EAST BETHEL. One of Bethel’s oldest farms will remain a farm far into the future. On Friday, January 22, Robert W. “Sonny” and Betty Ann Hastings donated a conservation easement on 173 acres of their farm property. The Hastings worked…
Lewiston. Four New American farmers have found a home at a 30-acre farm in Lewiston, thanks to help from Maine Farmland Trust. New Roots Cooperative Farm is a new enterprise founded by four graduates of Cultivating Community’s New American Sustainable…
Some good news this week! Governor LePage announced that he will release $5 million of the voter-approved bond funds for the Land for Maine's Future program. This effective program helps protect working farmland, waterfront, forests, wildlife habitat, and other land…
We've reached a pivotal point in our Land for Maine's Future advocacy, and we need your help! The Land For Maine’s Future Coalition is organizing a veto override Day of Action in Augusta on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, to encourage…
In 1884, Alan White’s great-grandfather purchased a 200-acre farm on the Carrabassett River. From the beginning, the farm was a family affair. Six children (one of them Alan’s grandfather) were born and raised on the farm, and although they…
Songbird Farm, Unity Adam Nordell and Johanna Davis are typical of many young farmers in Maine: hardworking, smart, and committed to producing good food in a sustainable way. Both Adam and Johanna had worked on various farms before finding each…
The Milkhouse, South Monmouth While farming in Maine is growing, the dairy industry is in decline. Caitlin Frame, Andy Smith and their son Linus are among the few young dairy farming families that are working against that trend, employing new…
Georges River Land Trust and Maine Farmland Trust would like to invite you to a discussion about opportunities currently available for farmland owners in the Union area who are interested in protecting their land from development. This meeting will occur…
Maine Farmland Trust Newsletter Fall 2015 In This Issue: New American farmers look for land Disaster Relief Fund USDA FINI grant award New program has protected X more farms Call for Photos & Gallery News Feeding Maine Exhibit VFA lands…
For Dina Lee-Ford, farming has been a dream career. Second career, that is. Prior to acquiring the Alvin Cross Farm in Troy, which she and her partner Stephen Fleck have renamed as “Bit by Bit Farm,” she served in the…