February 2020
Healthy Soils, Healthy Farms
Join MFT, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, University of Maine Presque Isle, Southern Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District, Central Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District, and fellow farmers for a day of learning about how healthy soils practices can…
Find out more »March 2020
March Book Club at Rolling Acres Farm
Part of MFT's book club series, dig deeper into our food and farm systems with MFT staff and fellow members! You can join the discussion in person at MFT’s Fiore Art Center in Jefferson on March 12, or tune in…
Find out more »POSTPONED: “Farmsteaders” screening with CCLT
*This event has been postponed. Please stay tuned for more details.* Friday, March 20 6 PM snacks & drinks 6:30 PM film & discussion with local farmers Free & open to all! Join Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust and…
Find out more »March Book Club: Online Lunch & Learn
Part of MFT's book club series, dig deeper into our food and farm systems with MFT staff and fellow members! You can join the discussion in person at MFT’s Fiore Art Center in Jefferson on March 12, or tune in…
Find out more »CANCELLED: Growing Local with Colby Museum of Art
*This event has been cancelled. Please stay tuned for any details about rescheduling* Join MFT and Colby College Museum of Art for a screening of Growing Local at Railroad Square Cinema. Olivia Fountain, Anne Lunder Leland Curatorial Fellow at the…
Find out more »April 2020
Community (virtual) Happy Hour
Thursday, April 9 4:30-5:30pm Join MFT staff for a virtual happy hour and community check-in. We'll be sharing updates and resources on how best to support Maine farms, and connecting together as a community to navigate these challenging and rapidly changing times.…
Find out more »2019 Virtual Fiore Residents Exhibit
A sampling of work by the residents from MFT’s Joseph A. Fiore Art Center, created during their 2019 summer residency: Mildred Bachrach, Sonja Birthisel, Tracey Cockrell, Genevieve Cohn, Eleanor Conover, Laurie McDonnell, Michelle Menting, Tessa O’Brien, j.e. paterak, and Sara…
Find out more »Growing Local: Film + Virtual Discussion
Join some of the Maine farmer film stars, MFT, and Colby Museum of Art to watch & discuss the themes in the 2014 documentary, Growing Local, as well as talk about the challenges farmers are facing amid the current crisis.…
Find out more »May 2020
MFT Book Club: Online Lunch & Learn
Part of MFT's book club series, dig deeper into our food and farm systems with MFT staff and fellow members! April's Book: Farming While Black, Leah Penniman About the book: From Chelsea Green Publishing: "In 1920, 14 percent of all…
Find out more »Virtual Artist Talks: 2019 Fiore Residents Exhibit
Tune in to learn more about the 2019 residents at MFT’s Rolling Acres Farm and the work they created during their summer residency. Across disciplines, all the work related to agriculture, environment and rural Maine. Meet the six visual artists…
Find out more »Field to Glass Trivia
Field to Glass Trivia - Jeopardy style Please RSVP Grab a happy hour beverage and join MFT and Maine Beer Company for a rousing round of Maine farm and beer trivia--Jeopardy style! The night’s winner will get $20 gift card…
Find out more »June 2020
Online Lunch & Learn: Article Club
Please RSVP Grab your lunch and log in to discuss this timely article about the vulnerabilities of our consolidated meat supply chain and how independent processors and small producers could be better positioned to fill the gaps. Read this article:…
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