March 2019
Fiore Art Center Residents, 2018
Our next exhibit will feature the work of the nine residents from the Joseph A. Fiore Art Center at Rolling Acres Farm, created during their 2018 summer residency: Rachel Alexandrou (resident gardener), Carol L. Douglas (plein-air painter), Michel Droge (abstract painter), Heather Lyon (performance artist), Stephanie Mercedes (activist artist), Maxwell Nolin (portrait painter), Jodi Paloni (writer), Clif Travers (mixed media), Thu Kim Vu (ink drawings, light sculptures). Paintings by Joseph A. Fiore on 2nd floor. The exhibit runs from…
Find out more »June 2019
Artist in Residence: The First Three Years
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE: THE FIRST THREE YEARS is an exhibition of current artwork by artists, writers, and gardeners who took part in the residency program during the first three years of the Joseph A. Fiore Art Center at Rolling Acres Farm. The exhibit acknowledges achievements at Rolling Acres and examines the impact of art-making in this idyllic rural setting on subsequent work. The exhibit runs from June 1- September 29 in the Gallery at Rolling Acres. Reception Saturday, June 29,…
Find out more »Listening Tour
We’re hitting the road to visit Maine farms! There’s no better way to celebrate our 20th Anniversary than with an epic road trip and listening tour that will bring us straight to the fields and barns of the farmers we serve. During this anniversary year, our staff and board are working on strategic planning and setting a course for the coming years. The listening tour will help us to dig into what is happening on the ground in Maine’s farming…
Find out more »Root Down Farm Viability Party
Celebrate farm viability! Come learn how MFTt’s Farm Viability program helps farms thrive, and hear what the farmers at Ripley Farm are doing to grow their farm business. Snacks by Spruce Mill Farm & Kitchen. Cash bar with beer from Bissell Brothers and wine from Oyster River Winegrowers. Free & open to all! No dogs, please. Ripley Farm recently completed MFT's Farming for Wholesale program, which helps farmers participate in, or scale up for, wholesale markets through ongoing farm business…
Find out more »July 2019
Forever Farm Party with Santy Dairy
Thursday, July 11th @5-8PM 41 Grassland Ln, Skowhegan Come out to celebrate farmland protection with Santy Dairy in Skowhegan! This event is free and open to all ages! Stay tuned for more information!
Find out more »September 2019
Forever Farm Party at Bo Lait Farm
Saturday, September 14th @NOON-3PM Come out to celebrate farmland protection at Bo Lait Farm in Washington! Bo Lait Farm is an organic dairy that was protected by MFT in April of 2015. Farmers, Conor and Alexis, are first-generation dairy farmers who sell their certified organic fluid milk to Organic Valley, a cooperative based in Wisconsin. Read more about their story here. This event is free and open to all ages! Stay tuned for more information!
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