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:…
Find out more »July 2020
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 »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…
Find out more »August 2020
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…
Find out more »September 2020
“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…
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