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Cooperative Extension: New Farmers

Beginning Farmer Support Hour

Online +1 more

Sign up for the MOFGA Beginning Farmer Support Hour, a Zoom space designed for beginning farmers who are in their first year of production. These will happen the third Monday of each month May-September from 4-5pm starting May 20th. Think of it as an office hours to bring all your questions and get support from […]

Farm Tractor Safety Course

Participants will learn how to handle tractors and equipment safely, how to identify hazards, and how to minimize the chances of accidents. The course is open to all adults and youth interested. A Federal Certificate of Training will be issued at the end of the course after successful completion of the written test and driving […]

$20 – $40

Athletes in Overalls: Injury Risk Management

Online

Labor Movement 4-part Zoom Series Tuesdays, May 27 — June 17 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sliding Scale $0 – $45 For those interested in in-depth coverage of risk avoidance and management of musculoskeletal injuries. Information will include movement self-advocacy and considerations for implementing change within a farm's strategies. ​ May 27: Movement Health, Self-Advocacy, […]

Greenhouse Technology Basics for Farmers in Maine

Online

Join us for a free, beginner-friendly virtual workshop exploring the basics of greenhouse technology tailored to the needs of Maine growers. Whether you’re new to controlled environment agriculture or looking to upgrade an existing setup. For more information and registration, visit the York County Farmers’ Greenhouse Technology Basics for Farmers webpage.

Free

Movement Workshop Via Zoom

Online

Labor Movement Monday, June 2 — 6:00 p.m. Sunday, June 8 — 5:00 p.m. Sliding-Scale: $0-$30 Movement health and wellness from an athletic perspective for those whose livelihoods rely on their body. Discussion of how athleticism fits into physical labor and what movement self-advocacy is. Topics covered include: overall health related to athlete well-being learn […]

Athletes in Overalls: Injury Risk Management

Online

Labor Movement 4-part Zoom Series Tuesdays, May 27 — June 17 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sliding Scale $0 – $45 For those interested in in-depth coverage of risk avoidance and management of musculoskeletal injuries. Information will include movement self-advocacy and considerations for implementing change within a farm's strategies. ​ May 27: Movement Health, Self-Advocacy, […]

Maine Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers Association’s Spring Twilight Meeting

R. Belanger and Sons Farm 262 Cotton Road, Lewiston, Maine

The Maine Vegetable & Small Fruit Growers Association will be having a Spring Twilight Meeting on Thursday, June 5, at 5:30 p.m. at R. Belanger & Sons Farm in Lewiston. The farm is family owned and has been in operation since 1966. The Belangers grow a wide variety of vegetables for the wholesale market and […]

Free

Movement Workshop Via Zoom

Online

Labor Movement Monday, June 2 — 6:00 p.m. Sunday, June 8 — 5:00 p.m. Sliding-Scale: $0-$30 Movement health and wellness from an athletic perspective for those whose livelihoods rely on their body. Discussion of how athleticism fits into physical labor and what movement self-advocacy is. Topics covered include: overall health related to athlete well-being learn […]

Athletes in Overalls: Injury Risk Management

Online

Labor Movement 4-part Zoom Series Tuesdays, May 27 — June 17 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sliding Scale $0 – $45 For those interested in in-depth coverage of risk avoidance and management of musculoskeletal injuries. Information will include movement self-advocacy and considerations for implementing change within a farm's strategies. ​ May 27: Movement Health, Self-Advocacy, […]

Beginning Farmer Support Hour

Online +1 more

Sign up for the MOFGA Beginning Farmer Support Hour, a Zoom space designed for beginning farmers who are in their first year of production. These will happen the third Monday of each month May-September from 4-5pm starting May 20th. Think of it as an office hours to bring all your questions and get support from […]

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