How can state government and other service and education providers better support YOU?

Please help us develop an assessment of farmer needs and priorities to inform program development, state government, and service and education providers supporting farmers and Maine's agricultural economy. Attend an upcoming work session to share your thoughts about what you need to strengthen your farm business and grow Maine agriculture.
WHEN and WHERE: At the following Cooperative Extension Offices:

    FALMOUTH, Dec 11, 3 - 5 pm, 75 Clearwater Dr
    SKOWHEGAN, Dec 13, 10 am - 12 pm, 7 County Dr
    PRESQUE ISLE, Jan 8, 10 am - 12 pm (Snow Date Jan 15, 10 am - 12 pm), 57 Houlton Rd
    WALDOBORO, Jan 10, 10 am - 12 pm (Snow Date Jan 30, 10 am - 12 pm), 377 Manktown Rd

*RSVPs are appreciated! maineagneeds@gmail.com*

December 1, 2018 – The Republican Journal – Thanks to the hard work of farmers across Maine, including Richard and Sarah Lincoln Harrison, owners of True North Farms in Montville, thousands Mainers who struggle to make ends meet will have fresh vegetables on their tables this holiday season.

December 1, 2018 – By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News – Ivy Enoch grew up in western Maine hearing stories from her father, paternal grandfather and great uncles about their family farm back in Oklahoma.

November 30, 2018 – Rocky Coast News – Famed photographer William Wegman, known worldwide for his witty and strikingly human photographs of his Weimaraners, has created an exclusive limited-edition print to benefit two Maine nonprofits, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) and the Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA). Titled, “Topper,” the 30 x 24 inch print, produced in an edition of 10, pictures Wegman’s dog Topper seated against a coral pink background and wearing a “wig” of curly leaf lettuce. A classic Wegman image, each print is $8,000, and is individually signed and numbered by the artist. The full purchase price of each print directly supports MOFGA and CMCA equally.

November 30, 2018 – By Jane Vaughan, Keep Me Current – Local farmers urged the public at an agricultural economy forum this week to accept the distasteful aspects of farming and less-than-perfect produce, saying a crooked cucumber is just as good as a straight one.

November 30, 2018 – The County – Thanks to the hard work of farmers across Maine, including those at Irving Farms in Caribou, thousands of Mainers who struggle to make ends meet will have fresh vegetables on their tables this holiday season.

November 30, 2018 – By Abigail Worthing, South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Sentry – While dropping temperatures may preclude an outdoor farmers market, starting Dec. 1 the Portland Farmers Market will head indoors to bring fresh produce to residents through the cold winter months.

November 30, 2018 – By Bryce Gray,  St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Even after a lifetime around bees, Ray Nabors says he’s never seen anything like the trouble they’re facing now.

November 29, 2018 – By Melissa Breyer, treehugger – Considering food waste, sustainable agriculture and nutritional challenges, the 2018 rankings have some surprises in store.

November 29, 2018 – By Nicole Lyn Pesce, Marketwatch – Companies like Adobe, Progressive Insurance and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital offer on-site farmers markets and CSAs.