This year, we are celebrating 20 years of growing the future of farming and reflecting on all the good work we've accomplished over the last two decades. We simply could not do this work without our many members! Throughout 2019…
MFT has been protecting farmland for 20 years. Protecting farmland is the only way we will ensure that we have enough land to grow our food in the future. Agricultural easements protect the land from non-farm development and often allow…
This spring, MFT awarded its seventh implementation grant to help Emery Farm scale up their business. The farm participated in the 201 track of MFT’s Farming for Wholesale program and spent two years working with business advisors to research and define their…
MFT’s Joseph A. Fiore Art Center is anticipating its fourth year of summer residencies at Rolling Acres Farm in Jefferson. This year, the Art Center will welcome visual, literary, performing, and for the first time, academic writing residents. A resident…
Nutrition incentive programs in Maine like MFT’s Farm Fresh Rewards and Maine Federation of Farmers’ Market’s Maine Harvest Bucks are a win for both low-income shoppers and farmers. LD 920 would provide state funding for these programs to avoid funding gaps, leverage more federal dollars, and…
Maine’s agricultural sector – with its more than 8,000 farms and approximately 1.5 million acres of farmland – is already a key component of the state’s economy and working landscape. Its impact is clear: nearly $3.8 billion in statewide sales,…
Blue Hill Peninsula Community Food Grant Application Form_2018
On January 21-24, Amanda Beal, President and CEO of MFT, and Ellen Griswold, MFT’s Policy and Research Director, attended the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)’s winter meeting in Washington, D.C. NSAC is an alliance of grassroots organizations that advocates for…
Farmland, farmers, and farming. Each can be viewed from many angles—and each perspective reveals its own value. Art helps us see that value. It helps us both see the parts and see the whole. – John Piotti, President of Maine Farmland…
