{"id":74862,"date":"2024-10-27T16:25:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T20:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/farmer-resources\/technical-assistance-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T14:23:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T18:23:44","slug":"farmer-events-and-programming","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/farmer-resources\/farmer-events-and-programming\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmer Events and Programming"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"74862\" class=\"elementor elementor-74862\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a49924 elementor-section-height-min-height masthead elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4a49924\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e5d101\" data-id=\"3e5d101\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-03908ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03908ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2acd4c2\" data-id=\"2acd4c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313d583 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"313d583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Farmer Events and Programming<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b39703 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b39703\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41a5c40\" data-id=\"41a5c40\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a409eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a409eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our programs are built on the principle that hands-on and peer-to-peer learning are the most effective ways to develop expertise, share innovation, and grow the supportive communities of practice that farmers, gardeners, and eaters need to succeed in building a sustainable food and farm system in Maine. Join us for our various workshops, meetings, farm tours, and conferences throughout the year!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54a0547 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54a0547\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0294eb\" data-id=\"e0294eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90386bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90386bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conferences<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8dce3da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dce3da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d249470\" data-id=\"d249470\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df7ca7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1df7ca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_8537-qw6xc9d8zu7bokcz1zcahe224t4qdohwxfzof7ty8k.jpg\" title=\"Farmer to Farmer session\" alt=\"A farmer gives a presentation on cover crops\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-037bcf9\" data-id=\"037bcf9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f5194 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"47f5194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/farmer-to-farmer-conference\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fad fa-chevron-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Farmer to Farmer Conference<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa19253 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa19253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn from and engage with speakers who are farmers and service providers, including peers and mentors from across Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York , and more!<\/p><p>We hope to see you at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\\\/farmer-to-farmer-conference\/\">2026 Farmer to Farmer Conference<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 February 7-9, 2026 in Portland, Maine.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465e618 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"465e618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/spring-growth-conference\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fad fa-chevron-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Spring Growth Conference<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82d59f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82d59f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spring Growth Conference is an annual conference geared towards established farmers \u2014 each year we dive into a topic to celebrate and prepare for the upcoming season.<\/span><\/p><p>Our 2025 Session was on <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/event-calendar\/spring-growth-normalizing-farm-financials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Normalizing Farm Financials<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89a8d75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89a8d75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-650402d\" data-id=\"650402d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b4531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62b4531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Farmer Discussion Spaces\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-396db4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"396db4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d0d666\" data-id=\"4d0d666\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf6a24 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"bbf6a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fad fa-chevron-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Farmer to Farmer in the Field<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e78281 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e78281\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A free summer series of farmer-led, farm-based tours and education, held monthly and geared towards advanced and established farmers. Check our calendar of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\\\/farmer-events-and-programming\/#events\">upcoming events<\/a><\/strong> below.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de68051 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"de68051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fad fa-chevron-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Climate Cafes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-053217e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"053217e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MOFGA\u2019s Climate Cafe is a series of in-person events that will take place around the state inviting farmers and farmworkers to connect over climate concerns, share adaptation strategies and strengthen our networks of support.\u00a0 If you have interest in hosting a Climate Cafe, or know of a community center where you\u2019d like to see this event held, please get in touch with our Climate Smart and Organic Transition Specialist, <strong><a href=\"mailto:mmitchell@mofga.org\">Meg Mitchell<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a1e64d elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8a1e64d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fad fa-chevron-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Farmer-Led Producer Discussions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4837bfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4837bfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Informal farmer-led topical discussions held over Zoom throughout the winter. Topics are proposed by farmers and discussed among farmers. <br \/>Propose a topic for this year! Email Farmer Programs Manager<strong><a href=\"mailto:amueller@mofga.org\"> Anna Mueller<\/a><\/strong>. <br \/>Previous topics have included: berry growing, specialty summer crops, and winter tunnels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42492ab\" data-id=\"42492ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddae804 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddae804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Farmer-to-Farmer-in-the-Field-e1730062887801-674x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-74866\" alt=\"Participants listen to a farmer giving a lecture in a field.