2025 Pasture Walk Series
Dr. Jaime Garzon, University of Maine Cooperative Extension forage specialist, will lead five pasture walks in five counties in Maine each year. Come to meet and learn about the production system and forage management of forage producers, identify forage species in the field, learn about climate-smart practices, regenerative grazing, and more.
We welcome local farmers to come out and offer your advice and experience, as well as to hear in real time what it’s like to work with local ag services. Whether a beginner or experienced farmer, or simply interested in the topic, we welcome you!
When: Saturday, June 21, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Heritage Oak Farm, 1400 Main Street, Palmyra, Maine 04965 (Google Maps)
Cost: Free
Registration: Register Online (Somerset County)
Heritage Oak is a small farm in Somerset that raises grass-fed and grass-finished heritage breed cattle using regenerative practices. Their cattle live 100% on pasture and are moved daily during the grazing season and weekly bale grazing in the winter.
When: Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Faithful Venture Farm, 17 Borough Road, Searsmont, Maine 04973 (Google Maps)
Cost: Free
Registration: Register Online (Waldo County)
Faithful Venture Farm is a quaint agricultural establishment in Waldo County. Specializing in sustainable farming practices, the farm offers the community a variety of fresh produce and locally sourced goods.
When: Saturday, August 2, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Tibbetts Farm, Solar Site, 192 Salmon Falls Road, Hollis, Maine 04042 (Google Maps)
Cost: Free
Registration: Register Online (York County)
Tibbetts Farm is a multi-generational family-owned farm in York County. Currently, they have a greenhouse center, a herd of Angus Simmental beef, and a flock of Katahdin sheep pastured within a solar panel system.
When: Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Aldermere Farm, 20 Russell Avenue, Rockport, Maine 04856 (Google Maps)
Cost: Free
Registration: Register Online (Knox County)
Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s Aldermere Farm Preserve is a working Belted Galloway cattle farm in Knox County that offers agricultural programming and community events.
When: Saturday, August 30, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: O’Meara Family Farm, 272 East Road, New Sweden, Maine 04762 (Google Maps)
Cost: Free
Registration: Register Online (Aroostook County)
O’Meara Family Farm is located in Aroostook County and specializes in beef and hay production. This year, the farm is also hosting a research project to produce and evaluate sunn hemp hay, a warm-season legume with rapid growth and promising forage characteristics.
In the event of unforeseen circumstances, all registered participants will be notified via email.
If you need more information or a reasonable accommodation, please contact Melissa Libby Babcock at melissa.libby1@maine.edu or 207.581.2788.
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