May 2019
Membership Renewal Month Meet-Ups!
For member renewal month, we are offering a handful of fun member meet-ups! Make sure to join us at the one closet to you! Friday, April 12th @11:30am-1pm: Natural Climate Solutions Lunch + Learn @ Forage Market, Portland Grab lunch…
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…
Find out more »Summer Stable Show 2019
“Boat in Moonlight”, Christina Thwaites, oil on canvas, 40” x 56” Please join us for MFT Gallery’s 2019 Summer Stable Show. This exhibit is a favorite with returning art-lovers and summer visitors alike. This is the gallery’s largest, most vibrant…
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…
Find out more »Root Down Farm Viability Party
Celebrate farm viability! Come learn how MFT’s Farm Viability program helps farms thrive, and hear what the farmers at Ripley Farm are doing to grow their farm business. Take a guided tour of their vegetable fields and learn about their…
Find out more »July 2019
Forever Farm Party with Santy Dairy
Thursday, July 11th @5-8PM 41 Grassland Ln, Skowhegan Let's celebrate farmland protection in Skowhegan! Over the past two decades, MFT has worked with farmland owners in Skowhegan to protect six farms and 1,253 acres! Farmer Brad Santy worked…
Find out more »BIKE maine farms
Join MFT & the Merrymeeting Trailblazers for a farm-to-farm bike ride around Bowdoinham Sunday, July 28th! The ride will include three led bike ride options for a range of abilities and interests. All three led rides will leave from Mailly…
Find out more »July Open Studio Day
The Fiore Art Center opens its doors to the public with festive, family-friendly open studio days the last Sunday of July, August, and September. Artists-in-residence welcome visitors into their studios to see what they have been working on during their…
Find out more »August 2019
Info Session + Community Discussion at Stockton Springs Community Library
Join us for a presentation and short film screening at the Stockton Springs Community Library! Attendees will learn more about MFT, the current land and farming trends being seen throughout the state, and why supporting local farmers and growers is…
Find out more »A Summer Night at Rolling Acres Farm
Join MFT for an elegant farm to table dinner with Kerry Altiero & Café Miranda, with artful pop-ups, a celebratory unveiling of the new Fiore Art Wing, and news of exciting plans as we celebrate our 20th anniversary! Only a…
Find out more »Yoga (+beer!) in the Hopyard
Thursday, August 15th Alna Hopyard, Alna Join us for yoga & beer at Alna Hopyard, a Forever Farm, protected by MFT in 2017! The all-levels sunset yoga class will end with Oxbow's FARMLAND beer, a beer made in…
Find out more »Wild & Scenic Film Festival
The nationally acclaimed Wild and Scenic Film Festival is coming to Ellsworth for an open-air event on August 17th at Knowlton Park off State Street in Ellsworth. The festival is hosted by several area land trusts and environmental organizations, including…
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