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- By Land and By Sea: Connecting Maine's Farming and Fishing Communities on March 5, 2010 from 9am to 10:15am
- By Land and By Sea: Connecting Maine's Farming and Fishing Communities on February 28, 2010 from 5pm to 7pm
Connecting Classrooms and Cafeterias: From Arugula to Zucchini - A Conference for K-12 Educators at Gorham Middle School
August 7, 2009 from 9am to 4:30pm
Conference registration is $15.00 per person - includes a delicious local lunch!
*CEU's available (participants must cover additional $20 cost, if desired)*
Workshops include: Integrating School Garden Activities into Classroom Curriculum; Maine F…
Something that may be of interest: Maine College Dining Summit at St. Joeseph's College in Standish on August 5th, 2009
Maine DiningSummit2009.pdf
Just a reminder - it's not too late to register!
Connecting Classrooms to Cafeterias:
From Arugula to Zucchini
A Conference for K-12 Educators
August 7, 2009 – 9:00 to 4:30
Gorham Middle School
106 Weeks Road, Gorham, Maine 04038
Conference reg…
Profile Information
- Where in Maine do you live and eat?
- Southern Maine
- 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, 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
- Are you a food producer? If so, what types of food do you produce?
- vegetables, apples, berry fruit, other
- If you produce foods of some sort, please choose one of the following:
- I produce foods only for my own and my family's consumption
- Other info about Me (please mention any food, fishing, agriculture, or community groups you are affiliated with):
- I'm currently a grad student, enrolled in the Agriculture, Food & Environment program at Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy. I also serve on the Board of Directors for both MOFGA and Cultivating Community. At the moment, I'm particularly excited about a new project underway through the Eat Local Foods Coalition, exploring collaborative potential between Maine's farming and fishing communities as we collectively continue efforts to build a vibrant and sustainable local food movement.
Comment Wall (8 comments)
- At 9:12pm on March 31, 2008,
Jones Franzel said…
- Hello friend ~ Soooo excited about Food + Farm, and my inside sources keep remarking on how awesome you are to work with. Hope to see you soon!
- At 8:16am on March 24, 2008,
John Jemison said… - Hi amanda - my Carola potatoes are holding out very well. Most of the winter squash has faded (molded) - and the parsnips are a tad soft - but my spuds are still delicious. Roasted some up last night.
see you for a while on sunday week - got our slow food kickoff dinner that evening. take care, jj
- At 5:29pm on March 22, 2008,
Leslie Oster said… - Thanks sweetie! How are you going to do the SPACE thing and the Boothbay thing all in the same weekend? You must be Super Woman!
- At 8:03am on March 13, 2008,
Maggie Warner said… - yum yum yum, i would do a soup swap, but this is the first weekend i have to be in wells since before thanksgiving so i am going to take full advantage of sleeping in and being lazy!
- At 5:38pm on March 3, 2008,
Liz Blackwell-Moore said… - thanks for clueing me in on the site!!
L
- At 7:08pm on March 1, 2008,
Jim Hanna said… - Hi Amanda
Local virtual friends are cool too.
Jim
- At 3:03pm on March 1, 2008,
John Jemison said…
- ciao Amanda ... i hope you are doing well.
john jemison
- At 10:11pm on February 28, 2008,
David Buchanan said… - Hey, I'm getting excited about this site! So many school garden activities are coming through my emails these days, I'd like to form a group to help keep track of everything. David
Latest Activity
Thanks, Paul. I used the cheese cloth method and it kept them together. I think my trotters were a bit too big in the end for the result I wanted. I'll try again next year. By all means, email me at bowman@mazirian.com.
Hi Brad,
Slit the trotters and wrap them tightly in cheesecloth during the braise. The problem isn't so much their falling apart as their curling up. Crumbs, crunchy, crispy... all those "c" words invoke delightful images!
Thanks for the mention on…
Check out Fedco's seeds, they have a couple varieties that are heirloom 'field' or dent corns suitable for grinding for meal, posole, ect- not sweet corn. I think the names are "Blue Mountain", and " Calais Flint" I grew the Blue Mountain a couple y…
I want to grow corn for the first time. I live in Bangor with very acidic clay soil. What seed would people recommend? Can I find a seed that is similar to the maize that Native Americans once grew?
We are looking for more vendors for the market in Windham. Seafood, vegetable and soap. We are having a meeting on Friday 2/12 at 6p at St. Josephs College. If you are intested and/or have questions, email karen@motherherbmaine.com . You can also…
- By Land and By Sea: Connecting Maine's Farming and Fishing Communities on March 5, 2010 from 9am to 10:15am
- By Land and By Sea: Connecting Maine's Farming and Fishing Communities on February 28, 2010 from 5pm to 7pm
Check it out - Penobscot East's CSF made it on Channel 5 this weekend. Recognize anyone in the footage?
FRESH movie showing at Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church
February 26, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm
The movie FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Potluck, movie, discussion. Childcare available.
Hi Cassie,
For insurance, see your current agent and ask for a liability rider to cover you at farmers' markets.
For permits, see the Maine Dept of Ag permits page for such things as processed foods.
Links to a few [farmers' market aware] insurance…
Thank you for the responses. They have been very helpful.
If you are interested in becoming a vendor, please get in contact with Laura Campbell at sweethollowsfarm@gmail.com
We hoped to be located in the AmVets parking lot/field, (across from Hodgeman's Frozen Custard) right on rt. 100.
Thank you!
La…
Are there any in the Oxford Hills area? or the Lewiston / Auburn area? I have cut flower bouquets (in season) and think a buying club is a great idea.
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