Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
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PublishedNovember 27, 2024
Pass the cranberries: Maine growers embrace intense demand of holiday season
While many Maine cranberry bogs had a good harvest this year, growers are grappling with the holiday rush.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2024
Maine organic farmers group formally recognizes union for its employees
Employees at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and MOFGA Certification Services put together the union and requested recognition in September.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2024
Maine organic farming group sues EPA over forever chemicals
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association created a PFAS Emergency Relief Fund in 2022 that has handed out more than $1.5 million in assistance to more than 50 Maine farmers impacted by forever chemical contamination.
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PublishedJune 2, 2024
Agriculture is a growing part of Maine’s economy, despite fewer farms, farmland and farmers
Rising production costs, climate change and an aging population of farmers ready to retire are among the challenges facing the agriculture sector in Maine.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2022
The Wrap: Common Ground Country Fair returns to Unity next month
Plus, Nosh changes hands, Slab's frozen pizzas hit Hannaford shelves, volunteers at St. Peter's pump out 7,000 cookies for its annual Italian Bazaar this weekend, and more.
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PublishedMay 9, 2022
Farming organizations raise more than $1 million to assist farmers affected by PFAS contamination
Most of the money for the fund, established by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and the Maine Farmland Trust, was raised through a partnership with The Lost Kitchen, a restaurant in Freedom.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2022
New farm-based training course takes aim at two local issues
A pilot program from Merrymeeting Food Council and several partner organizations will try to address a labor shortage on Maine farms while helping low-income workers find steady jobs.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2021
MOFGA gets growing with new market in Freeport
What started as a pop-up store last winter is now a permanent, year-round marketplace operated by Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2021
Mainewhile: MOFGA marks milestone
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PublishedAugust 8, 2021
Maine Gardener: Growing a gardener
With the help of MOFGA, a one-time black thumb has become a gardener.