PORTLAND and ELLSWORTH — The Fund for Maine Land Conservation, a component fund of the Maine Community Foundation, is accepting grant applications to support projects that encourage preservation…
Agriculture
Farm Hands, an experiential calf program for youth
ROCKPORT — This October, Maine Coast Heritage Trust invites youth ages 10 to 18 to get up close and personal with the Belted Galloway calves at Aldermere Farm, a historic saltwater farm preserve…
guiding Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s business affairs and operations
ROCKPORT — Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, whose mission is to provide assistance to the community in conservation of land and water resources, has openings on its five-member…
ROCKLAND — Land trusts who meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever are recognized with accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation…
Taking the galloways on the road
ROCKPORT — Aldermere Farm held its last Friday Farm Tour for the year on August 16. Now that fair season is in full swing, the Aldermere Achievers 4-H Club are on the road with their Belted…
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, H.R. 693, by a vote of …
How to expand the markets
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is launching a new program to help institutions source more food locally. As a first step in that process, the Department is holding…
CAMDEN — In 2008, Coastal Mountains Land Trust was one of the first land trusts in the country – and the first in Maine – to receive national accreditation, according to the Trust. Ten years…
teaching children the importance of farming
WALDOBORO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H seeks volunteers to teach children about the importance of farming at the 4-H Farm-to-Fair interactive exhibit, Aug. 17–24, at the Union …
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will present the free seminar “Swine 101: Raising Pastured Pork” in 10 locations, from Presque Isle to Falmouth, in July and August. A…
community service program to help individuals who have gotten into trouble
WALDOBORO — Tony Gallace is currently restoring the Otis Benner Farm & Forgery located in Waldoboro on Route 1 between the Medomak Veterinary Office and Harvest Moon Pizza. Recently the…
‘We just really love goats’
WALDOBORO — Though Christelle and Jon Mckee own the Copper Tail Farm in Waldoboro, they are not conventional farmers.
In fact, the farm itself is not an average goat dairy farm. As their…
Kids Can Grow at Erickson Fields
ROCKPORT— It’s June and it’s “Grow Time.” Heidi Baker and her two young daughters, Isabelle, 9 and Zoe, 7, have a 3’ x 5’ raised bed at Erickson Fields on Route 90 for 12 weeks they get to call…
co-ops from 4 states (ME, VT, NH, and NY)
ROCKPORT — The North East Association of Electric Cooperatives (NEAEC) contributed 32 hours of trail work at the Aldermere Farm preserve in Rockport, according to Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a…
Swallowtails, dragonflies, fireflies.....
When Emilia Carbone first saw the land her husband, Jed Beach, had found she didn’t even get out of the car. “This is it,” she’d said, the land they’d wanted, been looking for since college. “I…
“when we want people to listen, we will have the skills to do it!”
ORONO — In the month of March, the 4-H youth development program of University of Maine Cooperative Extension held 4-H Public Speaking Tournaments in nearly every county in Maine. From those…
Calf’s finder located
UPDATE: Through this article, the man who reported the calf has been located!
Andy Severson came upon the cow and calf and reported them to the Aldermere office.
“My wife saw the…
ROCKPORT – Starting May 8, Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) in collaboration with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a six-month session of Kids Can Grow, a program…
Program is not need based, everyone can participate
ROCKLAND – Brenda Thomas likes to give away food. So much so, she’s turned a program to help feed school children into a monthly event that distributes more than 2,000 pounds of food to anyone.…
AUGUSTA — Maine Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Amanda Beal has announced her…
CAMDEN/ROCKPORT — Warming soil is beckoning. Carrots, squash, lettuce, what’s your wish?
Penobscot Bay Community Gardens is offering plot space for gardeners to rent at two sites in…
The Maine Senior FarmShare Program will provide 16,000 senior citizens with free fresh produce this year. Eligible Maine seniors can sign up through farmers in their area, starting immediately.…
Audubon Society, Sierra Club Maine, Midcoast Conservancy, and others
ROCKLAND — Local and national environmental and earth-centered organizations are invited to join Rockland Public Library, Great Old Broads for Wilderness, The Audubon Society, Friends of Maine…
ROCKPORT — The Mid Coast Farmers Alliance with the support of Maine Farmland Trust invites regional food buyers to complete a survey assessing their needs for local produce. This survey will help…
Aldermere Farm
ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT), a state-wide land conservation organization, invites area farmers to participate in Calf Unveiling Day on Saturday, May 4, to promote local…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) will be joining representatives of more than 25 nonprofit organizations, industry associations, societies, and…
Fuzzy Udder Creamery kicked off its first of three ‘Sunday Snuggles’ events
WHITEFIELD—Very few can resist the offer to pick up a recently born lamb or goat and cuddle it. Fuzzy Udder Creamery, a farm in Whitefield run by Jessie Dowling, gave families and individuals a…
DAMARISCOTTA — Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is sponsoring a Maine DEP certification course in Beginning and Advanced Erosion and Sediment Control Practices.
