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Yesterday afternoon, MOFGA expressed frustration and sadness about Governor Mills’ complete refusal to stand for farmworker justice. Following up on a 2023 veto of similar legislation, today Mills vetoed two bills that sought to address inconsistencies in Maine labor law, which unfairly marginalizes and discriminates against people who work tirelessly to put food on our

The public is encouraged to join MOFGA to celebrate a belated Earth Day with a spring cleanup at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity, Maine, on Saturday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. During this annual event, participants will spend time volunteering on campus to help MOFGA in supporting organic farmers and

The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) recently published an organic impact white paper, titled “Maine Organic Agriculture from 2007-2021: Size, Economic Impact, Farmer Goals, and Profitability.”  The purpose of this report is to aggregate data about organic farming in Maine to better support farmers, and inform MOFGA’s programming decisions. The white paper describes

The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) is shocked by a vote from the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs (AFA) Committee to slash desperately needed funding for dairy farmers. In a party-line vote late Wednesday afternoon, AFA reduced what Gov. Mills had pledged for Maine’s 20-year-old Dairy Stabilization Program by 60%.  Maine’s dairy sector

MOFGA is cosponsoring a pupusa making event on April 13, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at MOFGA’s education center in Unity. Participants will help to raise funds for the MOFGA-El Salvador Sistering Committee, and learn how to make pupusas from scratch. Pupusas — corn-based flatbreads stuffed with cheese, beans, meat or other ingredients

MOFGA is creating spaces for farmers to connect on peer-to-peer strategies for coping with climate change. MOFGA is connecting farmers with technical support and removing barriers to resources to assist with making adaptation decisions and developing long-term strategies for dealing with climate uncertainties. Participants will build collaborative skills and center community networks for a more

The Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener is turning 50! In 1974, volunteer Tim Nason transitioned MOFGA’s mimeographed newsletter into a newspaper. While today — in the age of Google searches, YouTube tutorials, Craigslist, Facebook groups and podcasts on every subject— a source of aggregated information on a certain topic can easily be taken for granted,

As of the writing of this article in January, MOFGA is in the process of closing our books on 2023 and the Together We Grow 50th anniversary campaign. Planned in 2019 and officially launched in 2021 with the ambitious goal of raising $12 million and engaging 30,000 volunteer hours over three years, the campaign was

MOFGA’s certification program had a busy but productive year in 2023, completing all required inspections and reviews, all while navigating implementation of the largest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program (NOP) rule change since its inception in 2002. The Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) rule became effective on March 20, 2023, and will be

Hi all, My name is Bo Dennis, and I am the beginning farmer program specialist at MOFGA. I am also the farmer at Dandy Ram Farm, a flower farm based in Penobscot territory of Monroe, Maine. Each year, I see the direct effects of climate change on our farm — the intense storms with flooding