Cooperative Extension: New Farmers
Cooperative Extension: New Farmers
Week of Events
Beginning Farmer Support Hour
Beginning Farmer Support Hour
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 […]
No-Till Farming
No-Till Farming
Come join UMaine Extension and the Maine New Farmers Project on June 19, 2024, from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Stonecipher Farm in Bowdoinham, Maine for a farm visit about No-Till […]
Safe Labor Movement
Safe Labor Movement
This workshop will focus on body mechanics and movement patterns to help avoid potential work-related musculoskeletal injuries while farming. We will discuss and practice ideal vs real and ways to […]
York County Farmers Strawberry Social
York County Farmers Strawberry Social
Join York County Farmers and growers at Bill and Anna Spiller’s farm, Spiller Farm, for a Strawberry Social. This casual gathering presents an excellent opportunity for York County Farmers and […]
Demystifying Organic Certification & USDA’s Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP)
Demystifying Organic Certification & USDA’s Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP)
Join MOFGA’s certification director, Chris Grigsby, and Meg Mitchell, MOFGA’s Climate Smart and Organic Transition Specialist, to learn the basics of organic certification as well as demystifying the process and […]