MAINE FOOD SYSTEM:
past, present, and future
Maine farmers, gardeners & agricultural organizers discuss:
* Maine Food Policy Council … 80/20 by 2020? … 50/50 by 2050?
* farm & farmland protection, food security, community food assessments
* ...
Four days of talks, films and hands-on workshops exploring our access to sustainable food.
• Thursday, May 7th, 7:30pm | Ted Ames: Fishing Voices
Lobsterman and MacArthur "Genius" discusses the past and future of Maine wild fisheries
• Friday, M...
What issues are you and/or your group interested or expert in?
farmland protection, organics, health and nutrition, food justice, farm to school, school gardens, home gardens, community gardens, food and faith, hunger and local foods access, farm to institution, farm to restaurant, CSAs, farmers' markets, local foods marketing and distribution, food coops, GM-free seeds and genetics
Other info about Me (please mention any food, fishing, agriculture, or community groups you are affiliated with):
Portland Food Cooperative, Cooperative Maine, Maine Peoples Alliance, Portland Tenants Union, Childrens Healthy Environment Campaign, Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization, Maine Association of Interdependent Neighborhoods, more...
Here they come! The holidays. A mixture of excitement, joy, overwhelm and reckless abandon. It creeps up on you every year, doesn't it? And yet you can see it coming.
Thanksgiving is first. The old standards come out, there's so much emphasis on ...
HI everyone-- with enough volunteers we are now moving ahead! Please join us! See the details below:
Benefit supper for the New Gloucester Veggie Connection.
Thursday December 17, 2009, 5-6:30.
Ticket sales will go towards the purchase of seeds ...
I actually just posted this in another group, but I wanted to share a website I put together.
This was thought of years ago, and with the help of a couple professional video folks, I was able to produce this trailer and will complete our first tw...
I started thinking about this website about two years ago. The purpose is to be entertaining, and educational to consumers and kids. These video interviews will create an archive of our farmers. Sign up for the email list, and you'll get a reminde...
I also thought I would share a project I am working on(http://www.buyingclubsoftware.com/). We hope to have it ready in early 2010, and will be working with the Portland Food Coop to test out our new software specifically made for buying clubs.
USDA meats for sale: Beef, Veal, Pork & Lamb . Grass fed, all-natural - no hormones, antibotics or steroids. We sell by individual cuts or in variety boxed specials. Call us 207-938-3836 or check out our website to check on availability & prices.