Join us at Space Gallery, Portland on Monday, May 22nd at 7:00 pm, (doors at 6:30) for Forgotten Farms, a new film about the important role dairy farms play in New England’s farming landscape. Dairy farmers remain the backbone of the…
Join us for a special tasting & discussion with Tod Mott, owner/brewer of Tributary Brewing Company ; Luci Benedict, Associate Professor of Chemistry at USM; Ryan Houghton, owner/farmer at The Hop Yard ; and Chris Cabot of Maine Farmland Trust. For…
University of Maine, Hutchinson Center, Belfast, ME, Register now Course is eligible for 3 hours continuing educations credits from Maine Real Estate Commission Training course for realtors and real estate professionals who work with farms with commercial agricultural potential. Learn how commercial farm…
Join Spice & Grain Natural Market, Fly Away Farm, MFT and others for a screening of Growing Local at Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell. MFT Lands staff member Chris Franklin will lead a Q+A discussion after the film. Light refreshments…
You are invited to a Q&A for Landowners interested in Farmland Protection and Conservation Easements. In this question and answer session, learn the basics of what a conservation easement is and how sale of a conservation easement can help farmers…
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…
Unity Barn Raisers and Veggies For All present Empty Bowls 2017, a benefit for the Volunteer Regional Food Pantry and the Western Waldo County Gleaning Initiative. Due to inclement weather the date has been changed from Tuesday, March 14, to…
Photo Exhibit and Community Conversation FEEDING MAINE is a traveling photo exhibit documenting some of the many people working for change in our communities across the state, with the hope that these efforts will continue to grow into a resilient…
Amanda Beal, Visions for the Future of Maine and New England Amanda Beal is President and CEO of Maine Farmland Trust, a member-powered organization that protects farmland, supports farmers, and advances the future of farmland. She co-authored "A New England…
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…