Some good news this week! Governor LePage announced that he will release $5 million of the voter-approved bond funds for the Land for Maine's Future program. This effective program helps protect working farmland, waterfront, forests, wildlife habitat, and other land…
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…
Originally published in the Republican Journal. Photo by Greta Rybus. By John Piotti The storm hit at 6 p.m. July 28. Torrential rain. Plum-sized hail. Wind gusts of 70 mph pummeling everything from all directions. “It looked like a thunderstorm,…
Post Updated 7/7/15 Although we won victory in the legislature the first time around, it’s not over yet. LD 1378, “An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Issuance of Bonds and To Effectuate the Issuance of Bonds To Support…
Policy is not often at the forefront of what we do here at Maine Farmland Trust. Both state and federal government can, however, have a large impact on on-ground realities for both Maine farmers and their supporters, and we make…
The 1790 Weston Homestead, for sale after continuous ownership by one family, is also the focus of a conservation effort. By Rachel Ohm at Central Maine News Photo by Michael Seamans at Central Maine News MADISON — The Weston family…
Three MFT land protection projects were recently granted funds from Land for Maine's Future, a state land conservation program funded through voter-approved bonds. This funding will help conserve 282 acres of very productive farmland. We are especially pleased that these…
By David Harry May 02, 2012 12:00 am FREEPORT — Ralph and Lisa Turner have owned Laughing Stock Farm on Wardtown Road since 1984, and have sold their produce commercially since 1998. Less than half a mile away, husband and…