Orono, Maine – University of Maine Cooperative Extension has launched a new online resource designed to be particularly useful to aspiring or existing food manufacturers wanting to produce specialty food products. The new website, Resources for Food Entrepreneurs, was created by UMaine Extension regional small business educator and Extension professor Louis Bassano; Extension food science […]
Blog entries by Leigh Hallett
Maine Farmers’ Market Annual Report
March 10, 2017 CategoriesThe 2016 Maine Farmers’ Market Annual Report contains photos and information about Maine’s markets, along with useful data and other information. Free print copies are available at our office, or click here for the online edition.
2016 In Review
January 29, 2017 CategoriesDuring the 9th annual Maine Farmers’ Market Convention, we welcome participants from markets all over Maine. To celebrate the markets and review the Federation’s work from 2016, we created the slideshows below. Some favorite images from 2016 MFFM’s 2016 Projects Collecting and Using Data: Snapshot Week 2016
MFFM Annual Meeting
December 22, 2016 CategoriesThe MFFM Annual Meeting will take place at the Maine Farmers’ Market Convention. Although registration is required to attend the convention, no registration is required to attend the thirty minute annual meeting, which will offer a chance to learn more about MFFM’s programs, and to elect the 2017 Board of Directors. Nominees: Cathy Karonis, Fairwinds […]
Early-Bird Convention Registration Through Dec 31st
December 21, 2016 Categories
By registering before December 31st, 2016, participants will save $10 on the registration fee for MFFM’s annual convention, January 29th, 2017. Click here to register online. Some of the day’s workshops are still being finalized, but the confirmed topics include: Bring the whole family: integrating youth and family programming at the farmers’ market Proactive approaches […]