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Emily Gherman-Lad, Assistant Director of Engagement

Emily Gherman-Lad

Assistant Director of Engagement
207-338-6575emily@mainefarmlandtrust.org

Emily Gherman-Lad

Assistant Director of Engagement

Emily Gherman-Lad, Assistant Director of Engagement

Notable Press:

Wiscasset farm up for sale, but only to someone looking to keep it alive
July 16, 2025

Wiscasset farm up for sale, but only to someone looking to keep it alive

Free Climate Consults aim to help Maine farmers adapt to change
July 9, 2025

Free Climate Consults aim to help Maine farmers adapt to change

After hailing them as important, EPA cancels PFAS research grants
May 23, 2025

After hailing them as important, EPA cancels PFAS research grants

Proposed bill will provide resources to farmers affected by federal funding cuts
April 24, 2025

Proposed bill will provide resources to farmers affected by federal funding cuts

Farmers angry over federal funding cuts rally at Maine State House
April 17, 2025

Farmers angry over federal funding cuts rally at Maine State House

Maine lawmaker wants state to help farmers affected by federal funding freeze
February 28, 2025

Maine lawmaker wants state to help farmers affected by federal funding freeze

Maine farmers struggle with federal funding freeze and cuts
February 28, 2025

Maine farmers struggle with federal funding freeze and cuts

Maine has one of the highest percentages of early career farmers
November 29, 2024

Maine has one of the highest percentages of early career farmers

As Maine dairy farms close, this one’s getting bigger
November 4, 2024

As Maine dairy farms close, this one’s getting bigger

Solar and agriculture are at a crossroads in Maine
May 6, 2024

Solar and agriculture are at a crossroads in Maine

New mapping tool, grants may help Maine farms adapt to climate change
April 15, 2024

New mapping tool, grants may help Maine farms adapt to climate change

Maine farmland is shrinking, according to new Census data
March 22, 2024

Maine farmland is shrinking, according to new Census data

The farmhouse craze is making it harder for actual farmers to buy land
November 28, 2023

The farmhouse craze is making it harder for actual farmers to buy land

Maine nonprofit purchases PFAS-contaminated farm for research on chemicals in agriculture
October 10, 2023

Maine nonprofit purchases PFAS-contaminated farm for research on chemicals in agriculture

PFAS Shut Maine Farms Down. Now, Some Are Rebounding.
October 2, 2023

PFAS Shut Maine Farms Down. Now, Some Are Rebounding.

Lawmakers tour Maine before negotiating next federal farm bill
July 31, 2023

Lawmakers tour Maine before negotiating next federal farm bill

Why Are Small Family Farms Disappearing Across the United States?
July 19, 2023

Why Are Small Family Farms Disappearing Across the United States?

New law may give PFAS-contaminated farms an alternative income source through solar
June 27, 2023

New law may give PFAS-contaminated farms an alternative income source through solar

PFAS contamination on farms doesn’t have to be forever
June 11, 2023

PFAS contamination on farms doesn’t have to be forever

Midcoast Conservancy to protect key habitat, working land on Clarry Hill in Union and Waldoboro
May 17, 2023

Midcoast Conservancy to protect key habitat, working land on Clarry Hill in Union and Waldoboro

Maine farmers are getting more money to adapt to climate change
March 9, 2023

Maine farmers are getting more money to adapt to climate change

Blaisdell Brothers Family Farm: One of York’s last remaining farmlands protected forever
February 14, 2023

Blaisdell Brothers Family Farm: One of York’s last remaining farmlands protected forever

At least 1,000 sites in Maine will be tested for PFAS contamination, state says
January 21, 2023

At least 1,000 sites in Maine will be tested for PFAS contamination, state says

Springvale pick-your-own berry spot becomes ‘Forever Farm,’ securing family legacy
January 8, 2023

Springvale pick-your-own berry spot becomes ‘Forever Farm,’ securing family legacy

WoodHaus Farm Owners Purchase 50-Acre Hayfield for Conservation
January 14, 2022

WoodHaus Farm Owners Purchase 50-Acre Hayfield for Conservation

Aroostook farming leaders fear solar projects will steal prime potato land
January 7, 2022

