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Casco Farmers' Market
May 24, 2012 at 9am to September 20, 2012 at 2pm – Casco Village Green
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Season Extension Workshop(Grow food year round!)
May 29, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm – Bee Blossom Botanicals
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Beneficial and Deterrent Plant Selections & Polycultures/Companion Planting Workshop.
June 4, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm – Kitchen's Homestead Barn
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Local Food & The Future of Our Region
June 5, 2012 from 3pm to 5pm – USM's Wishcamper Center
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ELFC Monthly Meeting
June 8, 2012 from 1pm to 3:30pm – Curtis Memorial Library
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Intro to Mycology and Home Cultivation
June 11, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm – Zero Station
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Cob Oven Building Workshop
June 23, 2012 at 9am to June 24, 2012 at 4pm – Broadturn Farm
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Preserving the Harvest: Strawberry Jam
June 23, 2012 from 9am to 1pm – Broadturn Farm
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2012 Cabot Community Tour
July 7, 2012 all day – Payson Park Triangle & Prebble Street Extension
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ELFC Monthly Meeting
July 13, 2012 from 1pm to 3:30pm – Curtis Memorial Library
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Kickstart Maine local food projects!
Posted by Linzee Weld on March 31, 2012 at 2:51pm 0 Comments 3 Likes
Community Wealth or How I Spent My Winter Vacation
Posted by Lillian M. Lake on March 7, 2012 at 12:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Now you can buy Homemade
Posted by Sandy Garson on March 5, 2012 at 3:13am 2 Comments 0 Likes
Random Act of Kindness
Posted by Lillian M. Lake on February 13, 2012 at 10:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Forum
Rice Growing in Maine
Started by Del Ketcham in General Discussion/Questions. Last reply by LisaF on Tuesday. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Foraged foods and herbs of May
Started by Twinflower Farm in General Discussion/Questions. Last reply by Twinflower Farm May 7. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Vendors and growers
Started by Trenton farmers market in General Discussion/Questions. Last reply by Christine Alexander May 5. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Leveraging the Co-op Model for Business Success
Started by Amanda Beal in General Discussion/Questions. Last reply by Noemi Giszpenc Apr 9. 10 Replies 0 Likes
The Future the "Maine Food Map"
Started by LisaF in General Discussion/Questions. Last reply by Randall Parr Apr 9. 7 Replies 3 Likes
Find Local Food
The Eat Local Foods Coalition of Maine has been developing two maps to help increase access and availability of local foods:
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New! The Maine Food, Farming and Fishing Resource Map
A place for food producers to connect with vendors, service providers and other resources.
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LisaF posted eventsELFC Monthly Meeting
July 13, 2012 from 1pm to 3:30pmELFC Monthly Meeting
June 8, 2012 from 1pm to 3:30pm
LisaF's event was featuredLocal Food & The Future of Our Region at USM's Wishcamper Center
June 5, 2012 from 3pm to 5pm
Local Food and The Future of Our RegionInvestigating the potential gains from a stronger local food economyTuesday, June 5, 3:00-5:00 p.m.Lee Community Hall, Wishcamper Center, University of Southern MaineThe resurgence of locally grown food and its distribution has big implications for Maine, especially as a recent assessment of New England local food security in 2050 proposes that Maine will be a key producer. But, it takes a region to support local food, and that connects with the many…See More
LisaF posted a group
Greater Portland Food System
This group is to facilitate connections among people and groups working directly in the Greater Portland Food System (farmers, fishermen, activists, food service, agencies, NGO's, businesses/coops, gardeners, processors, distributors/aggregators, retailers, etc.) This online group is meant to compliment the other connecting work already happening in Greater Portland.See More
LisaF updated an eventLocal Foods & The Economy at USM's Wishcamper Center
June 5, 2012 from 3pm to 5pm
Local Food and The Future of Our RegionInvestigating the potential gains from a stronger local food economyTuesday, June 5, 3:00-5:00 p.m.Lee Community Hall, Wishcamper Center, University of Southern MaineThe resurgence of locally grown food and its distribution has big implications for Maine, especially as a recent assessment of New England local food security in 2050 proposes that Maine will be a key producer. But, it takes a region to support local food, and that connects with the many…See More
Plantme commented on Food for Maine's Future's group Food for Maine's Future"Hi, I live in Central Maine and would like to start growing more perennial food crops. I was wondering if anyone has any jerusalem artichokes they would like to share/swap for other perennial vegetables and whether anyone has favorite recipes…"
Plantme joined Food for Maine's Future's group
Food for Maine's Future
Food for Maine's Future serves as an umbrella for groups and campaigns which share a common goal of building a just, secure, sustainable and democratic food system to the benefit of all Maine farmers, communities, and the environment.
Plantme joined Carolyn Spector-Gillis's group
Green Jobs in Maine Post your jobs or resume
Find Maine Green Jobs and post opportunities here.Happy Spring!!! : )See More
Resilient Roots posted eventsIntro to Mycology and Home Cultivation
May 24, 2012 from 6pm to 8pmBeneficial and Deterrent Plant Selections & Polycultures/Companion Planting Workshop.
June 4, 2012 from 6pm to 8pmSeason Extension Workshop(Grow food year round!)
May 29, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm
Lillian M. Lake posted a blog post"Apathy is Democracy's Greatest Enemy"
Hi All!By now, most, if not all of you here either know Jim Gerritsen personally, or at least are familiar with his work as head of Organic Seed Growers & Trade Association (OSGATA). Jim has lead the farmer's charge against Monsanto, as he and 83 courageous and conscientious farmers filed a lawsuit against Monsanto. Jim is loathe to leave his Wood Prairie Farm in northern Maine,…See More
Jamien Richardson posted a status"CYON welcomes Jamel Torres to the team! Jamel recently graduated from the Muskie School and will be helping us research local food systems."
LisaF's photo was featured
Perennial Spinach
Hablitzia tamnoides - partial sun to full sun, perennial vining spinach dies back each winter and regrows. Can be propagated by seed or division.
LisaF replied to Del Ketcham's discussion Rice Growing in Maine"Right, I thought of that later, having remembered the article she had in the MOFGA newsletter on this topic. Also, a good few people are harvesting wild rice around here."
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