Agriculture

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Veggies to Table, a non-profit grow-to-donate vegetable and flower farm in Newcastle, has received a matching gift that will double the impact of any donation made…

Boothbay Farmer's Market. CANDI JONETH/Boothbay Register

Thursday, Oct. 10 marked the final day of the 2024 Boothbay Farmer’s Market season. Amid a cool breeze, vendors and patrons enjoyed blue skies and sounds from…

outdoor field day event for all beekeepers in Maine

AUGUSTA — The Maine State Beekeepers Association (MSBA) will be holding the first annual Bee Fest at Viles Arboretum, Sunday, Sept. 8, located at 153 Hospital St., Augusta. This special event is…

The Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers (KLCB) is pleased to announce a honey bee in-person presentation taking place at Lincoln Academy in the ATEC building on Saturday, Aug. 3 from 1 to 3 p.m. Chris…

For many of us, summer in Maine is a time to enjoy the extended sunshine, swim in open water, and indulge in lobster dinners and the closeness of visiting friends. Our seasonal joys often center…

The Maine New Farmers Project at University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a farm visit on July 23 from 5 p.m to 7 p.m. at SeaLyon Farm, 1788 Alna Road in Alna.

The public is invited to join Maine Farmland Trust on Thursday, July 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. for a summer evening picnic to share stories of your connection with Morris Farm and learn about the plans…

Almost every year since 2010 there has been an Iris sale in Edgecomb. Louise Hardina raises these irises in Damariscotta. Irises are her passion.

This year there are about a dozen…

Veggies to Table, a non-profit grow-to-donate vegetable and flower farm in Newcastle, has been selected by Hannaford Supermarkets as a beneficiary of their Fight Hunger Bag Program at their…

Veggies to Table, a grow-to-donate farm in Newcastle will be hosting a foraging class with Rachel Alexandrou on July 13 to raise funds to feed hungry people in our community.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering its Ag Ambassador program in…

For more than three years, Veggies-to-Table, a grow-to-donate organic farm in Newcastle, has worked with students from Lincoln Academy’s IDEAL program in a win-win collaboration. 

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Veggies to Table, a non-profit diversified vegetable and flower farm in Newcastle, has been selected by Hannaford Store Leadership as a beneficiary of their Bloomin’ 4 Good Program at 469 Main…

Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Maine State Director Rhiannon Hampson announced Nov. 29, USDA is awarding five Maine agricultural businesses, including Fields Fields Blueberries…

Twin Villages Foodbank Farm (TVFF) grows large quantities of storage crops like butternut squash, onions, carrots, cabbages, and beets to ensure a reliable and consistent flow of fresh local food…

Veggies to Table, a Lincoln County grow-to-donate organic farm, partnered with The Contented Sole restaurant in Bristol this past summer to raise funds and awareness of the vital work they do…

Check YouTube for the latest episode of Nourishing Maine “Harvest the Maine Way- Potatoes!” featuring Tim Hobbs, former Deputy at the Maine Potato Board. The show highlights Aroostook County…

Veggies to Table in Newcastle is thrilled to announce they have been awarded a $7,500 Nourishment grant from the Quimby Family Foundation to be used for operating expenses on their grow-to-…

Late fall is the time to start thinking about spring sprouts! The Wild Seed Project will be leading a workshop on Saturday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m. to noon at Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley…

On Sunday Oct. 1 at 7:45 a.m. Maine Marathon participants left the gate, and many months of preparation, both training and fundraising, came to fruition. Each year, regardless of who crosses the…

Despite an unusually wet growing season, Twin Villages Foodbank Farm (TVFF) has been bringing in full and heavy harvests. According to Farm Manager Sara Cawthon, there have been some weeks when…

We are excited to bring back our Conservation Bus Tour traveling through Lincoln County on Oct. 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

From coastal communities to bucolic farmlands lands, Lincoln County…

The sun has come and gone and come again, and, despite all the rain, the Veggies to Table grow-to-donate farm is in full swing! Carrots, cucumbers, celery, chard, kale, tomatoes, eggplants,…

It’s the height of summer here in Maine and the sun has finally arrived. The incessant rain has been a challenge, but nature has prevailed. Veggies to Table is about to harvest their garlic and…

34th Maine Open Farm Day

Join Cape Newagen Alpaca Farm on Sunday, July 23 for the 34th Maine Open Farm Day to celebrate agriculture in the state of Maine!

