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 […]
Boots to Bushels Training Program for New England
Boots to Bushels Training Program for New England
The University of Rhode Island Boots to Bushel (URI B2B) - Market Garden Training for New England is a comprehensive 9 – month market garden training program for beginning farmers, […]
Adaptation in Action: Climate Smart Ecological Designs for Farms
Adaptation in Action: Climate Smart Ecological Designs for Farms
When: Wednesday March 19 from 10:00-3:00 BYO lunch (Snow date Thursday March 20) Where: Aldermere Farm Welcome Center 20 Russell Ave, Rockport, ME 04856 for morning session; Erickson Fields Preserve, 164 West Street, […]
Ecological Designs for Farms
Ecological Designs for Farms
In this workshop, Jesse Watson from Maine Ecological Design School will introduce the Ecological Design process and principles that go into this type of planning process. Some considerations include: categories […]
Business Basics for Maine Farmers
Business Basics for Maine Farmers
Presenting: Chris Laughton, Director of Knowledge Exchange at Farm Credit East, will present “Business Basics for Maine Farmers”. His presentation will cover recordkeeping, financial statements, cash flow budgeting, and financing […]
Measuring Farm Profitability with Accurate Records
Measuring Farm Profitability with Accurate Records
Farming is tough — managing your books shouldn’t be. Learn about the industry best practices Ambrook uses to help farms take control of their finances and manage their books with […]
Boots to Bushels Training Program for New England
Boots to Bushels Training Program for New England
The University of Rhode Island Boots to Bushel (URI B2B) - Market Garden Training for New England is a comprehensive 9 – month market garden training program for beginning farmers, […]