Come Snowshoeing with the Midcoast Conservancy and Maine Farmland Trust! On Sunday, March 5th from 10am-noon, we’ll be exploring Rolling Acres, a 130-acre protected property on Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson. Following the snowshoe, we’ll convene in the farmhouse and discuss…
On February 24th, in a simultaneous transaction, Linda and Jerry Covell signed a conservation easement to permanently protect their 70.5 acre farm, and sold the property to young farmers Jeff Benton and Erin Ehlers. The Covells have thought about protecting…
Are you a Farmer in Southern Maine? If you are curious about the farmland property tax program, protecting your farmland with a conservation easement, or in need of a specific agricultural or business service, this information session is for you!…
CANCELLED DUE TO SNOWSTORM (RESCHEDULING TBA) The Gibbs Library and Maine Farmland Trust will present the film “Growing Local” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in the Bryant Room of the library at 40 Old Union Road, Washington. Prior…
Farming For Wholesale Workshop Are you an experienced farmer who wants make more money wholesaling your products? The Business of Farming for Wholesale could help you get there! This one-day workshop, based on Maine Farmland Trust’s Farming for Wholesale program, will examine wholesale from many…
Blue Hill Peninsula residents are encouraged to apply for a community food grant program. Maine Farmland Trust is now accepting proposals for projects or programs intended to increase food sustainability and improve the health and well-being of Blue Hill Peninsula…
Conservation Easements as a Tool to Help Fund Farm Purchase or Development This session will outline the basics of what a conservation easement is, and how sale of a conservation easement can help farmers access funding to help with acquiring…
This is another story in our series about young dairy farmers in Maine. In many ways, dairy farms are the cornerstone of Maine’s farming community. Dairy farmers steward large tracts of farmland for feed and forage, while supporting the feed stores,…
The Maine Farmland Trust estimates as much as 400,000 acres of farmland will change hands over the next 10 years.
