UPCOMING CONFERENCES / EVENTS in MAINE            

*Note: Many of the conferences and events listed below are derived from newsletters from various organizations.  If you would like to know more about a particular organization or receive their newsletter go to Helpful Links and look for the organization you are interested in.

August 15th & 16th / Maine Farm Days

The 2008 Maine Farm Days will be held at Misty Meadow Farm on Hill Road in Clinton.  Equipment demonstrations, displays, vendors and wagon tours are currently planned for this year's event.  If you would like to rent tent space in the exhibit tent, download the exhibit application.  For more information about the event go to the Kennebec County Soil & Water Conservation District website at www.kcswcd.org or contact Fran Hale at 207-445-5712.

August 23rd / Downeast Institute Shellfish Field Day

Come learn about the Institute's marine research facility and programs as well as shellfish and the shellfish industry and the intertidal environment.  There are kids activities planned, live music, and seafood...a fun day for all.  Located at Black Duck Cove, Great Wass Island, Beals, Maine.  For more info, download the Shellfish Field Day flyer

September 19-21 / Common Ground Country Fair

Hosted by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), this annual fair held at the Unity Fairground presents a diverse variety of programs and information involving sustainable organic agriculture, conservation methods and techniques, alternative energy and lots more.   For more info, see the MOFGA web site

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

ME Agricultural & Forest Experiment Station - Farm Superintendent

Application Deadline / Sept. 5, 2008

The incumbent in this position is responsible for managing the ­­­­­J. F. Witter Teaching & Research Center, which includes the Witter Farm, Rogers Farm and Smith Farm in Orono and Old Town, Maine.  For more information download the employment notice.

OTHER NEWS

Kennebec County Ag Map 

In a collaborative partnership, the Kennebec County Soil & Water Conservation District (KCSWCD) has teamed up with Time & Tide to help produce the 2008 Kennebec County Food & Farms Ag Map.  KCSWCD has produced the map free of charge in the past years in an effort to promote local farms and ag producers and is once again offering to do the same this year.  

If you are an ag producer in Kennebec County and would like to be included on the map, please contact the Time & Tide office at 622-7847, ext 4 and talk to Carl.

Maine Carbon Credit Program

The Maine Carbon Credit Program focuses on outreach, education and the establishment of a soils carbon baseline to prepare for a voluntary carbon credit marketing program in Maine. 

Phase 1 is currently being implemented to develop a soils carbon baseline and increase landowner knowledge about carbon issues. The goal is to provide landowners who use conservation practices that increase carbon storage in soils the opportunity to participate in a voluntary market for carbon credits. 

For more information about Maine's Carbon Credit Program: Brochure

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