Aroostook farming leaders fear solar projects will steal prime potato land

Beginning Farmers, Farmers of Color Outbid as Farmland Prices Soar
January 3, 2022

Beginning Farmers, Farmers of Color Outbid as Farmland Prices Soar

Farmers who struggled with drought and pandemic receive emergency grants
January 3, 2021

Farmers who struggled with drought and pandemic receive emergency grants

George Smith: Big challenges, bright future for Maine’s farms
August 9, 2017

George Smith: Big challenges, bright future for Maine’s farms

2025

February 28, 2025

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Elizabeth Walztoni

Maine farmers struggle with federal funding freeze and cuts

January 3, 2025

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Jim Leonard

Farmland Trust Taps Former Farmer as CEO

January 2, 2025

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Penobscot Bay Pilot

Maine Farmland Trust announces new President and CEO

2024

December 16, 2024

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Elizabeth Walztoni

They’ve farmed in Maine since the 1970s. It took years to find someone to continue their legacy.

December 16, 2024

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Marina Schauffler

‘Little pockets of this all over’

December 3, 2024

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Lori Valigra

Maine farmers hope research projects will save their contaminated fields

November 29, 2024

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Ari Snider

Maine has one of the highest percentages of early career farmers

November 4, 2024

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Elizabeth Waltztoni

As Maine dairy farms close, this one’s getting bigger

October 24, 2024

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Lori Valigra

Most Maine farms with forever chemicals are still in business

July 18, 2024

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Karin Shupe

Council Corner: A path to continued land conservation in Scarborough

July 18, 2024

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Pam Harnden

Farmington is part of grant program to become more farmer friendly

June 17, 2024

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Kirsten Lie-Nielsen

Why Maine is Taking the Feds to Court Over Sludge

June 5, 2024

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Annie Ropeik

As sprawl threatens farmland, proposed Maine rules single out just one competing land use: solar

June 9, 2024

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Elizabeth Walztoni

Mainers are finding ways to homestead without their own land

May 2, 2024

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CNN

‘They told us that this material would be safe.’ Toxic PFAS discovered on US farms

June 5, 2024

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NGX

150 acres of farmland, mile of Royal River shoreline in NG conserved; River Elf Trail to come

June 2, 2024

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Thacher Carter

Agriculture is a growing part of Maine’s economy despite fewer farms, farmland and farmers

May 28, 2024

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Pam Harnden

Maine Farmland Trust tells Farmington selectmen it is looking into grant

May 26, 2024

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Elizabeth Walztoni

More Maine farmers are working together to sell their products

May 6, 2024

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Elizabeth Walztoni

Solar and agriculture are at a crossroads in Maine

April 23, 2024

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Elizabeth Walztoni

These mapping tools are essential for homesteaders

April 17, 2024

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Mikayla Patel

Centuries-old Standish farm protected from development

April 15, 2024

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Laurie Schreiber

New mapping tool, grants may help Maine farms adapt to climate change

April 3, 2024

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Robert Lowell

Gorham sows action to save, support farmland

March 28, 2024

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Teresa Homsi

PFAS 'forever chemicals' could be contaminating millions of acres of farmland

March 22, 2024

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Nicole Ogrysko

Maine farmland is shrinking, according to new Census data

March 11, 2024

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Teresa Homsi

This farmer's livelihood was ruined by PFAS-contaminated fertilizer that few Midwest states test for

January 24, 2024

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Steve Collins

Maine eyes rule change to make it easier to grow food in urban areas

2023

December 4, 2023

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Penelope Overton

Climate change has brought more extreme rain, snow to Maine

November 28, 2023

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Nora Neus

The farmhouse craze is making it harder for actual farmers to buy land

November 13, 2023

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Abigail Curtis

Finding solutions to the impact of forever chemicals

November 13, 2023

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Vivien Leigh

Finding a new path for Maine farms devasted by PFAS contamination

October 25, 2023

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Kyle Davidson

Farmers and environmental health advocates call for state and national action on PFAS

October 24, 2023

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Grace Blanchard

Maine farmers address PFAS impacts at Michigan conference

October 19, 2023

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Vivien Leigh

Maine farm shut down due to PFAS contamination will have a new future in research

