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Winter Session Workshops: Info & Updates for the Farming Community

Maine Farmland Trust, Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets, Maine Organic Farmers' and Gardeners' Association and Western Mountains Alliance

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EST)

Unity, ME

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Winter Session Workshops: Info & Updates for the Farming Community

 

Brought to you by:
Maine Farmland Trust
Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets
Maine Organic Farmers' and Gardeners' Association
Western Mountains Alliance 

 

When: February 20th, 2013   9am-5pm          Where: MOFGA, 294 Crosby Brook Rd. Unity, ME

Covering the following topics:

General updates       Online ordering      Pasture soil management            Unity Food Hub Project          EBT/SNAP on smart devices       

Attend one or attend them all, FREE!

Get Fresh Net - Online Farmers' Markets, Tricia Cook:  1.5 hrs. (9:10-10:40)
Introduction to online markets and buying clubs

Amending pasture to improve forage, Bill Errickson & Mark Fulford: 45 min. (10:45-11:30)

This study recorded the results of increased fertility upon forage species over the course of two years.

Lunch, catered by CrossTrax: 30 min. (11:30-12)

Updates on EBT on Smart-devices: 1 hr. (12:00-1:00)
-webinar with Novo Dia, smart device application developer (beginning promptly at noon)

Be amongst the first in Maine to review new EBT smart-device technology that MFFM is urging the State of Maine to adopt. Thus far, three other states in the U.S. have launched "Mobile Market+" programs. This is a great opportunity to learn about the technology and contribute to the effort to get it up and running in Maine. Webinar will be followed by a discussion on the state of EBT at farmers' markets in Maine, led by MFFM Executive Director, Colleen Hanlon-Smith.

Food Hub, Mike Gold: 1 hr. (1:00-2:00)

Learn about and contribute to a project to develop a food hub intended to serve farmers in and around the Unity area.

General Updates (MFT, MFFM, WMA, MOFGA): 1 hr. (2:00-3:00)

Each organization will spend 10-15 minutes providing updates 

3:30-5: "Open Office" Hours
-MFFM offering EBT assistance (please email colleen@mffm.org with questions and to set up a 1-1 conversation)
-MFT offering extended discussion on Farm Viability efforts and the Food Hub project
-WMA offering extended discussion/assistance on online farmers’ markets

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MOFGA
294 Crosby Brook Rd.
Unity, ME ME

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EST)


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Maine Farmland Trust, Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets, Maine Organic Farmers' and Gardeners' Association and Western Mountains Alliance

http://www.mainefarmlandtrust.org/
http://www.mainefarmersmarkets.org/
http://www.mofga.org
http://www.westernmountainsalliance.org 

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