Staff Spotlight: Nina Young
Nina Young, Designated Broker for Maine Farms Realty and Lands Projects Prospecting Manager // Belfast, Maine
Historic 100-acre farm protected for future generations
The Waterhouse Farm has been in the same family since before the town of Scarborough incorporated in 1658. Now, thanks to a partnership between Maine Farmland Trust and Scarborough Land Trust, the 100-acre working farm will remain intact, and in…
Staff Spotlight: Charlie Baldwin
Charlie Baldwin, Farmland Protection Project Manager for Southern Maine
Staff Spotlight: Erica Buswell
Erica Buswell, Land Protection Manager and Farmland Access Program Manager
Young Dairy Farmers: Bo Lait
This is another story in our series about young dairy farmers in Maine. In many ways, dairy farms are the cornerstone of Maine’s farming community. Dairy farmers steward large tracts of farmland for feed and forage, while supporting the feed stores,…
Land in Transition: Curran Farm
Our Land in Transition series shines a light on the hundreds of thousands of acres of Maine farmland that will be changing hands within the next decade. The future of farming in Maine depends on what happens to that land. We often share stories…
Meet Your Farmers: Harvest Tide Organics
Bethany Allen and Eric Ferguson own and operate Harvest Tide Organics in the vibrant farming community of Bowdoinham. Bethany and Eric met while working on neighboring farms, and within a few years started looking for a farm to call their own. After looking at properties all over the state, the perfect property went up for sale in Bowdoinham, just down the road from where they worked. It was a piece of land they drove by everyday, and often admired.
Staff Spotlight: Adam Bishop
Adam Bishop, Farmland Protection Manager and Southern Maine Program Manager
Adam works in Maine Farmland Trust’s Belfast office primarily, and lives in Camden with his two kids. He loves any sort of outdoor adventure but spends most of his free time lately swimming, biking and running as he gets ready to compete in his first Ironman triathlon this summer. He also mans the grill exceptionally well at Forever Farm parties around the state!
