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 Farmworkers Feed Us All- Opening RececptionPlease join us Friday April 4th from 5-7 PM at the Meg Perry Center (644 Congress St./ Portland) for the opening of Farmworkers Feed Us All… Started by Barbara Ginley |
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 "Did Your Shopping List Kill a Songbird?"Hi, Here's a scary article on how food we import is often produced with highly toxic pesticides that are apparently killing North American… Started by Michelle |
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 Get a table at Bayside World Market & FairFor $30 you can rent a table at this year's Bayside World Market & Fair, taking place Saturday, June 21 from11 am-7 pm in Portland. Sel… Started by Avery Yale Kamila |
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 Local Foods "Mud Season" Fundraising Dinner - April 5 UnityLocal Foods - "Mud Season" Fundraising Dinner Saturday, April 5 6 PM Unity Centre for Performing Arts (directions) Who could possibly be b… Started by Food for Maine's Future |
0 | Mar 28, 2008 |
Your Invited! 3rd Annual Local and Sustainable Foods Conference: Growing Our Skills and Our Community3rd Annual Local & Sustainable Foods Conference: Growing Our Skills and Our CommunitySponsored by Food for Maine's Future, The Unity Ba… Started by Food for Maine's Future |
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 Spring Farm to School Conference Fri. March 28th at ChewonkiFARMS, Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools, is sponsoring the Spring Farm to School Conference on Friday, March 28th at Chewonki In… Started by Ken Morse |
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Subversive Plotting: Freeport Community Center, Thursday, March 20th, 6:30pmAnyone who's interested in hearing my kitchen garden stump speech which rivals Obama's both in length and in hopefulness is welcome to join… Started by Roger |
0 | Mar 19, 2008 |
 Permaculture in MaineHi All - I'm not exactly sure which category this would go in, but our local permaculture group is really expanding and we'd like to connec… Started by LisaF |
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 Penalized for diversifyingThis op-ed piece illustrates the government policies that are working against us as we work to increase access to locally grown foods: http… Started by Emily |
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 Farming/Gardening Questions and AnswersWhat is this Bug? I found him on squash along with other squash bugs.. but couldn't ID him. He wes very evasive, but only on foot. Started by Jordan Pike |
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Plantme posted a status"I am in the 2nd season growing groundnuts (Apios Americana). what has experience has been and were you able to breed larger tubers?"
Jessica Roy replied to Jamien Richardson's discussion Maine Harvest Company Seeking Farmers To Grow For Us!"My farm may be able to help with this. We are a small farm but usually have an abundance of beans every year. Could you please send me a little more info on this! Very interested. Thanks"
Jessica Roy posted a status"River Valley Famers Market is open. It will still be on the Island on Exchange Street in Rumford. Hours are Fridays from 12 to 4."
Barbi Ives joined LisaF's group
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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
Mary Ann Hayes joined LisaF's group
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Jeff Edelstein posted an eventGreater Portland Sustainability Mini-Conference at USM Portland
June 4, 2013 from 3pm to 7pm
Come join the Greater Portland Sustainability Council for a free mini-conference at USM on June 4 from 3 pm - 7 pm. More info by clicking here. You can come for specific topics or the whole event. Do you have a topic to present or discuss? - let us know as there will be time for "open space" discussions. Sessions will be presented on the following (go to the website for the detailed…See More
Sandy Garson replied to Monique Coombs's discussion School garden MENTORS wanted"Ryan,
You do not have to totally re=invent the wheel. Alice Waters has been running a program that spreads from California called Edible Schoolyard. Check this out. I've also been involved teaching children how to cook garden food,…"
Michele Pfannenstiel replied to Monique Coombs's discussion HACCP! Whose got it? Where'd ya get it?"Happy to answer any questions..."
Michele Pfannenstiel replied to Michele Pfannenstiel's discussion Bills from the Legislature"There is great potential that if these bills pass those processors that comply with current regulations may be very compromised. The exemptions from state and federal laws will likely decimate Maine's current inspection system, bring the…"
Michele Pfannenstiel posted a discussionBills from the Legislature
As per Monique's request for dialog on the forum, I am posting links to 3 bills. I'll admit to being unclear as to what some of the reporting language means. OTP means Ought to Pass, ONTP means ought not to pass, AM is amendments, and I am going to venture a guess that Divided Report means it was split down the middle.LD 475…See More
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