Like the best farmers, Maine Farmland Trust is always experimenting, searching for new ways to spread our enthusiasm and hope for farming. We are very pleased to share our latest effort, Maine Farms, a farm-driven annual journal for our members.…
Now that Maine Fare is over, we can take some time to reflect on the event. With two full days of market bustle, back-to-back cooking demonstrations, classes, speakers, and tastings, we hoped there would something for everyone to experience and…
The Maple Meadow Farm Festival is this weekend, June 28 and 29 at Maple Meadow Farm in Mapleton Maine See the website for full details: www.maplemeadowfarms.com Beekeeping, Hops Growing, Horseshoeing, No Till Drill, Pickling Potatoes, Horse Dentistry, Hay Baling (with…
May 5, 2014 Land conservation can be a tricky business, and farmland protection follows suit. If each farm is unique, then you can imagine each conservation easement must also be unique, suited to the specific needs of the land and…
Mapping the Highlands Food System How do we increase agricultural opportunities? Nearly fifty local farmers, farm business owners, and farm service providers from the Maine Highlands gathered at the East Sangerville Grange to address this question and challenge. After…
Maine Farmland Trust plans to rehabilitate a vacant building in the town of Unity for the purpose of creating a food hub that will serve local farmers and consumers. As part of the building renovation, MFT is seeking grant and…
Food & Water Sometimes I’m amazed by what happens here in Maine. An event this past weekend made that point clearly—in two distinct ways. The event was the 27th Annual Camden Conference. The topic this year was “the global politics…
I FARM BECAUSE A Collection of Photographs and Writing at Maine Farmland Trust Gallery Farming is contagious – at least to Isabel Stearns, a young photographer from Simmons College in Boston. This past summer, she drove up to Maine…
By Abigail Curtis, BDN Staff Posted Feb. 23, 2014, at 2:42 p.m. BELFAST, Maine — Maine may be the oldest state, but it certainly attracts an outsized crop of young farmers, according to preliminary statistics released last week from the…
New USDA Data Shows Growth in Local Farming Farming in Maine continues to grow! In statistics released today by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the number of farms in Maine grew modestly in the five…