This summer, it’s more important than ever for families and kids to get outside. Farms are the perfect place for kids to explore, continue learning throughout the summer, and build a connection with nature and the place that they live.…
Lyndsey Marston is the Director of MFT's Stewardship Program, and monitors MFT's farm easements in Hancock and Washington counties.
Explore Maine’s abundant local farm landscape with us this summer in the second Explore Maine Farms Scavenger Hunt! Discover farms in your neck of the woods, or take a trip further afield in search of new-to-you farms, foods, and to…
LD 691 Supports Farms and Addresses Food Insecurity Representative Bill Pluecker’s bill, LD 691 – An Act to Support Farms and Address Food Insecurity, would establish a fund within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry to provide low-income shoppers…
MFT's Policy and Research Team continue to work tirelessly in support of important advocacy efforts, and have made important progress in April 2021. Federal Advocacy on Agriculture and Climate Change On Earth Day, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree reintroduced the Agriculture Resilience…
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…
For over 30 years, Phil Norris and Deborah Wiggs have grown food and flowers on their 15-acre Clayfield Farm in East Blue Hill. Starting this December, they began the process of transferring the farm on to the next generation, but…
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…
On March 11th, Congress passed and the President signed the American Rescue Plan, which provides $1.9 trillion to help Americans recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The plan includes resources for vaccination efforts and public health; extensions of unemployment insurance; $1,400…