This session covers things to consider when starting a garden, consultation on what type of garden is good for you, choosing a location, how to test your soil, and how to build up and improve your soil. Grow a Garden Series: Our Grow a Garden Series is for anyone wanting to grow a garden to […]
This session will address what you need and need to know to start your own seedlings for your garden. Choose a veggie to plant and take home at the end of the workshop. Grow a Garden Series: Our Grow a Garden Series is for anyone wanting to grow a garden to increase your sources of […]
This session offers resources and advice on how to make a garden plan with a focus on making the most of small spaces and preventing pests. Grow a Garden Series: Our Grow a Garden Series is for anyone wanting to grow a garden to increase your sources of healthy food. You can attend one or […]
What do Mainers think about local food and seafood? What barriers prevent them from buying more? And what can municipal leaders do to make local food more accessible to residents? Join us as the Maine Food Strategy presents findings of the 2014 Consumer Survey Report, a statewide survey recently released detailing the food-purchasing habits of […]
Join the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development for this "Foodiepreneur" Lunch and Learn session. Get advice on manufacturing, branding and selling your food product. Joining us will be John Entwistle, Business Counselor of the Maine SBDC, Taja Dockendorf, Principal Creative and Brand/Energy Builder for Pulp and WIre, and Gena Canning, Managing Partner of Pine State Trading. Each of the speakers will […]
Join Maine Farmland Trust on Tuesday, October 14 at Colby College in Waterville for a day of discussion and workshops exploring the opportunities for strong farm to institution partnerships in Maine. Keynote: Clara Coleman, Four-Season Farming for the Wholesale Market This event is an opportunity for institutions, dining services, distributors, farmers, nonprofits, and others to […]
UU Theatre will stage “Hunger Pains,” a one-act play that speaks to the issue of food insecurity as we experience in the state of Maine. Written by a Bates College student who volunteered at the Good Shepherd Food Bank of Auburn, this play reveals the growing reality of living with hunger in Maine. Q&A panel […]
UU Theatre will stage “Hunger Pains,” a one-act play that speaks to the issue of food insecurity as we experience in the state of Maine. Written by a Bates College student who volunteered at the Good Shepherd Food Bank of Auburn, this play reveals the growing reality of living with hunger in Maine. Q&A panel […]
Organized by the Maine School Garden Network, the Maine Farm to School Network, FoodCorps Maine, and Maine Agriculture in the Classroom. Follow website link below FMI.
The Farm to Institution Summit is a first-year conference that will bring together leaders from the Northeast who are working to get more local and regional food into schools, colleges, health care and other institutions. Join hundreds of other farm to institution advocates for three exciting days of learning, sharing, exploring and connecting. The summit […]