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…
Find out more »20th Anniversary Retrospective Exhibit
For over 10 years, MFT has worked with photographers, filmmakers and artists across the state to tell eye-opening stories about farming and conservation in Maine. For MFT’s 20th anniversary, a retrospective exhibit was curated, showcasing a small selection of works…
Find out more »August 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 »September 2019
Forever Farm Party at Bo Lait Farm
Saturday, September 14th 12-3 PM Come out to celebrate farmland protection at work at Bò Lait Farm in Washington! First-generation farmers Conor and Alexis worked with MFT in 2015 to protect their dairy farm with an agricultural conservation easement,…
Find out more »Growing the future for farming in Maine
Come learn how the local food and farming landscape has evolved in Maine, the issues that farms face today, what the future might hold, and how you can help with MFT President & CEO: Bill Toomey and The Bath…
Find out more »September 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…
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