"The soil is, as a matter of fact, full of live organisms. It is essential to conceive of it as something pulsating with life, not as a dead or inert mass."
- Albert Howard, The Soil and Health, 1947
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Support MOFGA's Maine Heritage Orchard
Sales of our beautiful 2014 Heritage Orchard Calendar will help support MOFGA and the orchard. Full-color photos of apples originating in Maine were taken by widely acclaimed Portland photographer Russell French and include Black Oxford, Gray Pearmain and others. $15. Available at MOFGA's Country Store.
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Governor LePage Signs Maine's GMO Labeling Bill!
Thanks so much to everyone who worked so hard to help Maine become the second state in the country to require labeling of GMO foods!
Read the full press release.
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PO Box 170
Unity, ME 04988
Phone: 207-568-4142
Fax: 207-568-4141
Email: mofga@mofga.org
Physical Address:
294 Crosby Brook Road, Unity, ME
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MOFGA Benefit at The Flatbread Company in Portland! See you there!
Please join us for a MOFGA benefit at The Flatbread Company in Portland - this one on Thursday, March 6, from 5 to 9 p.m., when Funky Bow Brewery of Lyman will announce its relationship with Tig Pro Metal Fabricators of Portland. Tig Pro will manufacture expansion brewery equipment for Funky Bow. The celebration will include music by the Gunther Brown Band and servings of Gunther Brown Ale, made just for the band and this event. Funky Bow (owned by MOFGA board member Paul Lorrain), Flatbread and Tig Pro will donate 5 percent of the proceeds from this event to MOFGA. The Flatbread Company is located at 72 Commercial Street, on the waterfront in Portland; www.flatbreadcompany.com.
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Organic and Sustainable Agriculture News
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Minnesotans pay a price for crop fertilizer at faucet
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 12/23/2012. By Josephine Marcotty – Hastings, Minn.: Debbie Carlson can laugh at the irony: She's the wife of a well digger who can't find good water for his own family. Like one out of three wells in Dakota County, hers is so contaminated with nitrates she won't let anyone drink from it – especially her 8-year-old granddaughter. Most likely it comes from nitrogen used as fertilizer on the cornfields surrounding her home. |
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Amazing new house proves that green doesn’t have to mean expensive
Grist - 12/23/2012. By Jared Green – Lakiya Culley just moved into one of the most innovative, energy-efficient houses in the U.S. Empowerhouse, which uses “passive house” technologies, produces all of its own energy while consuming 90 percent less energy for heating and cooling than a conventional home. |
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Obama Administration Snubs Risks, Set to OK 'Frankenfish'
Common Dreams - 12/22/2012. The US Food and Drug Administration said Friday that a genetically modified salmon that grows twice as fast as normal salmon is 'unlikely' to harm the environment, clearing the way for the first approval of a scientifically engineered animal for human consumption. |
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Rockland homes get farm-fresh foods by horse-drawn carriage
Bangor Daily News - 12/22/2012. By Stephen Betts – Warren: Brian Smith not only delivers locally grown food to local residents, he also brings smiles. The smiles are due largely to the contributions of Don, a 1,900-pound Belgian draft horse that pulls Smith’s carriage throughout Rockland. |
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Hedgerow Medicine by avenabotanicals: "The Herbal Classroom, a non-profit organization, is pleased to present Hedgerow Medicine as part of its "Our Living Earth, Li..." |
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CHASE TAVERN FARM ~ BOWDOIN ~ 135 ACRES by Midcoast Farm Properties: "Chase Tavern Farm (www.ChaseTavernFarm.net) is an exceptional property on 135 acres--it is truly a rare find. In addition to..." |
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March 6 - MOFGA Benefit at The Flatbread Company in Portland
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Thursday, 5 to 9 p.m., 72 Commercial Street, on the waterfront in Portland. Hosted by Funky Bow Brewery of Lyman, Tig Pro Metal Fabricators of Portland and The Flatbread Company. Celebration will include music by the Gunther Brown Band and servings of Gunther Brown Ale, made just for the band and this event. Funky Bow (owned by MOFGA board member Paul Lorrain), Flatbread and Tig Pro will donate 5 percent of the proceeds from this event to MOFGA.
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March 8 - MOFGA’s Organic Orcharding Workshop: Pruning Fruit Trees
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10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Three locations: Blue Hill with Phillip Norris; Durham with Dave Colson and C.J. Walke; MOFGA Education Center in Unity with John Bunker. Learn to prune fruit trees to encourage vigorous growth, heavy fruit set and quality fruit yield. Collection of scion wood and storage will also be discussed. Please bring a bag lunch. Details, fees and registration. |
March 12 - Open Discussion on Pig Management |
Free. Wednesday, 5:30 to 8 pm *with potluck supper* at MOFGA Common Ground Education Center in Unity. Come with questions, concerns, or topics to discuss. RSVP to Diane Schivera - dianes@mofga.org
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March 22 - MOFGA's Spring Growth Conference: Weed Control
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(Snow date March 23) Saturday, Common Ground Education Center, Unity. Registration.
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March 23 - MOFGA’s Organic Orcharding Workshop: Renovating Old Apple Trees
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10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Palermo. Pruning and feeding very old non-productive fruit trees in order to bring them back into fruitfulness. Taught by Phil Norris and John Bunker. Details, fees and registration.
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March 25 - Grow Your Own Organic Garden Workshop in Belfast
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6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Belfast Free Library, High St. (Abbot Room). Information: 207-338-3884. Instructor: C.J. Walke, MOFGA educator. Co-sponsors: MOFGA, Belfast Free Library and the Belfast Co-op. Free. More information.
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March 25 - MOFGA's Grow Your Own Organic Garden Class in Blue Hill
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Free. 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Blue Hill Public Library, 5 Parker Point Road, Blue Hill (Howard Room). Everything you want to know about growing your own organic garden. Presenters are seasoned MOFGA farmers and gardeners. Held in partnership with Maine's Adult & Community Education program and community sponsors. Details.
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March 26 - Open Discussion on Sheep & Goat Management
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Free. Wednesday, 5:30 to 8 pm *with potluck supper* at MOFGA Common Ground Education Center in Unity. Come with questions, concerns, or topics to discuss. RSVP to Diane Schivera – dianes@mofga.org
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March 27 and April 3 - Organic Farming: Principles and Practice
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Two-part course held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. both days. Viles Arboretum, Viles Room, 153 Hospital Street, Augusta. Lectures by Eric Sideman, MOFGA’s Vegetable Specialist. Designed to provide farmers with a strong background in soils, weeds and pest management, enabling them to make good management decisions. Course details, fees and registration.
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March 29 - Rural Living Day
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8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mt. View High School, 577 Mt. View Rd. (Rt. 220), Thorndike, Maine. Choose from 21 classes on gardening, forestry and rural life. Preregistration required by March 21. $20 donation requested. Information: Email billiejo.pendleton@maine.edu or call 1-800-287-1426. Details and registration.
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March 30 - Seed Swap and Scionwood Exchange
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Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Common Ground Education Center, Unity, Maine. Free. Details. |
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See the full calendar ... |
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