{"id":4005,"date":"2019-06-04T20:08:40","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T00:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/?p=4005"},"modified":"2019-06-04T20:08:40","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T00:08:40","slug":"open-farm-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/2019\/06\/04\/open-farm-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Farm Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Open Farm Day Participants: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/ard\/market_promotion\/open_farm_day-signup.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register Today for Open Farm Day!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Are you a Maine farm who wants to help the public learn more about your farm\u2019s role in agriculture?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you able to host visitors to your farm Sunday, July 28, 2019? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We invite you to be a host for the 30th Anniversary of Maine\u2019s Open Farm Day!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/ard\/market_promotion\/open_farm_day-signup.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Complete Your Registration for Open Farm Day 2019<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Maine farms are invited to host meet and greets, tours, and workshops, between farmers and the public at the 30th Open Farm Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please submit your registration before May 1, 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>New for 2019!<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Returning participants may opt to use data from 2018 for 2019 promotions. <\/strong>Please review the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/ard\/market_promotion\/docs\/2018OPENFARMDAY-BDN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2018 Open Farm Day Passport (PDF)<\/a>. Select to keep the same information, or type new information into the form.<\/li>\n<li>Tell us how many posters you would like! We will mail them to you to display.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Important notes:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Information is published in the Open Farm Day Passport, a newspaper insert that helps visitors find a participating farm, and to an interactive online map.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/ard\/market_promotion\/open_farm_day.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resources for farmers<\/a> are available to help host farms plan.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GetRealGetMaine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get social!<\/a> Share your participation with #MaineOpenFarmDay.<\/li>\n<li>Registration questions? Please <a href=\"mailto:anne.trenholm@maine.gov\">email<\/a> the Open Farm Day coordinator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What host farms said about their 2018 Event:<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cIt gave us a chance to trial some shoulder season revenue generating ideas.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOpen Farm Day helps us keep in touch with our retail roots and promotes our position as a leading flower provider for our e-commerce and mail-order clients.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis gives us additional exposure, at almost no expense.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe have a farm stand and it was a good way to get people to go through and at least browse. We did experience a spike in sales that day.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt was a fun, informative time for all!! Some came just to see the animals, some came and shopped as well.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMaine Open Farm Day enables us to tell our story and enlighten people about what Maine Farmers do and how important Maine Farms are to all of us.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>What Visitors Told Farmers About Open Farm Day 2018:<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThey were very appreciative that we opened the farm for visitors. They enjoyed all the different things to see and the people to ask questions to at each station. Most people stayed several hours. \u2026Many visitors had come before and look forward to open farm day.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThey enjoyed themselves although it was pouring rain.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThey learned something new about crops and production happening in Maine.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThank you for having us! Thank you for the education!\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Visitors\u2019 Favorite Parts About Open Farm Day 2018:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Supporting local farms and businesses<\/li>\n<li>Meeting farmers<\/li>\n<li>Learning about Maine Farms<\/li>\n<li>Learning where to purchase Maine products\u2013beyond farmstands<\/li>\n<li>Buying Maine products\u2013at farmstands<\/li>\n<li>Making it an annual tradition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open Farm Day Participants: Register Today for Open Farm Day! Are you a Maine farm who wants to help the public learn more about your farm\u2019s role in agriculture? Are you able to host visitors to your farm Sunday, July 28, 2019? 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