Amanda Beal, MFT’s President and CEO, was recently nominated for the position of Maine’s Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and has accepted the governor’s nomination. MFT staff and board are sad to see Amanda leave, but we know her…
Original story in: Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, Winter 2016-2017 Newsletter In 2011, Amanda Beal and several others, including Russell Libby (then MOFGA's executive director), began to explore deeply the capacity for New England to produce much more of…
Farmers, fishermen, harvesters and consumers– join us at Healthy Acadia’s second Washington County Food Summit organized by the Washington County Community Food Council. This is an opportunity for producers/harvesters/gatherers of food to come together in order to network, address infrastructure…
Maine Farmland Trust Newsletter Spring 2015 In this Issue: Spear Farm protected in Camden/Rockport Partnership with Great Works Regional Land Trust USDA FINI Grant Award New program has protected 10 more farms Policy and Research Fellow Source Award Paint the…