New Farmer Farm Visit Series – Seedling Production in Damariscotta
Calling all New Farmers — and Anyone with Fewer Than 10 Years of Experience in Farming!
When: March 29, 2023 – 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Where: Morning Dew Farm Seedling & Supply, 49 Center St, Damariscotta, Maine
Presenter: Brady Hatch, Co-owner of Morning Dew Farm
Fee: $10
Come join the Boots-2-Bushels farm training program on March 29, 2023, from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Morning Dew Farm in Damariscotta, Maine for a farm visit about Seedling Production Techniques with Morning Dew Farm’s Brady Hatch. Morning Dew Farm is owned and operated by husband and wife team Brendan McQuillen and Brady Hatch. This is a good chance for new farmers to learn about seedling production techniques and to network with other new farmers and service providers.
Boots-2-Bushels (B2B) is a 9-month hands-on market gardening education and training program for beginning farmers with priority to military veterans, their family members, and farmers with disabilities. The program is sponsored by UMaine Cooperative Extension’s Maine AgrAbility in partnership with the Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener Association, and the Maine New Farmers Project.
PLEASE NOTE: You do not have to be a veteran nor be enrolled in B2B to attend this farm visit.
Who Should Attend?
New farmers based in Maine who have fewer than 10 years of experience in farming with a desire to learn more about seedling production techniques on a diversified farm.
For More Information and to Register
For more information or a reasonable accommodation, please contact Chris Howard at christina.howard@maine.edu.
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