October 17, 2023

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Annmarie Hilton

Maine farmers want land protection, PFAS support in new farm bill

October 10, 2023

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Republican Journal

Maine Farmland Trust buys Songbird Farm for PFAS research

October 10, 2023

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Kevin Miller

Maine nonprofit purchases PFAS-contaminated farm for research on chemicals in agriculture

October 6, 2023

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Penelope Overton

Contaminated farm in Unity to become PFAS research site

October 7, 2023

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News Center Maine

New site to study PFAS contamination

October 6, 2023

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Lori Valigra

Devastated by PFAS, Unity farm is purchased for a new future in research

October 2, 2023

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Kirsten Lie-Nielsen

PFAS Shut Maine Farms Down. Now, Some Are Rebounding.

September 26, 2023

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Penobscot Bay Pilot

Conservation groups purchase 263-acre property at Clarry Hill

September 26, 2023

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Community News

Midcoast Conservancy, Maine Farmland Trust protect Clarry Hill blueberry lands

September 21, 2023

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Ryan Nebeker

PFAS disclosures from the Department of Defense cause fear and uncertainty for farmers

September 12, 2023

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Pat Rizzuto

US Food Faces PFAS Challenge as European Rules, Policies Expand

July 31, 2023

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Penelope Overton

Lawmakers tour Maine before negotiating next federal farm bill

July 28, 2023

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Kay Stephens

Union gets a repurposed building to host pop-up farmers’ markets and storage/utility space

July 24, 2023

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Matthew Jaroncyk

Farmers react to new solar energy project law

July 19, 2023

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Amy Fisher

Why Are Small Family Farms Disappearing Across the United States?

July 18, 2023

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Joanna O'Leary

Say Cheese

July 10, 2023

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Jade Christensen

PFAS left our headlines, but not our homes. Take steps today!

July 5, 2023

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BDN Community

The Ecology School announces 200-acre addition to regenerative agriculture learning campus along the Saco River

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Open house to allow farmers, community to check out new Midcoast Farmers Union site

June 27, 2023

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Nicole Ogrysko

New law may give PFAS-contaminated farms an alternative income source through solar

June 11, 2023

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Penelope Overton

A forever farm is no match for forever chemicals

June 11, 2023

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Amy Fisher

PFAS contamination on farms doesn’t have to be forever

June 20, 2023

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Michael Shepherd

Solar critics and Janet Mills have agreed on this Maine policy shift

June 9, 2023

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Katy Kelleher

10 best things to do in Maine

May 17, 2023

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Midcoast Conservancy to protect key habitat, working land on Clarry Hill in Union and Waldoboro

May 15, 2023

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Penelope Overton

Cost of helping farmers manage PFAS is rising, now at $81 million

April 27, 2023

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Community News

Midcoast Conservancy acquires Clarry Hill highlands for preservation

April 24, 2023

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Julia Bayly

An iconic Maine tradition is being pushed further out of reach

March 9, 2023

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Mehr Sher

Maine farmers are getting more money to adapt to climate change

February 14, 2023

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Portsmouth Herald

Blaisdell Brothers Family Farm: One of York’s last remaining farmlands protected forever

January 8, 2023

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Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Springvale pick-your-own berry spot becomes ‘Forever Farm,’ securing family legacy

January 21, 2023

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Maine Public

At least 1,000 sites in Maine will be tested for PFAS contamination, state says

January 1, 2023

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Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

New research lab could give Maine an edge in fight against PFAS contamination chemicals

2022

December 30, 2022

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Waldo County Village Soup

Maine Farmland Trust recognizes six farms for PFAS advocacy

December 28, 2022

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Portland Press Herald

Historic Walnut Crest Farm in Gorham preserves land for future

December 6, 2022

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Maine Public

The importance of soil in our lives and for the health of the planet

December 28, 2022

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Kennebec Journal / Morning Sentinel

Several central Maine farmers among those honored for speaking out against PFAS contamination

December 27, 2022

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PenBay Pilot

Maine Farmland Trust recognizes six farms with Paul Birdsall Awards for PFAS advocacy

