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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Maine Farms Scavenger Hunt
Explore Maine’s abundant local farm landscape with us this summer! Discover farms in your neck of the woods, or take a trip further afield in search of new-to-you farms, foods, and learning about Maine’s food system. Whichever way you choose…
Find out more »200 Years of Farming: A Bicentennial Celebration
To mark Maine’s Bicentennial year, this show focuses on some of the history, practices, triumphs, and challenges of farming in Maine over the last 200 years–from homesteading to dairy, potatoes, blueberries, the local food movement, and present day changes and challenges.…
Find out more »Virtual Open Studio (July)
Wednesday, July 29th 5-6PM RSVP for Zoom Info In lieu of our Open Studio Days at the Fiore Art Center, we will be virtually sharing what our summer residents are up to. For July, meet Katie Addada Shlon, the…
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200 Years of Farming: A Bicentennial Celebration Artist Talks
Virtual Artist Talks Friday, August 21, @5-6pm RSVP Meet the artists of MFT's Bicentennial show. To mark Maine’s Bicentennial year, this show focuses on some of the history, practices, triumphs, and challenges of farming in Maine over the last 200…
Find out more »Virtual Open Studio (August)
Tuesday, August 25th 6-7PM RSVP for Zoom Info In lieu of our Open Studio Days at the Fiore Art Center, we will be virtually sharing what our summer residents are up to. For August, meet visual arts resident James…
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BIKE Maine farms
Explore rural Maine by bike this fall with self-guided bike routes around Brooks, Whitefield, and Caribou! While we couldn’t host any farm-to-farm group rides this year, we’re excited to partner with the Bicycle Coalition of Maine to share a few self-guided bike…
Find out more »“Growing Solutions” outdoor screening + panel
Growing Solutions screening screening: Wednesday, September 23rd @6PM (Maine Beer Co.) Join MFT and Wolfe's Neck Center for an outdoor screening of the film, Growing Solutions: Soil, Water, Farmers, Seeds, Roots, produced by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable…
Find out more »Growing solutions online screening + virtual panel
Growing Solutions screening Discussion: Thursday, September 24th @1PM Join MFT and Wolfe’s Neck Center for an online screening of the film, Growing Solutions: Soil, Water, Farmers, Seeds, Roots, produced by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. The film is part…
Find out more »Virtual Open Studio (September)
Wednesday, September 30th 6-7PM RSVP for Zoom Info In lieu of our Open Studio Days at the Fiore Art Center, we will be virtually sharing what our summer residents are up to. Margot Kelley is our Fiore Art Center…
Find out more »November 2020
6th Annual Farmland Access & Transfer Conference
6th Annual Farmland Access & Transfer Conference Monday, November 16th- Wednesday, November 18th from 1-5PM Virtual Conference REGISTER HERE As the largest conference in New England that focuses solely on the issues of farmland access, tenure and transfer, this…
Find out more »Artist Talks: “A Reflection on Water”
Friday November 20th 5-6 pm RSVP Join us for a virtual reception for the MFT Gallery's current show: A Reflection on Water. Talks by artists including Krisanne Baker, a multimedia ecological artist whose work focuses on water quality, and Carol…
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