Growing Together
Save the date for Growing Together: our 2019 annual meeting & a celebration of our 20th anniversary! Thursday, October 3rd Broadturn Farm, Scarborough Stay tuned for details!
Results of 2017 Ag Census Concerning for Maine Farms and Farmland
Last week, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the USDA released the 2017 Census of Agriculture. The Census is conducted every five years, and provides national, state, and county-level agricultural data that informs many federal farm programs, policies, and…
2018 Annual Meeting
A lunch & learn meeting to hear more about the key role dairy farms play in Maine’s agricultural landscape. See the premiere of MFT’s new short video about a multi-generational dairy farm in Skowhegan, and hear from a panel of…
VOTE for farms and food
Next Tuesday, November 6 is election day! Get out and vote for candidates that support Maine farms and food. Elected officials at all levels have a significant impact on agriculture in our state. Here are a few links to help…
Confronting the challenges of land access, farm transfer, and next generation farmers at the Farmland Access & Transfer Conference
MFT and Land For Good will host the fourth annual Farmland Access & Transfer Conference on December 3, 2018 at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta ME. At the day-long conference, farmers will learn strategies for tackling succession planning and…
PITCH IN to join the MFT community
We say it all the time: Our members make our work possible. MFT members are people who recognize the importance of protecting farmland and helping farmers thrive. They care about the resiliency of Maine’s rural economy, and the sustainability of…
New Member Month!
July is new member month! This year we hope to welcome 100 new members during the month of July. But since July is a busy month for all of us, we’re doing things a little differently this year, and will…
Growing Local Screening at the Springvale Library
Join MFT and Springvale Library for a screening of Growing Local, a film that explores three poignant stories that help us understand the interconnected fates of Maine's small farms, consumers and the local food movement. Question and answer session will be held…
Maine Fare: Farmstead Cheesemaking
Gloria Varney at Nezinscot Farm will host a hands-on class that allows students the opportunity to gain skills and understanding of both soft and semi-hard cheeses. We'll finish the process of making a dry-curd cottage cheese, a versatile cheese that…
Maine Fare: Indigenous Foodways
Karyn Marden (Abenaki descent), Ann Pollard-Ranco (Penobscot and Abenaki) and Alivia Moore (Penobscot) of Gedakina will give an overview of the history of indigenous food systems in Western Maine. The presentation will cover indigenous food system recovery work happening in…