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 […]
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 […]
Join author, artist and apple historian John Bunker to learn about the history and story behind the apples of MOFGA’s 2023 calendar. The calendar features Bunker’s art, with each month highlighting a different apple variety. Bunker has been working for over 40 years to identify and catalog Maine’s historic apple varieties. Participants will have the […]
This class is being offered online. Come dream about summer flowers with us! Carole Mapes, owner of Flywheel Flowers, will be instructing this introduction to growing cut flowers. This webinar is aimed at gardeners who want to grow more flowers specifically for harvesting & displaying indoors. This webinar also may be of interest to those in […]
Andre Cantelmo of Heron Pond Farm will discuss the process and benefits of soil steaming for specialty crop producers. Join as he demonstrates how to operate his Sioux low pressure steam generator to address weed and disease issues on one of the high tunnels used for research at Johnny's Selected Seeds. Lunch will be provided […]
Are your hands chapped and dry from the winter cold? Join Emily Springer from Infusion Herb Company in the cozy Maine Organic Marketplace and learn how to make a hand saving skin salve from white pine needles and resin. This is a hands on workshop and participants will go home with a handout and their own hand […]
Co-hosted by Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and MOFGA. This workshop will be held in Boothbay at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.With demand for native plants increasing, there are plenty of reasons and opportunities to incorporate them into your professional practice, nursery business or landscape projects. This hands-on workshop with Leo Kenney from Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary and […]
Are you wondering how to raise rabbits outside? What kind of fencing to use in rotating some sheep through pasture? The best way to expand your flock of laying hens, deal with a sick goat or start milking a family cow?If so, log into this FREE webinar with MOFGA's Livestock & Dairy Specialist, Jack Martinez-Perkins, […]
MOFGA and NOFA-VT invite you to join other farmers from Maine and Vermont for a series of forums focused on water, including management, systems, and adaptation strategies for making it through times of drought and excess precipitation. Each session will begin with a short 30 minute presentation by a guest speaker. We will then move […]
Join textile artist Samantha Verrone for a hands-on workshop on bundle dyeing. Using food waste (like onion skins and tea bags), wilted birthday flowers and eucalyptus leaves, we will bundle textiles and steam color into cloth, exploring how natural dyes change by adjusting pH with color shifters like vinegar and rust water. We will also […]
$50; $35 for MOFGA members. Free for Journeyperson program participants and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color). Scholarship application for anyone interested is available 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 […]
MOFGA and NOFA-VT invite you to join other farmers from Maine and Vermont for a series of forums focused on water, including management, systems, and adaptation strategies for making it through times of drought and excess precipitation. Each session will begin with a short 30 minute presentation by a guest speaker. We will then move […]
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