This workshop is being offered on a sliding scale from $0-$40; please pay what fits in your budget. The event will be held at MOFGA's Education Center in Unity, Maine. Snow date: January 14th. Join Gene Ripley of Ripley Farm in Dover-Foxcroft to dive into the world of beautiful & pollinator-friendly native perennials! The workshop will begin […]
The State of Maine Agricultural Trades Show is sponsored by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. It takes place every January and is a place for farm, agricultural and related sectors to network and connect around business needs and trends. Producers and consumers alike visit this three day show to get professional expertise, learn […]
These sessions are free and designed for established farmers as part of our Winter Financial Series. Catherine Durkin of Maine Farmland Trust and Nicolas Lindholm of MOFGA will lead this session, to show how we recommend setting up your QuickBooks (QB) Chart of Accounts, and why — which will include an overview of financial reports […]
These sessions are free and designed for established farmers. Parts of these sessions are open to all, while our Maine Farm Resilience Program (MFRP) participants will have additional session time with our presenters after the presentations. Most sessions are virtual and can be signed up for individually or as a whole. Open to All: 9 […]
Come dive into recordkeeping skills with Taylor Mendell of Footprint Farm! Taylor is a co-owner of Footprint Farm in Starksboro, VT and is the voice behind Habit Farming, an online blog and business planning resource for farmers. Taylor has over a decade of experience streamlining operations, simplifying record keeping systems and tracking grant reporting requirements […]
Please join us for MOFGA’s annual meeting on Thursday, January 19, 2023, at 7 p.m. held online via Zoom. At the annual meeting, you’ll hear reports from board members and MOFGA’s executive director on our impact during 2022, our plans for 2023 and also hear from MOFGA farmers.Members in good standing are encouraged to vote […]
This is a 3 part webinar series with sessions taking place on: January 22, January 29, & February 5 from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. All sessions will be recorded & the recordings shared with registrants.This series has been priced on a sliding scale of $40-$100 for all three events to make the course as accessible […]
Produce farmers are food handlers! Let’s do it safely and cost-effectively.A practical, systems-based training, designed by farmers for farmers, to develop and implement scale-appropriate food safety plans. In this six week online class, farmers are guided through the process of performing food safety risk assessments of their farm operations. They identify changes they wish to […]
These sessions are free and designed for established farmers. Parts of these sessions are open to all, while our Maine Farm Resilience Program (MFRP) participants will have additional session time with our presenters after the presentations. Most sessions are virtual and can be signed up for individually or as a whole. Open to All: 9 […]
This workshop is being offered at MOFGA's Education Center in Unity, Maine.Lambing or kidding tends to be a stressful time, especially for people who are new to raising sheep or goats. These animals tend to have multiple offspring and are small in stature, which tends to put some sheep and goat owners on edge leading […]
Join us for our first gardening Q&A of the year! Whether you've been gardening for decades or you're planning your very first garden this year, we hope you'll bring your questions to this casual conversation. Popular topics often include pest management, soil health, growing tips and more. We hope to see you there!REGISTER HEREQuestions? Email […]
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 […]
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