December 26, 2022

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Morning Ag Clips

Pingree secures $5 million to aid PFAS-impacted farmers

December 18, 2022

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The Maine Monitor

The price of PFAS: ‘Forever chemicals’ generate boundless costs

November 30, 2022

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The Mitchell Institute

Mitchell Scholar Ellen Sabina Sows Support for Farmers Statewide

October 29, 2022

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Bangor Daily News

Experts answer questions from the public about PFAS in Maine

November 20, 2022

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Bangor Daily News

How can Maine address PFAS challenges? Researchers discuss what’s needed next

October 31, 2022

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Bangor Daily News

Maine farmer lost 8,000 pounds of carrots because of worker shortage

October 23, 2022

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The Maine Monitor

A Spreading Problem: How PFAS got into soils and food systems

October 3, 2022

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Waldo County Village Soup

Co-op owners give their dividend to PFAS Fund

October 18, 2022

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Bangor Daily News

BDN hosting 2 virtual events to cover the basics about PFAS and why they matter

September 28, 2022

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PenBay Pilot

Author of ‘Foodtopia’ to speak in Belfast

October 10, 2022

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Energy News Network

Maine farms could be ideal match for solar agrivoltaics

October 1, 2022

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The Maine Mag

Mainers of the Year 2022 (featuring Ellen Griswold)

September 11, 2022

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Portland Press Herald

‘Foodtopia’ and the fifth wave: Maine’s millennial farmers stand on the shoulders of their forebears

September 22, 2022

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Mainebiz

With Common Ground fair kicking off, food producers announce plans for PFAS relief fund

September 27, 2022

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Maine Beacon

PFAS experts announce farmer reparation fund, condemn chemical corporations

August 22, 2022

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PenBay Pilot

Wellness fund applications for Maine farmers being accepted

August 2, 2022

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PenBay Pilot

Community food processing hub to boost Midcoast food security, farm businesses

August 2, 2022

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Knox County Village Soup

Community Food Processing Hub Will Boost Midcoast Food Security and Farm Businesses

August 8, 2022

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Maine Public

How carbon sequestration in Maine can help slow climate change

June 30, 2022

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Kennebec Journal / Morning Sentinel

Grant program gives lifeline to central Maine farms struggling to cover rising costs

August 2, 2022

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Boston Globe

In Maine, a farmer and scientist collaborate, creating a plan that adapts to climate change

July 27, 2022

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The Town Line Newspaper

Maine Farmland Trust awards grants to local farms

July 4, 2022

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Wall Street Journal

Maine Farmers Dump Milk, Lose Crops as Forever Chemicals Taint Soil

June 28, 2022

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Portland Press Herald

Conservation project includes farm stand, restaurant in Cumberland

June 24, 2022

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Maine Homes by Down East

You and She Could Write an Ag Romance

June 20, 2022

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PenBay Pilot

Belmont farm among recipients of Farming for Wholesale grants

June 17, 2022

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Waldo County Village Soup

Belmont farm receives Business Expansion Grant from Maine Farmland Trust

June 17, 2022

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Bangor Daily News

Maine farmers heartbroken after EPA admits that almost no amount of PFAS is safe

June 4, 2022

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Lancaster Farming

Forever Chemicals Pose Long-Term Problem for Farmland

June 16, 2022

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Portland Press Herald

Maine Farmland Trust promotes Ellen Stern Griswold to VP, deputy director

June 7, 2022

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Down East Magazine

Maine Is Only Beginning to Grapple with the Toxic Legacy of “Forever Chemicals”

May 27, 2022

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News Center Maine

Promising research coming soon on crops soaking up PFAS from soil

May 16, 2022

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Mainebiz

The Lost Kitchen helps raise $950K to help Maine farms deal with forever chemicals

May 24, 2022

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Bloomberg Law

PFAS in Sewage Sludge, Industrial Wastewater Targeted for Rules

May 16, 2022

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Bangor Daily News

Wannabe Maine farm buyers are turning to a matchmaking service to find their dream land

May 12, 2022

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WGME 13

Maine farmland properties see low inventory, high demand

May 11, 2022

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Portland Press Herald

The Wrap: Maine brands win specialty food awards, Lost Kitchen helps raise $1 million for PFAS relief

May 7, 2022

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Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel

Maine farmers contending with contamination receive a lifeline

May 9, 2022

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Bangor Daily News

Lost Kitchen raised nearly $1 million for Maine farmers grappling with ‘forever chemicals’

