LEWISTON – The owner of a farm in Turner known for its organic meats and dairy products will talk about Maine’s dairy industry at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 11, at Bates College.

Gloria Varney will speak in Room G21 at Pettengill Hall on Andrews Road. Sponsored by the Environmental Coalition, a student organization at Bates, the talk is open to the public at no charge.

Varney and her husband, Gregg, own and operate Nezinscot Farm on Route 117, which produces milk for Stonyfield yogurt, goat milk for its own cheese and beef, veal, lamb, pork and poultry.

The operation includes a gourmet store that stocks a wide variety of organic goods by Maine producers, in addition to Nezinscot’s own foods. A cafe and tea house are open daily.