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Featured Events
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Local Food & The Future of Our Region
June 5, 2012 from 3pm to 5pm
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Backyard Locavore Day!
August 11, 2012 from 10am to 4pm
Upcoming Events (16)
May 24Thursday
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Casco Farmers' Market
May 24, 2012 at 9am to September 20, 2012 at 2pm – Casco Village Green Market will be held rain or shine, every Thursday from 9am to 2pm starting May 24 thru Sept. 20, 2012. All homemade: Baked-goods, jams & jellies, candies & fudge, vegetables, fruit, herbs,… Organized by Casco Farmers' Market | Type: farmers', market
May 29Tuesday
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Season Extension Workshop(Grow food year round!)
May 29, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm – Bee Blossom Botanicals Join David Homa of Resilient Roots for a fun night of education. Learn how you can maximize your growing season with different types of Season Extension structures. Great at this time of year for get… Organized by Resilient Roots | Type: workshop
June 4Monday
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Beneficial and Deterrent Plant Selections & Polycultures/Companion Planting Workshop.
June 4, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm – Kitchen's Homestead Barn Join IPermaculture Designer David Homa of Resilient Roots.This will be a hands on workshop. We will be installing fruit trees, learn how to sheet mulch properly around a tree and then discuss plant s… Organized by Resilient Roots | Type: workshop
June 5Tuesday
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Local Food & The Future of Our Region
June 5, 2012 from 3pm to 5pm – USM's Wishcamper Center Local Food and The Future of Our Region Investigating the potential gains from a stronger local food economy Tuesday, June 5, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Lee Community Hall, Wishcamper Center, University of South… Organized by Sustain Southern Maine | Type: panel, /, public, forum
June 8Friday
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ELFC Monthly Meeting
June 8, 2012 from 1pm to 3:30pm – Curtis Memorial Library The Eat Local Foods Coalition (host of this web site) will hold its monthly meeting from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick on the second Friday of each month. Agenda will… Organized by The Eat Local Foods Coalition of Maine (ELFC) | Type: meeting
June 11Monday
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Intro to Mycology and Home Cultivation
June 11, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm – Zero Station Join Mycologist Dan Agro of AgroMyco for a great night of mycology education. Explore the history of Mycelium and how it is a vital part of our existence on the Earth. Dan will also take you through… Organized by Resilient Roots | Type: workshop
June 23Saturday
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Cob Oven Building Workshop
June 23, 2012 at 9am to June 24, 2012 at 4pm – Broadturn Farm Two Day WorkshopSat, June 23 & Sun, June 249:00am-4:00pm$110 member/$140 non-memberJoin Jesse Stevens and The Long Barn for this weekend workshop. Participants will learn how to build a cob oven… Organized by The Long Barn | Type: workshop
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Preserving the Harvest: Strawberry Jam
June 23, 2012 from 9am to 1pm – Broadturn Farm Sat., June 23rd 9:00am-1:00pm $20 member/$30 non-member Nothing kicks off summer like strawberries! You'll spend the day outside harvesting strawberries and learning how to make and can jam! Spend… Organized by The Long Barn | Type: workshop
July 7Saturday
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2012 Cabot Community Tour
July 7, 2012 all day – Payson Park Triangle & Prebble Street Extension Farmers, cooperatives, credit unions and volunteer groups celebrate those who give their hearts, time and skills to strengthen our communities What to expect at each major event • Booths for sponsors… Organized by Cabot et. al. | Type: celebrating, community
July 13Friday
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ELFC Monthly Meeting
July 13, 2012 from 1pm to 3:30pm – Curtis Memorial Library The Eat Local Foods Coalition (host of this web site) will hold its monthly meeting from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick on the second Friday of each month. Agenda will… Organized by The Eat Local Foods Coalition of Maine (ELFC) | Type: meeting
Latest Activity
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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