VillageSoup Belfast Vermicomposting: Winter project prepares for spring planting VillageSoup Belfast A more complex but functional design is at mofga.org/Default.aspx?tabid=720. Cover the bin to exclude light (worms like the dark), to retain moisture and deter fruit flies. Keep the contents around 50 to 80 F and out of direct sunlight; eg, ... and more »

Kennebec Journal DENIS THOET: Welcome to Maine, Sunshine State of the North Kennebec Journal With more than $50000 in grants and donations, MOFGA installed 52 230-watt photovoltaic panels on a 200-year old barn at its Unity farm and fair grounds. The installer was a Maine-based company, ReVision, out of Liberty and Portland. and more »

Kennebec Journal DENIS THOET: Maine farmers have limited options for health insurance Kennebec Journal David Shipman, MOFGA's treasurer, and a division coordinator for Fedco seeds in Clinton, is committed to the idea of health care for Maine's farmers. "We ought to provide health care for Maine farmers," he told me. He envisions a cooperative program ... and more »

A chef and an architect farm organically in Maine The Boston Globe He received organic certification from MOFGA shortly thereafter. Gallit Sammon worked at Chase's Daily in Belfast, a farm and restaurant, which was her first experience on the land. Then she became chef de cuisine at the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport in ... and more »

Maine Gardener: It's too cold to plant, so try seeding your mind Press Herald ... writer and editor for Maine Organic Farmer and Gardener, and a plant grower for Fedco); on March 20, Kip Penney of Fedco will discuss bulbs; and on April 17, CJ Walke, orchardist and librarian for MOFGA, will discuss fruit trees.