The World Health Organization calls them the forgotten three billion, those women around the world who spend much of their day bent over open cook fires. They burn wood, animal dung and crop waste…
Agriculture
Masons on a Mission ready for Year 17 of building cook stoves in Guatemala
AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature honored Midcoast student members of Aldermere Achievers 4-H Club of Aldermere Farm in Rockport for winning…
Food, drink, a bonfire and fireworks
NORTHPORT — Friday’s snow storm did little to dampen the Fire and Ice event atop Point Lookout. Despite the weather, which included blowing snow and strong wind gusts, a crowd gathered at the…
UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center
ORONO — University of Maine scientists are testing wood from some of the three billion trees the Civilian Conservation Corps planted during…
CRUSHING — The Cushing Community School held its annual Harvest Fest on Nov. 17. All first-grade through fourth-grade students performed in…
Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s 4-H Club
Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s 4-H Club, the Aldermere Achievers, have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. On Nov. 18, the club…
ROCKLAND — Three domesticated chickens adequately provide enough eggs to support a family, and those chickens are sold in packs of six, according to recent research provided by the Rockland…
Every Friday during the season Hope Orchards grinds apples into raw cider
HOPE — At the beginning of November, Hope Orchards’ cider press will come to a grinding halt—literally. From the last week of September to the first week of November, every Friday is cider-making…
Nineteen participants of 4-H, an educational youth program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and their project animals…
TWENTY ACRE FARM COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY
WALDOBORO — The Maine Warden Service, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife awarded Landowner of the Year to the owners of Cider Hill Farm, a 20-acre farm nestled in Waldoboro Village. This…
FUNDS ORGANIC FARMING WORKSHOPS, TRAINING, AND LOANS
BANGOR — Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is among four Maine organizations and 385 recent USDA Rural Development grants awarded on Sept 30., by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.…
UNITY — The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) bulletin board highlights the following upcoming local agricultural events in Maine. They include fairs, educational workshops,…
UNITY — The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) bulletin board highlights the following upcoming local agricultural events in Maine. They include fairs, educational workshops,…
COMMITMENT TO MAINE AGRICULTURE AND FAMILY FARMS
ORONO — University of Maine’s Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Jeff Hecker has appointed Richard Brzozowski the program administrator for University of Maine Cooperative…
SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON MOFGA VISION, MISSION AND VALUES
UNITY — Beginning today, September 15, we have initiated a Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) community-wide online survey to help guide our efforts to chart a course for our…
APPLY FOR GRANT BY DEC. 4
AUGUSTA —Project Canopy Assistance Grants are available to state, county, and municipal governments, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations for developing and implementing…
Maine wild blueberries are picked and processed by humans, but they are pollinated by insects, namely honeybees, bumblebees and native bees. Insects visit plants in search of food, in the form of…
REDUCING EROSION IMPACTS TO STREAMS, BROOKS, AND LAKES.
AUGUSTA — In November, 2014, Maine voters passed the “Clean Water for Maine” bond. As a result, $5,400,000 in funds was earmarked for vital improvement projects including stream crossing and…
AHO TO SERVE KENNEBEC, LINCOLN AND KNOX COUNTIES
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage announced Monday that Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Patricia Aho is stepping down. After four years serving in the LePage administration,…
Free experiential program for all participants
ROCKPORT – This fall Aldermere Farm, a preserve of Maine Coast Heritage Trust, invites youth ages 10 to 18 to get up close and personal with belted Galloway calves. Starting Sept. 21, Aldermere's…
RECOGNITION OFCOMMITMENT AND SUPPORT OF CHAMBER
UNION — The Union Area Chamber of Commerce honored Brae Maple Farm and Union Farm Equipment in recognition of their commitment and support of the chamber and its activities. They were inducted in…
Showing the world that Maine knows how to make cheese
Maine cheese makers, including Appleton Creamery, in Appleton, and Barred Owl Creamery in Whitefield, won 10 awards at the …
Snapshots of Appleton’s Ridgeberry Farm at harvest time...
