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Cooperative Extension: New Farmers

Event Series Beginning Farmer Support Hour

Beginning Farmer Support Hour

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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 […]

Cut Flower Production

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 […]

Free

Harb Farming

Wild Few Herb Farm Arundel, Maine

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 […]

Certified Organic Vegetable Production

Second Frost Farm Monroe, Maine

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 focus on how to become certified organic including the yearly reporting requirements and MOFGA’s support programs to become certified organic including the Transition to Organic […]

Small-Scale Dairy and Poultry Production

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, […]

Free

Starting a Farm in Climate Change

New Spoke Farm South Paris, Maine

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 they transitioned to a new farm property and are focusing on building long term systems while expanding to 1 1/2 acres in production. Come discuss […]

Event Series Beginning Farmer Support Hour

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 […]

Event Series Starting Your Farm

Starting Your Farm

Online

Join MOFGA for a 3-part series on Zoom. Zoom- Starting Your Farm Session 1: Accessing Resources  — September 18 5-7pm The “Starting Your Farm” workshop is a three-part Zoom series. First up is “Accessing Resources.” If you are interested in starting a farm, it is never too soon to consider your options of how to […]

Free
Event Series Common Ground Fair

Common Ground Fair

Common Ground Education Center Unity, Maine

Join MOFGA in Unity and 65,000 other visitors for a weekend of workshops, vendors, and agricultural demonstrations. Camping is available. Learn more on the Common Ground Fair's website.

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