pmAnne Devin of Chase Stream Farm will teach skills for farm managers to make sure their workers […]
Spring is in the air and many of us are thinking about and planning for our summer gardens. If you have questions you're pondering, we'd love to have you join us at our upcoming Gardening Q&A on April 6th at 11:30 on Zoom. We'll answer as many questions as we can and share resources that […]
Each year, MOFGA hosts a Grow Your Own Organic Garden class and this year we are excited to provide it in webinar format. If you're growing a garden for the first time, or have been gardening for awhile and want to learn some new tips or concepts, we hope you can join us. Topics covered […]
Join Kate Garland from UMaine Cooperative Extension for the next webinar in our Gardening Webinar Series!Beginner gardeners can find great success with container gardens. This workshop will provide an overview of best practices to get the most out of small space gardens and will cover container types, substrates, plant selections, and tips on how to […]
Join us for this virtual workshop and learn to reproduce your favorite apple tree varieties! Bench grafting is a very cost-effective way to create (graft) new small trees for planting. Instructor Matt Kaminskey will explain why to graft and will demonstrate several different types of graft (whip and tongue, bark, and z-grafting). We encourage you […]
Join MOFGA and collaborating organizations for a free labor management series this spring designed to help you support a strong, safe, and equitable farming season with employees.REGISTER HEREAll are Zoom based.Supporting LGBTQ+ Employees and Apprentices - April 12th, 4-6 pmJoin Equality Maine and a panel of queer farmers to learn and discuss some of the […]
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