Come one, come all, and hear all about the 2021 happenings of the Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets. Join Board members and staff of the Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets (MFFM) for our 2022 Annual Meeting. The annual meeting is scheduled for January 19, 2022 at 9am and will take place via Zoom Conference Call. […]
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Maine farmers rally to support food access program with online fundraisers
December 10, 2021 Categories
Over 20 farmers and farmers’ markets across the state are hosting online fundraisers to support the Maine Harvest Bucks nutrition incentive program. Maine Harvest Bucks provides low-income shoppers with bonus bucks at farmers’ markets to buy fresh fruits and vegetables from local farms. The fundraising initiative comes at a time when Maine Harvest Bucks has […]
Onion Foundation Links
September 28, 2021 CategoriesHi Friends at the Onion Foundation! Thanks for considering our application and being so generous to ME’s environmental & arts organizations 🙂 – Jimmy Here are the links below! Program impact data Bumper Crop Impact Report – 2020 (from our pilot year!) Maine Harvest Bucks – Shopper Survey Results (2021 Survey of 55 shoppers) MHB […]
Arcadia Sponsors Farmers’ Markets and Food Access in Maine
August 9, 2021 CategoriesThroughout the month of August, market shoppers can learn about community solar options with Arcadia The Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets is excited to announce today that Arcadia, the climate crisis–fighting tech company giving everyone access to the tools to build a 100% clean energy future, has made a major sponsorship pledge to the Maine […]
Single-Use Plastic Carry-out Bag Ban and Farmers Markets
June 27, 2021 CategoriesUPDATE – Starting July 1, 2021 the bag ban is officially in effect. For full details of the bag ban – follow this link to the Department of Environmental Protection’s Bag Ban Guidance A “frequently asked questions (pdf)” document, offers more details outlining what is considered a reusable bag and a recycled paper bag, who […]