The event is free to the public. They require registration…

The Contented Sole, a local seafood restaurant with panoramic ocean views and outdoor dining directly on historic Pemaquid Harbor, is sponsoring a summer fundraiser for Veggies to Table. The…

Summers in Maine are magical. The air is warm, flowers are blooming, grills are sizzling. We move our entire lives outdoors. We take to our gardens, our yards, our patios. And then, there they are…

While Maine typically receives sufficient annual precipitation, the critical time for vegetable production often coincides with…

Bees are keystone organisms, meaning stability in an ecological community significantly depends on the services they provide that environment. Pollination, their primary ecosystem service, is in…

FocusMaine is awarding $89,685 to nine Maine aquaculture businesses through their new Propel Aquaculture Mini Grant Fund. This funding will support projects to enable business growth and job…

Spring is in the air, and that means garden time! Organic perennials from Rebel Hill Farm can help create inviting habitat for the natural community on homeowners’ land. Gardeners can come by…

Preschool students at Sheepscot Valley Children’s House in Wiscasset got to meet their virtually “adopted” baby alpaca, Theodora, April 11 at Cape Newagen Alpaca Farm (CNAF). Shortly after…

Bob Dunfey, the volunteer race director for The Maine Marathon, Half Marathon and Relay, has announced that Veggies to Table is one of four Maine beneficiaries of this year’s event which will be…

Veggies To Table, a Newcastle-based non-profit grow-to-donate farm, has increased their grow space for the upcoming season by adding a new caterpillar tunnel and more fields, said founder Erica…

Maine Tasting Center, located on Route 1 in Wiscasset, is excited to announce a new partnership with FarmDrop.us that will serve the community with an online farmers market platform for weekly,…

As the world faces challenges of poverty, food insecurity, and hunger, a new type of farm is emerging to help tackle these problems. Foodbank farms are not-for-profit organizations that provide…

Damariscotta’s Rising Tide Co-op is both local hippie grocery store and big business, according to General Manager Heather Burt. Sales figures in 2022 total $9,709,000, said Board Chair Ed Ross…

School vacation week April 17-21, Morris Farm in Wiscasset will celebrate the return of Spring Farm Camp. Children from kindergarten to grade six can explore the 50-acre farm campus, learning…

The smell of freshly milled wood filled the air on a cold January morning in Newcastle. SweetWoods Farm owner Justin Wood was excited to show…

Veggies to Table, a non-profit grow-to-donate farm in Newcastle, is happy to report that we have grown and donated 40,000+ pounds of organic produce since our beginnings in 2019 and are still…

Mushroom expert Greg Marley will offer a “Foraging for Wild Mushrooms” workshop on Oct. 8 and 9. This workshop will be divided into an evening lecture from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on the 8th over Zoom,…

Veggies to Table, a non-profit farm that grows and donates organic produce to locals experiencing hunger, and flowers to bring joy, is excited to…

Farmers are essential members of our communities.  Through the challenges of the past few years – from the COVID pandemic to drought to spiking gasoline prices – they have raised the food we all…

Veggies to Table is in full summer swing. The garlic has been harvested. Our 360 tomato plants are ripening, and the celery, cucumbers, peppers, and zucchini are flying out the door. With over 1,…

Veggies to Table grew and donated 16,000+ pounds of organic produce to the hungry in our community last season. Our goal? To grow and donate even more this season. To this end, we could use a…

On May 10 at 6:30 p.m., Veggies to Table will hold a free virtual Supper Club via Zoom, “Digging Deeper.” Founder Erica Berman will discuss the history, mission, goals, achievements, future plans…

Sowing seeds

For the third year in a row Veggies to Table has donated thousands of packets of seeds to local pantries, schools, and partners, giving community members a chance to start…

Veggies to Table’s Supper Club speaker series continues on April 14 at 6 p.m. with Irene Brady Barber, landscape designer and horticultural therapist at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, discussing…

To celebrate Maine Maple Sunday, Gov. Janet Mills and Commissioner of Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Amanda Beal visited Goranson Farm in Dresden March 27. They toured…

Veggies to Table, a nonprofit farm in Newcastle, is hosting a Virtual Supper Club series to create community connections and inspiration in this time of uncertainty and, for many, isolation.…