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Upcoming Events for Farmers
Our programs are built on the principle that hands-on and peer-to-peer learning are the most effective ways to develop expertise, share innovation and grow the supportive communities of practice that farmers, gardeners and eaters need to succeed in building a sustainable food and farm system in Maine. Join us for our various workshops, meetings, farm tours and conferences throughout the year!
Farm Training Project: Intro to Livestock Handling
May 26 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pmMothers Who Farm
May 28 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pmFarm Training Project: Apprenticeship and Farmworker Orientation
June 9 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pmFarm Training Project: Safe Labor Movement
June 16 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pmFarm Training Project: Making Food Accessible
July 14 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Relevant articles
Climate Change, Resilience and the Future of Food
By Holli Cederholm The weather instability that farmers are dealing with today is truly “unprecedented,” according to Laura Lengnick, a soil scientist and the founder of Cultivating Resilience, LLC, in Asheville, North Carolina. Farmers have always had to assess weather-associated risks, but not like this. “Never before in the history – the 10,000 year history
Pasture-Based Livestock Profitability
By Holli Cederholm In Bowdoinham, Maine, farmers Abby Sadauckas and Jake Galle of Apple Creek Farm raise a diverse mix of grass-based, certified organic livestock for eggs and meat, as well as value-added bone broths and pate, sold year-round at local farmers’ markets and a handful of retail outlets. Aspects of holistic management have informed
How Safely Do You Operate Your Tractor
2017 tractor safety course students at Hall’s Implement Co. in Windham with instructors Jason Lilley (UMaine Cooperative Extension, Cumberland County) and George Hall. Photo courtesy of Jason Lilley By Ellen S. Gibson, Farm Education Specialist, Maine AgrAbility How did you learn to drive a tractor? As a woman who began farming in her 40s, I know that training
Wondering how to get started as a farm business in Maine? We’ve created this listing to help navigate the process.
Here are some other great resources you might want to check out:
- Farm law resources– Legal Food Hub and Farm Commons
- Looking for land or have land?- Land For Good and Maine Farmlink
