This event is hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.Julia Baecher started East of Eden as a backyard passion project in 2012 and has since farmed at three different scales; from a home plot to a six-acre leased (and later owned) property, and back again. Each move brought new lessons in efficiency, investment, and […]
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What is a Virtual Buyer-Seller Mixer: An online event for organic buyers and sellers - think online speed dating to support expansion of the U.S. organic supply chain! Participants' schedules will be created to connect sellers and buyer based on registration information and scheduling availability. For this buyer-seller mixer, we're focused on the organic and transitional […]
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*This workshop has filled. To be added to the waitlist, email [email protected] this evening workshop, participants will learn about blending teas/tisanes for medicinal purposes. Learn from Emily Springer of Meeting House Farm – a MOFGA certified organic farm in Scarborough, Maine. This class will focus on the medicinal properties of a selection of herbs and how to combine them […]
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Calling all farmers, buyers, distributors and other participants (and those who want to participate) in Maine’s wholesale food market channels! Do you want to increase your understanding of the current landscape of our northeast wholesale food network, what barriers or challenges or requirements exist, and what best practices help ensure success in entering into or […]
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Join Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association at Hallbrook Farm in Thorndike to learn about their systems for managing risk. Pheonix and Megan O'Brien, of Hallbrook Farm, will discuss their current practices for fortifying infrastructure, markets and crop production against climate change, economic challenges and labor uncertainties. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss their […]
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Join us for Growing Our Region: Northeast Organic Farming Symposium, a two-day online event designed to support and strengthen organic agriculture across the Northeast. Supported through the Transition to Organic Partnership Program, this free symposium brings together leading regional organizations to offer a unique series of hour-long webinars focused on intermediate to advanced farming practices. […]
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For 24 years the MOFGA-El Salvador Sistering Committee has connected with two organizations in El Salvador that support local farmers, gardeners and communities in growing crops organically. Our committee visits El Salvador regularly and supports the outreach work of these organizations by raising funds for them and for the national US-El Salvador Sister Cities network. This year we […] |
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