May 10, 2022

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Maine Public

The Lost Kitchen’s Erin French helps raise nearly $1M for Maine farmers affected by PFAS

May 9, 2022

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Waldo County Village Soup

The Lost Kitchen raises nearly $1M for PFAS relief for Maine’s farmers

May 9, 2022

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Portland Press Herald

Farming organizations raise more than $1 million to assist farmers affected by PFAS contamination

April 14, 2022

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POLITICO

Forever chemicals' broad reach

May 3, 2022

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Knox County Village Soup

Farmers invited to discuss forming a collaborative/cooperative

April 26, 2022

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Bangor Daily News

It’s never been harder to buy a farm in Maine

April 18, 2022

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Down East Magazine

Maine’s Organic-Dairy Farmers Have a Market Again — For Now

March 14, 2022

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Marketplace

In Maine, some wonder if solar panels are covering too much farmland

April 4, 2022

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Bangor Daily News

Potatoes may be safer from PFAS than other crops

April 1, 2022

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Bangor Daily News

This famed Maine restaurant wants reservation hopefuls to donate to farmers coping with ‘forever chemicals’

March 13, 2022

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The Maine Monitor

‘Forever chemicals’ on farmland are a slow-motion disaster

March 28, 2022

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Modern Farmer

Maine Farmers Face a Crisis Over Forever Chemicals

February 12, 2022

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Bangor Daily News

Maine farmers could face financial ruin amid 'forever chemical' crisis

February 20, 2022

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Amjambo Africa

New Roots farmers purchase farmland

February 17, 2022

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Maine Public

A big Farmington solar array shows the potential for renewable energy on Maine farms

January 24, 2022

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Portland Press Herald

Bill looks to eliminate ‘loophole’ that allows spreading sewage sludge

January 29, 2022

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Bangor Daily News

No one knows how many 'forever chemicals' could be in Maine's organic foods

January 14, 2022

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The Lincoln County News

WoodHaus Farm Owners Purchase 50-Acre Hayfield for Conservation

January 7, 2022

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Bangor Daily News

Aroostook farming leaders fear solar projects will steal prime potato land

January 3, 2022

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Civil Eats

Beginning Farmers, Farmers of Color Outbid as Farmland Prices Soar

2021

January 3, 2021

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Bangor Daily News

Farmers who struggled with drought and pandemic receive emergency grants

2020

July 26, 2020

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Portland Press Herald

Hunting for corn fields and creameries

June 22, 2020

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Village Soup

Explore Maine farms in summer scavenger hunt

January 24, 2020

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Fiddlehead Focus

Farming workshop to focus on healthy soil practices

January 25, 2020

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The Lincoln County News

Maine Farmland Trust to Host Free Screening of ‘Farmsteaders’

November 2, 2020

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Village Soup

Farmland Access & Transfer Conference goes virtual

August 7, 2020

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Central Maine

200 Years of Farming: A Bicentennial Celebration

February 4, 2020

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The Free Press

Farm Tools Project at Farmland Trust Gallery

January 7, 2020

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Village Soup

MFT’s Fiore Art Center announces 2020 residencies, jury panel

July 19, 2020

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Central Maine

Joseph A. Fiore introduces artists in residence

November 23, 2020

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Village Soup

Maine Farmland Trust offers business programs for farmers

September 19, 2020

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Village Soup

Five farms receive grants from Maine Farmland Trust to reach new markets

March 5, 2020

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Bangor Daily News

How farmers can start an estate plan

August 15, 2020

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Down East Magazine

Maine farms make a stand

May 11, 2020

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Central Maine

Farms disrupted by coronavirus receive grants from MOFGA, Maine Farmland Trust

May 27, 2020

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Press Harold

Couple hopes to revive historic Standish orchard

September 11, 2020

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Portland Press Herald

Land trust announces Maxwell Farm conservation partnership

October 26, 2020

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Central Maine

120 year old Embden farm dubbed a forever farm purchased by new family

December 30, 2020

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MaineBiz

Maine farms awarded grants for business model supply chain adjustments

December 24, 2020

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Portland Press Herald

Iconic Cape Elizabeth Farm will remain a Forever Farm

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