DRESDEN, Maine — The following workshops are free and are co-sponsored by Knox-Lincoln SWCD, Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Midcoast Farmers Alliance and Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association.
For more information and to register:
www.knox-lincoln.org/beginning-farmer
info@knox-lincoln.org
207-596-2040
No-Till for Organic Veggies Systems
Monday, July 23 from 5-7pm
Goranson Farm, 250 Dresden Rd (Rt 128), Dresden
Potluck to follow. Please bring something to share, utensils, etc.
Join us for a free program at this third-generation family farm! The Johansons will highlight the equipment needed and the benefits and challenges they have experienced using low-till farming practices and cover crops in organic vegetable production. Mark Hutton, UMaine Extension professor at Highmoor Farm, will be on hand to share lessons learned from an ongoing northeast regional research project
Pollinators in Agriculture: Who’s Who & How to Conserve Them
Wednesday, August 1 from 5-7pm
Morning Dew Farm, Rt 1 in Damariscotta
Potluck to follow. Please bring something to share, utensils, etc.
There is a lot of buzz about pollinators! Eric Venturini, Farm Bill Pollinator Conservationist & NRCS Partner Biologist; Joe DeStefano, NRCS Technical Service Provider & owner Posto Bello Apiaries; and Brady Hatch & Brendan McQuillen farmers & owners of Morning Dew Farm will lead this free walk & talk to ID pollinators on the farm, learn about their ecology, and discuss how you can get involved in pollinator conservation efforts – with a focus on how to successfully establish wildflower plantings for pollinators.
–Knox-Lincoln SWCD
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