Organic dairy farmer appreciates extraordinary everyday moments

Annie Watson of Sheepscot Valley Farm in Whitefield is a first-generation farmer, an MOFGA board member and an 'artist at heart.'

The lost pears of Maine

'It is a pretty exciting time for pears.' Heirloom pears, both European and Maine varieties, are beginning to get attention in Maine.

Organic orcharding workshop series to begin March 9

Hundreds ride passenger trains to Common Ground Country Fair

The Belfast and Moosehead Lake railroad runs two trains to and from the fair, one from Thorndike and the other from Unity.

The winners and losers of the 2023 growing season

Area farmers faced unusual weather conditions this summer, from a late spring frost to persistent hard rains. Based on their reports, here are the crops that fared the best and worst in Maine (so far).

Apply for a 2023 MOFGA/Russell Libby Agricultural Scholarship

Submit an application for one of three $1,500 scholarships for students and teachers seeking to learn more about organic and sustainable farm systems.

Barn, farm equipment destroyed by fire at MOFGA’s Unity campus

A Saturday fire engulfed a barn at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association's educational center in Unity.

Maine Apple Camp comes to West Gardiner for the first time

The biennial event wrapped up its third iteration on Sunday, and lasted for three days.

Several area farms star in MOFGA’s new Maine Organic Marketplace in Freeport

• The Vault is moving to bigger quarters in Lewiston. • It's a skiing trifecta with Sunday River, Sugarloaf and Saddleback news. • Can you guess Maine's most-searched present for the holidays?

Maine organic farmers, gardeners group plans workshops