HOPE and APPLETON — If you've ever wondered how Maine wild blueberries get from the barrens to the farm stand, we visited two locations where members and friends of the Boyington family of…
PUBLIC INPUT wanted
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, in conjunction with partner organizations, has created a draft state wildlife action plan that is now posted on the department’s…
LAPTOP RAFFLE
WALDOBORO —The Knox-Lincoln 4-H Leaders’ Association, an affiliate of University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H, is raffling an ASUS X551M laptop to benefit youth camp and…
ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Heritage Trust seeks artists to submit pieces for the annual Art Show and Sale, to be held Saturday, Aug. 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the historic farmhouse of Aldermere…
BELFAST — In concert with Maine Fare Friday and Saturday, June 26 and 27, Maine Farmland Trust has organized a number of art-full events throughout the city…
Pollinator Week June 15-21
CAMDEN — The 2014-2015 school year is winding down around the Midocast, and as they have for a number of years, eighth-graders at Camden-Rockport Middle School are spending the day before their…
Knox and Lincoln Counties 4-H Leaders' Association, a program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, seeks volunteers to assist at the 4-H Farm-to-Fair exhibit at the Union Fair.
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NEW YORK — Eliot Coleman, owner of Four Seasons Farm in the Hancock County town of Harborside has been selected by the James Beard Foundation as the winner of one of its five…
ROCKPORT — After the long, snow-filled winter, Aldermere Farm is in need of replacing and repairing the fences that…
UNION, ME - Applications are now being accepted for the title of 2015 Maine Wild Blueberry Queen.
The Maine Wild Blueberry Queen serves as an ambassador for Maine's wild blueberry industry.…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Farmers Market opened for the season Thursday morning at Harbor Park, and there were a few new faces and some new products mixed among the traditional traveling market…
MONMOUTH — Farmers must file a Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification form with the USDA Farm Service Agency by June 1 to become or remain eligible for premium…
AUGUSTA — Nominations are now open for the Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence, which will honor entities that go beyond standard techniques or regulatory requirements to meet…
Plants Unlimited has all the colors of the rainbow
ROCKPORT — There’s just no denying spring is here when you see Plants Unlimited, 629 Commercial Street, setting up shop for the summer season and putting the pansies out. Emily Buck, general…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Maine Coastal Program is seeking applications for a new round of coastal grants for fiscal year 2016.
The grants…
MDACF seeks sub-recipient applications
AUGUSTA — The Federal-State Market Improvement Program (FSMIP) is seeking applicants for a agricultural match grants.
The Federal-State Market Improvement Program (FSMIP) is funded by the…
ROCKPORT — This week last year, persistent cold had all but frozen Tom Cox out of his sugarhouse. And although the sap had run for a day-and-a-half this week and allowed him to collect a few…
Donations of towels still being accepted this spring
ROCKPORT — The pastures at Aldermere Farm in Rockport remained covered in deep snow the day after St. Patrick’s Day, and while there’s no obvious sign of the farm’s famous belted Galloway cattle…
AUGUSTA — Millions of dollars in grant funding to…
UNION — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Knox-Lincoln Farm Bureau and Union Farm Equipment will conduct a tractor safety course beginning Wednesday, April 8 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
FALMOUTH — Farm tractor safety courses taught by University of Maine Cooperative Extension educators and area experts are scheduled in Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties.
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$163,000 available for grants up to $20,000, and $1,089,000 for grants over $20,000
Bangor — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that rural agricultural producers and small business owners can now apply for resources to purchase and install renewable energy systems or…
SEARSPORT — The Searport Farmers' Market is getting ready for its second year and is looking for additional vendors.
The market is on Route One, on the Crescent of the Penobscot Marine…
Maine Coast Heritage Trust a recipient
AUGUSTA — Maine Coast Heritage Trust has been awarded $290,000 from the Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program. The Trust will use the money to protect 41 acres near Long Cove in Saint…
Town will get help from federal agencies to develop, expand local agriculture
UNITY — The Town of Unity has been selected as one of 26 communities from around the country to participate in a federal initiative called Local Foods, Local Places. The town will receive expert…
