Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Archives

Business, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State

Agriculture is a growing part of Maine’s economy despite fewer farms, farmland and farmers

by Christopher Wheelock June 2, 2024June 2, 2024

Rising production costs, climate change and an aging population of farmers ready to retire are among the challenges facing the agriculture sector in Maine.

Community

Organic orcharding workshop series to begin March 9

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024

The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is hosting a series of workshops on organic orcharding. These workshops are set to run from Saturday, March 9, through Saturday, Aug. 17, at various locations throughout Maine as well as two online opportunities. The series covers a variety of topics appropriate for people at any level of […]

Community, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel

Group offers support for Maine farmers impacted by contaminations

April 17, 2023April 10, 2023

When the widespread presence of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl) chemical contamination of farmland in Maine made headlines last winter, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) jumped into action. Partnering with the Maine Farmland Trust (MFT), MOFGA created the PFAS Emergency Relief Fund and provided much-needed financial assistance to farmers irrevocably impacted by PFAS […]

Community, Morning Sentinel

Unity association unveils 2023 Common Ground Country Fair artwork

January 18, 2023January 11, 2023

The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association unveiled the 2023 Common Ground Country Fair artwork Jan. 10 at the Agricultural Trades Show in Augusta. The artwork for the fair’s promotional materials is selected from contest submissions each year. This year’s artwork by Rebekah Lowell is titled “Monarchs and Milkweed.” With the monarch butterfly population declining […]

Business, Food & Dining

The Wrap: Common Ground Country Fair returns to Unity next month

by Tim Cebula August 10, 2022August 10, 2022

Plus, Nosh changes hands, Slab’s frozen pizzas hit Hannaford shelves, volunteers at St. Peter’s pump out 7,000 cookies for its annual Italian Bazaar this weekend, and more.

Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News

Farming organizations raise more than $1 million to assist farmers affected by PFAS contamination

by Kaitlyn Budion May 9, 2022May 10, 2022

Most of the money for the fund, established by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and the Maine Farmland Trust, was raised through a partnership with The Lost Kitchen, a restaurant in Freedom.

Community News, Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Maine farmers contending with contamination receive a lifeline

by Kaitlyn Budion May 7, 2022May 9, 2022

A fund established by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and the Maine Farmland Trust has so far raised more than $500,000 to provide financial support to farmers with land where PFAS contamination has been found.