Helping Fulfill a Dream
This is a story from our Newsletter a year ago, with an update: It was not too many years ago that Rokes Egg Farm in Camden was a bustle of agricultural activity. And soon the property will be bustling again.…
Making New Connections
An intro to FarmLink from our Winter 2013 newsletter: Land access is a particular challenge for beginning farmers. MFT’s FarmLink program helps farmland seekers connect with farmland owners, in an effort to facilitate affordable land transfer. To date, FarmLink has…
A Link and Land Protection in Bowdoinham
A snippet of our recent work, from our Spring 2014 newsletter: David Asmussen of Blue Bell Farm is the latest young farmer “digging in” in Bowdoinham, a community that has become a hub for next generation farmers. He and his…
Farm Neighbors
We don’t always share values with our neighbors. But when we do, we form a bond that contributes to a larger intimation: community. For all of us, community stems from connection with people and place. For farmers in particular, community…