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 […]
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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
SNAP Authorization: apply & update at the Convention on January 29th
January 17, 2017 CategoriesDoes your farm or market currently accept Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) payments, such as SNAP? If so, you may need to update your information with the USDA Food & Nutrition Service to reflect current program authorities (a.k.a. who is responsible for the SNAP program), change in location, etc. You can do so with the direct […]
Join us for “Buying Local on a Budget”
January 6, 2017 CategoriesNext Tuesday, January 10th from 11:30 – 12:30, you can find us in the Somerset Room at the Agricultural Trades Show in Augusta. MFFM staffers and local farmers team up to offer a session on the benefits of buying direct from local farmers and will be sharing information and resources to help you get started. Shopping […]