Bumbleroot Organic Farm is a small MOFGA certified organic farm currently located in Buxton, Maine. The two couples behind the farm, Melissa + Ben and Jeff + Abby, grow vegetables, flowers, and herbs, and sell their produce at the Portland Farmers' Market, the…
Frith Farm is a diversified, certified organic farm on 14 acres in Scarborough, Maine. Daniel Mays grew up outside of Philadelphia, and while in graduate school for environmental engineering, realized that he wanted to be a farmer. He began his search…
We’re partnering with Ramblers Way Farm, a pioneering sustainable wool clothing company based in Maine, to support farmland protection. From April 22 (Earth Day!) to May 1, Ramblers Way Farm employees will contribute 5% of their paid work hours volunteering for…
Thursday, April 7 at the Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street, Bath Social Gathering at 5:30pm, Presentation at 6:15pm Join us to uncover the resurgence & economic importance of farming in our state, feature our collaboration with the Maine Farmland Trust to…
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 Augusta Civic Center Augusta, Maine Full agenda and registration available here. A Multi-Disciplinary Model: Maine Farmland Trust’s Comprehensive Approach to Food System Resiliency Panel Discussion Sara Trunzo, Facilitator, Veggies For All Director, Maine Farmland Trust Mike…
A conference exploring LAND AND THE FOOD SYSTEM: HOW LAND AFFECTS WHAT WE EAT, WHO WE ARE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT WE LIVE IN March 25–26, 2016 Wasserstein Hall, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts This year's Just Food? conference will examine…
A family finds a farm and a home on four hundred acres in Albion By Chelsea Holden Baker Photographs by Greta Rybus
We've reached a pivotal point in our Land for Maine's Future advocacy, and we need your help! The Land For Maine’s Future Coalition is organizing a veto override Day of Action in Augusta on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, to encourage…
In 1884, Alan White’s great-grandfather purchased a 200-acre farm on the Carrabassett River. From the beginning, the farm was a family affair. Six children (one of them Alan’s grandfather) were born and raised on the farm, and although they…
