This section is under development. Please check back for additional content to be added in the coming months.
Resources
Organizations Assisting Farmers
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF)
Natural Resources Conservation Services
Knox Lincoln SWCD Beginning Farmers Program
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
Maine Dairy Industry Association
Web Soil Survey – A tool for learning about the soil types on your land.
Recommended Books and Publications
(under development)
The Art and Science of Grazing: How Grass Farmers Can Create Sustainable Systems for Healthy Animals and Farm Ecosystems by Sarah Flack
NOFA Guides Set: Whole-Farm Planning: Ecological Imperatives, Personal Values, and Economics (Organic Principles and Practices Handbook Series) Paperback – April 15, 2011by Elizabeth Henderson , Karl North
Farming for Bees: Guidelines for Providing Native Bee Habitat on Farms
By Mace Vaughan, Jennifer Hopwood, Eric Lee-Mader, Matthew Shepherd, Claire Kremen, Anne Stine, and Scott Hoffman Black
Attracting Native Pollinators: Protecting North America’s Bees and Butterflies By The Xerces Society
Farming with Native Beneficial Insects By The Xerces Society