Windham County Natural Resources Conservation District and project partners throughout VT and NH are working to identify best management practices (BMPs) for reducing nitrogen runoff into the CT River Watershed.

Free series for farmers who want to learn how to get started with farm succession planning, including the financial and legal considerations. Instructors include a financial specialist and a guest attorney. Plus hear from farmers recently in transition as they share their challenges and successes.

Join MOFGA Certification Service (MCS)’s Lead Maple Certification Specialist, Kristen Walker, to learn everything you need to know about organic certification of maple syrup. We’ll discuss the annual certification cycle, applicant deadlines, organic system plans, MCS maple guidelines, recordkeeping, materials inputs, and MCS fees. Kristen will focus on production-scale systems.

MOFGA’s Farmer to Farmer Conference is known for its intimacy, in-depth treatment of topics, and profound discussions. The conference offerings are based on the idea that farmers learn best from their peers and other practitioners. Conference speakers include prominent and accessible university faculty, extension educators, and other agricultural professionals. Our unique workshop session format presents talks by both agricultural service professionals and farmers, and then opens up to a farmer discussion that explores both the unique and common experiences of everyone in the room.

MOFGA is pleased to present Gardener to Gardener: our inaugural one-day conference for gardeners!  

Connect with and learn from prominent university faculty, agricultural scientists, service providers, farmers, and fellow gardeners — through speaker sessions, activities, and shared meals. Gardeners of all levels of experience, in Maine or in the broader northeast region, will find content suited to their needs, gardening goals, and experiences.

Embark on a transformative journey into organic apple orcharding with the Organic Apple Orchard Academy, a premier virtual event hosted by the IPM Institute of North America and the Organic Fruit Growers Association. The Academy will teach proven methods with insights on everything from site selection and disease-resistant varieties to bio-intensive pest management, efficient harvest strategies and savvy marketing for fresh and value-added products.

Maybe gardening started as a hobby, but now you’re interested in selling some of your produce, flowers, or value-added products on the side.

When your love of starting seeds and propagating plants means you have an overabundance of young plants every spring, it might be time to look into selling the plants you pot up.

Hosted by the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC), the Summit highlights the innovations being made across the dairy sector right now – and how you can apply them to your business.