University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Waldo County 992 Waterville Road, Waldo, ME $15 suggested donation; Dinner and refreshments provided Are you considering turning your backyard livestock operation into a commercial business? Perhaps you are starting a farm business and would like to understand more about the costs associated with a livestock enterprise? Join us […]
Join Rachel White, UMaine Cooperative Extension Livestock Educator, for a walk through a goat dairy and USDA butchery. Then, continue on to All In Thyme where they raise endangered Gulf Coast sheep and pasture-raised pigs and poultry. For more information and registration, visit the Pasture Walk in Newport page.
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 […]
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 […]
We will join Veggies to Table’s Farmer-Executive Director Erica Berman for a tour of the farm with a specific focus on cut flower tips and tricks including dahlia production. Come with your questions about growing flowers in Maine, CSAs, and pop-ups. This is a great opportunity for new farmers to learn about the types of […]
Wild Few Herb Farm is a no-till medicinal herb farm growing 30 different varieties of herbs on leased land in Arundel, ME. Join Zoë and Nicole of Wild Few for […]
Come tour Second Frost Farm, a MOFGA certified organic vegetable farm in Monroe offering a wide range of vegetables year round to farmers market and wholesale customers. The tour will […]
Come join UMaine Extension and the Maine New Farmers Project on August 28, 2024, from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Grace Pond Farm in Thomaston, Maine for a farm visit about raising poultry and dairy cows with Grace Pond Farm's Rhiannon Hampson. Rhiannon and her husband, Gregg, own and operate Grace Pond Farm, a small, diversified, […]
Pasture walk at Waldoview Farm, where Shepard Tom Hodgman raises a large flock of Katahdin sheep. Tom's pasture and rotational grazing management creates excellent soil and animal health. For registration, visit the Pasture Walk in Winterport page.
New Spoke Farm grows diversified, vibrant vegetables for CSA, markets and wholesale. They utilize a variety of no-till, low-till and soil building practices to grow for their community. In 2024 […]
