A very special new year: 2019 is our 20th!
2019 marks Maine Farmland Trust's 20th Anniversary! 20 years of growing the future for farming.
Listen to some stories from the field
No matter how many seasons they have been with their soil, farmers develop a strong connection with their land. For each farmer, this relationship is unique and therefore, manifests differently into the food we eat and the communities we live…
Farm to Glass for Portland Beer Week
Join Oxbow for a night to celebrate & educate about Maine's interconnected beer & farming industries. Get a taste of what it takes to make Maine-grown ingredients in Maine-made beer. We will have tasting flights of 5 all-Maine ingredient beers.…
Hear the Stories from Maine Fare: Finale Feast & Storytelling
Maine Fare is a month-long series of hands-on field trips and workshops throughout the month of June, that culminated into a unique finale feast on June 30th. This year MFT held Maine Fare in the western foothills region; all events…
In the Interval Between Snowflakes on view at MFT Gallery
Belfast. In a state like Maine, sometimes the greatest fruits of our labor grow through friendship. The multi-media exhibit “In the INTERVAL between snowflakes,” on view at Maine Farmland Trust Gallery from November 20 through January 5, is a case…
3rd Annual Farmland Access Conference
In the next decade, more than 400,000 acres of Maine farmland will transition in ownership. What will happen to that land? Farmers, landowners, and farm advocates are invited to the third annual Farmland Access Conference on December 4, 2017 at…
2nd Annual Agrarian Acts concert brings The Mallett Brothers Band to a farm “up north”
What do farming and music have in common? Quite a lot, according to Maine Farmland Trust. The statewide nonprofit is known for using creative and artistic means to communicate the importance of farmland and farming, and on August 25th they’ll…
Land and Sea: MFT Gallery’s 2017 Summer Stable Show
Belfast. Take farmland, and just add water. All gallery curator Anna Witholt Abaldo knew was that Maine Farmland Trust’s new CEO would be writing a feature article for the 2017 edition of the Trust’s coveted journal, titled Land and Sea,…
CONVERSATIONS: STUDIO & TABLE
Works by guest artists at the July-August, 2016 Joseph A. Fiore Art Center Artist Residency Program, Studio & Dinner discussions. Artists: Richard Abbott, Sam Cady, Kimberly Callas, Lois Dodd, Nancy Glassman, Cynthia Hyde, Frances Hynes, Jim Kinnealey, Dennis Pinette, Carol…
September Open Studio Day at Rolling Acres Farm
Join Maine Farmland Trust on Saturday, September 30th from 11am-3pm, at our Joseph A. Fiore Art Center at Rolling Acres Farm for a family-friendly Open Studio Day. Come meet and view the work of September's artists Anne Alexander, a sculptor…