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Make your own bottle of syrup from start to finish
ROCKPORT — Cabin fever setting in? Looking for a sweet pick-me-up? During the month of March, Maine Coast Heritage Trust invites all ages to try making maple syrup from scratch (i.e. sap) at…
ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a state-wide land conservation organization, is offering teens ages 14-18 paid internships through the Teen Ag Crew program at Erickson Fields Preserve, in…
ROCKPORT — Rockport’s Tree Planting Program is now accepting applications from homeowners, businesses and organizations in the town of Rockport. The program, now in its third year, is a…
ROCKPORT – Dennis Milliken has been in love with plants all his life. He recalled that even as a young boy living with his parents his room was always filled with plants. Milliken works at Green…
ROCKLAND — Trekkers’ high school senior Amanda Chen recently completed a one-week internship with Georges River Land Trust in support of the land trust’s ongoing conservation programming. A…
harvested from a crocus that blooms during a short period in autumn
WALDOBORO — When Barbara Boardman and her husband, Chris Augusta, moved to Maine in 2000 they were inspired by their rich personal connections to a state where he summered as a child and she…
$500 prize to winner
UNION — The Trustees of the Union Fair and Maine Wild Blueberry Festival are launching their annual contest to choose a design suitable for use in publicizing the 2019 Union Fair, August 17 - 24…
Peace Ridge Animal Sanctuary took in more than 100 chickens ducks, rabbits and pigs
SORRENTO — On Monday Jan. 7, Maine’s Animal Welfare agents removed more than 100 farm animals from a farmer’s property after the court found he violated an April 2018 deferred disposition…
What’s the Buzz About Bee School?
THOMASTON — Discover the hobby of beekeeping. Learn the basic information needed to get started as a beekeeper through a seven-week course presented by beekeepers from the Knox-Lincoln County…
Mull over project site completion visits to ensure adherence with plans
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Planning Board met with consulting Town Planner Bill Najpauer Nov. 28 to discuss possible amendments to the town’s current Land…
MSP honored for composting, recycling programs
AUGUSTA— Governor Paul R. LePage and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection have announced recipients of the 2018 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence including the Maine State…
Confronting challenges of land access, farm transfer, next generation farmers
AUGUSTA — “In the next decade, more than 400,000 acres of Maine farmland will transition in ownership, raising the question: what will happen to that land?” said Erica Buswell, vice president of…
FAIRFIELD/ELLSWORTH — Farmers, farm families and farm employees interested in improving farm communications will have three opportunities to participate in a workshop, and up to four farm-coaching…
An estimated 60,000 visitors attended the Common Ground Country Fair in Unity, Sept. 21, 22 and 23. There was a mini-evacuation of the campsites out of worry over potential 50-mph winds, but by…
Ice cream, wagon rides, animals
APPLETON – Terra Optima will be opening its fields to the public for a Fabulous Farm Festival, Sunday, October 7.
The event will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a pig roast, Fresh Ella’s…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry said Sept. 14 that a horse showing neurological signs last week in York County tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV).…
UNION —Blueberry spitting: yes it’s a thing.
The Union Fair hosted a friendly competition on Friday, August 24 to see who could turn a blueberry into a projectile that traveled the…
Single-man operation hopes to continue success
ROCKPORT — There’s a lot going on inside the State of Maine Cheese building at 461 Commercial St. in Rockport, and Oliver Perkins’ boutique charcuterie, “A Small Good” has taken up residence with…
Edible Main Street
THOMASTON – The concept is simple: Anyone interested in taking fresh vegetables from raised beds outside the Maine State Prison Showroom need only wait for the Popsicle-stick signs to say ‘Ready…
All of the animals are on the mend...but still need donations for their care
BROOKS— Peace Ridge Animal Sanctuary is the superhero of farm animal rescue in the Midcoast, rescuing more than 1,110 abused, exploited and severely neglected farm animals with the only purpose to…
From design and building to crop selection and maintenance
WINDSOR — As gardening in small spaces grows increasingly popular — and options increasingly diverse — Steve Rodrigue of Maine Raised Gardens…
Artwork by Union resident Gail Hawes
UNION — The 2018 Union Fair, Maine Wild Blueberry Festival poster has been unveiled. The desire of the poster committee was to have the poster reflect that the Union Fair is a true agricultural…
