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2021 Tri-State Greenhouse IPM Workshop

Session 1: Thursday, January 14, 1:00p.m. – 3:30p.m. Session 2: Thursday, January 21, 1:00p.m. – 3:30p.m Cost is $40 for both sessions. To register or for more information please visit Greenhouse IPM Workshop page. The yearly favorite Tri-State IPM Workshop will be virtual in 2021 and registration is open now! The Tri-state Greenhouse IPM Program […]

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Growing Places: A short, Online Course for Aspiring and Start-up Farmers

Next Session: Jan. 11-Feb. 7, 2021 Registration: $100 by 12/22/2020; $150 starting 12/23/2021 Register now. The Growing Places Course helps beginning women farmers and ranchers learn the nuts and bolts of successful farm business start-up. Participants learn about goal setting and decision making, financial and business management, risk management, accessing capital and credit, and marketing. Participants are welcome from anywhere in the […]

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Maine Grant Programs

Leveraging additional CARES Act funding, this $40 million grant program is intended to help businesses that have been hard-hit by COVID-19, and is focused specifically on supporting Maine’s service sector small businesses, such as restaurants, bars, tasting rooms, lodging and retail shops. Applications open at 9:30 am on Wednesday, December 2nd, and funds will be […]

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Farmer to Farmer Conference 2020

November 2, 4 and 6, 2020 – Monday, Wednesday, Friday MOFGA’s Farmer to Farmer Conference brings farmers together and invites agricultural service providers to learn from speakers and each other in a conference that is built around learning from the knowledge present in the room. This year it will go virtual bringing together presentations, panels […]

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Tour the Deer Isle Hostel: 21st Century Homesteading

October 6, 2020 – 7 p.m. Anneli and Dennis live on 21 acres on Deer Isle where they grow gardens, orchards, chickens, mushrooms as well as manage a woodlot and hostel.  Join us for a virtual tour to learn more about their ventures, with a focus on how they preserve what they grow for the off-season. REGISTRATION

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Flower Farming

July 10, 2019 Wednesday, 5 p.m. East of Eden Flower Farm, 637-645 Browns Point Road, Bowdoinham For more information please visit flower farming  Come spend an evening with East of Eden Flower Farm in Bowdoinham. Learn a few of the basics of diverse flower production. We’ll provide a brief overview of growing, harvesting and arranging […]

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