Maine Farmland Trust Newsletter Spring 2016 In This Issue: Partners protecting farmland in Bowdoinham OPAV: "New" tool ensures farmland stays in farming Maine Harvest Bucks hits retail On the Ground: recent farmland protection projects A FarmLink in Gouldsboro Introducing the…
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…
Adam Nordell and Johanna Davis are the farmers and owners of Songbird Farm in Unity. Both Adam and Johanna worked on several farms before leasing ten acres of farmland in Starks in 2011. They farmed there for several years, always keeping an eye out for…
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…
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MFT will be at the 75th Annual Ag Trades Show at the Augusta Civic Center, Jan. 12-14. In addition to an info booth, MFT staff will be presenting on various topics throughout the event with the Beginning Farmer Resource Network. Check…
Songbird Farm, Unity Adam Nordell and Johanna Davis are typical of many young farmers in Maine: hardworking, smart, and committed to producing good food in a sustainable way. Both Adam and Johanna had worked on various farms before finding each…
The Milkhouse, South Monmouth While farming in Maine is growing, the dairy industry is in decline. Caitlin Frame, Andy Smith and their son Linus are among the few young dairy farming families that are working against that trend, employing new…
Are you curious about what it might be like to farm in Washington County – the first place in the United States to see the sunrise each day? Or are you a farmland owner that would welcome the opportunity to…
Maine Farmland Trust Newsletter Spring 2015 In this Issue: Spear Farm protected in Camden/Rockport Partnership with Great Works Regional Land Trust USDA FINI Grant Award New program has protected 10 more farms Policy and Research Fellow Source Award Paint the…