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Fall 2009

* New Donated Easements in New Sweden, Stetson, Scarborough
* MFT Wins Quality of Place Grant
* Johnny's Selected Seeds Makes Major Gift
* Saltwater Farm Preserved, Harpswell
* New Buy/Protect/Sell Projects in Charleston, Pittsfield, Prospect

Fall 2008

* A Farm Grows in Troy: How it Can All Come Together
* Small Farm Makes a Difference
* An Amazing Period of Growth
* Why a Gallery?
* Unique Rockport Farm Saved

Spring 2008

* Bowdoinham Farm Latest Buy/Protect/Sell Project
* 500 Acres Preserved in Unity
* 200-Acre Auburn Farm Protected: The First Completed B/P/S Deal
* Mid-Coast Dairy Farm to Be Preserved
* Campaign to Save Rockport Farm

Fall 2007

* 2,210 Acres Protected, MFT Accepts 15 New Easements
* How to Protect Farmland
* Maine FarmLink Reaches a Milestone
* A Maine Farm Photo Album
* Rockport Farm to Be Protected

Spring 2007

* Our Goal: Preserve 100,000 Acres in 5 Years
* New Program: Buy-Protect-Sell
* Unity Subdivision Prevented
* Preserving Historic Barns
* Maine FarmLink Quiz
* How You Can Help Farming's Future

Summer 2006

* Protecting Maine Farmland Statewide
* Eating Local in Maine
* Maine FarmLink: How Leasing Can Work - Dairyman Chris Lewis
* New FarmLink Coordinator, Esther Lacognata
* Meet the New Executive Director, John Piotti

Fall/Winter 2005

* Uncas Farm in Whitefield: protecting a community treasure
* Guest Editorial by Jean Demetracopoulos: Buy Maine Food
* Maine FarmLink: Meserve Farm in Scarborough linked to new farmer
* Land for Maine’s Future on Ballot November 8
* MFT Hires New Development Coordinator, Denis Thoet

Fall 2004

* Keewaydin Farm: prime farmland in Bowdoinham protected
* Our Fifth Birthday Achievements
* Maine FarmLink: Feather Foot Farm, Aurora; Nevell Farm, Penobscot
* Regrouping and planning for a future land bond
* Meet Neil Crane: brings large-farm perspective to MFT Board

Spring 2004

* Saving Farmland, Saving Farms: MFT partners with the Maine Department of Agriculture and other conservation partners
* Annual Meeting held May 25 at Crane Brothers Farm, Exeter
* Eat Local Foods Coalition: A new coalition to promote Maine foods
* Another Maine FarmLink success in Thorndike
* Farmer incubator study underway
* Meet Adrian Wadsworth, founding MFT board member

Fall 2003

* ThorKnox Farms: 320 prime acres protected in Thorndike, Knox
* Land For Maine’s Future: 3 farmland projects completed
* Farmland Stewardship: an easement is just the beginning
* Unity Barn Raisers: a proactive partnership
* Turkey Hill Farm — back in production
* Meet Susie O’Keeffe, Coordinator for Maine FarmLink

Spring 2003

* Collyer Brook Farm now permanently protected
* Dairy Crisis — Farmland Crisis
* Maine FarmLink: Farm Transfer Issues Addressed
* Ben Brook: combining farmland protection with conservation
* Meet George Maendel, from farmer to farm preservation activist

Fall 2002

* Farmlands in West Paris and Cornville now permanently protected
* Land for Maine’s Future: Lakeside Orchards
* Waldo County Initiative to Sign up Farmers, Landowners
* Maine FarmLink: Getting Retiring Farmers and New Farmers Together
* Meet Paul Birdsall, farm preservation activist

Spring 2002

* Brick Farm in Skowhegan now permanently protected
* Land for Maine’s Future: Farmland Protection
* Farms for the Future, initial projects underway
* Farmland Protection Forum: Transfer of the Farm featured
* Meet our Executive Director, LouAnna Perkins