Join MOFGA and Alex Redfield, Farm Viability and Farmland Protection Specialist at Maine DACF, to hear more about the policy objectives and goals of the AIIP grant opportunity to help inform your application. All signs indicate that these awards will be incredibly competitive, so bring ideas and questions to workshop to ensure your proposal is […]
This event is being offered on a sliding scale from $0-$25. Please pay what you are able!Come dream about summer flowers with us! We'll be joined by Carole Mapes, owner of Flywheel Flowers, for this primer on growing cut flowers. This webinar is aimed at gardeners who want to grow more flowers specifically for harvesting […]
Produce Farmers Are Food Handlers! Let’s do it safely and effectively.Whether your primary goal is to establish or improve produce safety practices on your farm or to pass a food safety audit, a written food safety plan is a critical and helpful business tool. A food safety plan, written specifically for your farm, provides a […]
Join University of Maine Extension Professional Jason Lilley to learn everything you need to know about making your own maple syrup, including identifying and tapping trees, collecting and boiling sap, as well as filtering, grading, and canning syrup. Jason will focus on homestead-scale systems that require a limited initial investment in equipment. Designed for beginners.REGISTER
Join the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and the National Agriculture Apprenticeship Learning Network for a virtual 5 part labor management series designed for farmers that employ workers or host apprentices. This series centers farm workers' stories and guides farm managers through crucial aspects of managing including communication, building inclusive workplace cultures, and empowering […]
Join us for our first Gardening Q&A of the new year! As you dream through your seed catalogs and begin to map out your plans for the year, we'd love to chat with you about any questions on your mind to help you get set up for a great growing season. This is a free, informal […]
Join Tamiko Ambrose Murray (Ambrose Consulting) and Marisol Jimenez (Tepayac Consulting) to engage in a liberatory approach to racial equity. This workshop series is designed to invite farmers to develop a foundational understanding of racial equity work; to strengthen their community engagement approaches; and to deepen their leadership practices to advance racial equity efforts. The four […]
Produce Farmers Are Food Handlers! Let’s do it safely and effectively.Whether your primary goal is to establish or improve produce safety practices on your farm or to pass a food safety audit, a written food safety plan is a critical and helpful business tool. A food safety plan, written specifically for your farm, provides a […]
Join Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester with the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation for a discussion about old forests in the Northeast. We’ll explore what old forests look like (it may surprise you!), why they should be important to us, and how we can actively manage existing forests to become more like […]
This is a 3 part webinar series with sessions taking place on: January 30th, February 6th, & February 13th from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.This series has been priced on a sliding scale of $40-$100 for all three events.There are so many reasons to keep honeybees - from supporting pollinators & healthy ecosystems, to getting to […]
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, in partnership with Eastern Woodlands Rematriation, is pleased to present an evening of film and discussion. Please join us virtually Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at 5 p.m. for a screening of the 2021 film “Food for the Rest of Us,” a feature-length documentary by Copper Quartz Media. Following […]
Produce Farmers Are Food Handlers! Let’s do it safely and effectively.Whether your primary goal is to establish or improve produce safety practices on your farm or to pass a food safety audit, a written food safety plan is a critical and helpful business tool. A food safety plan, written specifically for your farm, provides a […]
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