After Danone/Horizon Organic’s recent decision to end contracts with 89 farms across the Northeast, including 14 farms in Maine, many Mainers are asking themselves how they can better support Maine dairy farmers. While organizations like MFT, the Maine Department of…
Dairy farms play a keystone role in Maine’s agricultural economy and Danone/Horizon Organic’s recent decision to end contracts with 89 farms across the Northeast, including 14 farms in Maine, leaves these farm families, the land they steward, and the future…
Belfast, ME - Today, Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) announced the award of 20 grants totalling $50,000 to projects increasing food sustainability and community health on the Blue Hill Peninsula. Many of this year’s grants will fund projects that support food…
Maine Farmland Trust, Wolfe’s Neck Center Launch Maine Soil Health Network Healthy soil, and the farmers that steward it, are key to mitigating climate change On May 4, Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) and Wolfe’s Neck Center (WNC) in Freeport launched…
Grant Cohort Includes Farms from Bowdoinham, Monmouth, Whitefield, Freedom On April 26, Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) announced the award of matching grants totaling $200,000 to four farms across the state upon completion of MFT’s Farming for Wholesale program. The farms…
A Q&A with Farm Business Planning Co-Manager Alex Fouliard Alex Fouliard is MFT’s Farm Business Planning Co-Manager. Since 2016, she’s worked with farmers to build tailored business plans through programs like the Business of Farming workshops. Every year, Maine Farmland…
MFT is pleased to announce the launch of FarmCalc, a cloud-database program that helps farmers make financially informed decisions about their farm business. This program was developed by MFT, Jed Beach of FarmSmart Maine and Lori Bailey of ReNew Development.…
MFT and Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association distribute a total of $47,960 to farms in a second round of grants.
In 2021, MFT is offering two business planning programs for farmers: The Business of Farming and Farming for Wholesale. The organization has offered business planning training programs to farmers since 2016 in order to enhance farmers’ abilities to make informed …
MFT has awarded grants to five farms, totaling $238,103, to grow their businesses. The farms participated in MFT’s Farming for Wholesale program and worked with business advisors to research and define business plans focused on scaling up for wholesale markets.…