2025 Maine Agricultural Mediation Program Calendar
Call for Artists – 2026 Calendar and Notecards
The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP) invites Maine-based artists to submit works for next year’s annual calendar and notecards (new this year!) on or before May 20, 2025 (submissions received after this annual deadline date will be considered for next year’s projects on a rollings basis). Mediation is a voluntary and confidential process for resolving disputes where a neutral intermediary helps conflicting parties have a conversation. Our mediation program offers conflict resolution support to the wide array of agricultural communities across Maine is a service of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP) has released its 2025 wall calendar, featuring original artwork by Maine-based artists. MAMP is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Mediation Program and is managed locally by University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
The 2025 calendar features beautiful images created and generously shared by Maine-based artists. Each month features an image that reflects the theme: “Farming and Tending to the Land and Sea Throughout the Seasons.”
As of January 31, 2025: This calendar is no longer being sold online.
However, please feel free to visit one of Extension’s local county offices as they will be available at those locations. For information, contact Lucy Wess at lucille.wess@maine.edu.
2025: Featured Artists and Gallery of Calendar Images by the Month
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- January: “Icy Blue Morning, Denmark, Maine,” Maggie Daigle
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- February: “Port Clyde Co-op Cove,” Thomas Bucci
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- March: “Three Personalities,” Robin Swennes
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- April: “Fox’s Leap Into Spring,” Maggie Daigle
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- May: “Conga Line Quintet,” Carol Santora
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- June: “Rows and Rows,” Andrea J. Peters
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- July: “Thurston’s Lobster Pound,” Thomas Bucci
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- August: “Farm Stand,” Cathy Conn
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- September: “Aroostook Spuds,” Deb Bergman
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- October: “Pumpkin Patch,” Micah Webber
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- November: “Fall Yield,” Robin Swennes
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- December: “Barnyard Gang,” Carol Santora
MAMP supports farmers and families in discussions surrounding priorities, goals, and decision-making as it relates to changes in the future of the farm, immediate markets, and relationships with lenders. Mediation is voluntary and confidential. It can help resolve conflict around topics that include agricultural loans, conservation programs, wetland determinations, pesticides, family farm transition, lease issues, neighbor disputes, and worker/employer disagreements.
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