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Farmer-to-Farmer-in-the-Field-e1730062887801-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Farmer-to-Farmer-in-the-Field-e1730062887801-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Farmer-to-Farmer-in-the-Field-e1730062887801-768x1168.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Farmer-to-Farmer-in-the-Field-e1730062887801.jpg 842w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9874381 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9874381\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11dfe35\" data-id=\"11dfe35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-418f47d elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"418f47d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/farmer-climate-forums\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fad fa-chevron-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Farmer Climate Forums <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4b5e66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4b5e66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A series of forums focused on water, including management, systems and adaptation strategies for making it through times of drought and excess precipitation. Co-facilitated by MOFGA and<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nofavt.org\/\"><b>NOFA-VT<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15411b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15411b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Educational Series<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c9f61a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c9f61a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d9b8a4\" data-id=\"8d9b8a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23eb817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23eb817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Farm-Traing-Project-e1730134789439.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-74868\" alt=\"A group of beginning farmers attend a farm tour.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Farm-Traing-Project-e1730134789439.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Farm-Traing-Project-e1730134789439-300x285.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5651ae6\" data-id=\"5651ae6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8262597 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8262597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fad fa-chevron-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Farm Training Project<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bfb651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bfb651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Farm Training Project (FTP) workshops are designed for<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\\\/trainings\/farmer-training-programs\/journeyperson-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">journeypeople<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, farmworkers, and other beginning farmers. They follow an informal format including a farm tour and conversation on the topic of the day. Check <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/trainings\/event-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our event calendar<\/a><\/strong> to see 2025&#8217;s events.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a79297 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6a79297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/trainings\/farmer-training-programs\/farm-beginnings\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fad fa-chevron-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Farm Beginnings<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fdad7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fdad7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MOFGA Farm Beginnings is a farmer-led, nine week long business planning course to help guide those with a strong commitment to creating a sustainable farm business achieve their goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d873f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d873f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn more about MOFGA&#8217;s farmer training programs, like our Journeyperson program, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\\\/farmer-resources\/beginning-farmer-resources\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca9aabe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca9aabe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c36698\" data-id=\"6c36698\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13172d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13172d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"events\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upcoming Farmer Events<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0510f6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"0510f6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><ul class=\"ecs-event-list\"><li class=\"ecs-event beginner-friendly_ecs_category community_ecs_category crops_ecs_category farming_ecs_category gardening_ecs_category homesteading_ecs_category orcharding_ecs_category\"><h4 class=\"entry-title summary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/event-calendar\/topworking\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Topworking: Learn to Graft Fruit Tree Scionwood Onto Established Trees<\/a><\/h4><span class=\"duration time\"><span class=\"tribe-event-date-start\">May 16 @ 10:00 am<\/span> - <span class=\"tribe-event-time\">12:30 pm<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"ecs-event beginner-friendly_ecs_category community_ecs_category crops_ecs_category farming_ecs_category gardening_ecs_category homesteading_ecs_category\"><h4 class=\"entry-title summary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/event-calendar\/urban-soils-and-lead-exploring-best-practices\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Urban Soils and Lead: Exploring Best Practices<\/a><\/h4><span class=\"duration time\"><span class=\"tribe-event-date-start\">May 28 @ 5:30 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"tribe-event-time\">7:30 pm<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"ecs-event beginner-friendly_ecs_category community_ecs_category farming_ecs_category gardening_ecs_category gather-and-grow_ecs_category homesteading_ecs_category orcharding_ecs_category\"><h4 class=\"entry-title summary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/event-calendar\/gather-grow-tour-sidney\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Gather &#038; Grow Tour: Composting &#038; More in Sidney, Maine<\/a><\/h4><span class=\"duration time\"><span class=\"tribe-event-date-start\">June 18 @ 6:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"tribe-event-time\">7:00 pm<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"ecs-event beginner-friendly_ecs_category community_ecs_category farming_ecs_category gardening_ecs_category homesteading_ecs_category volunteer_ecs_category\"><h4 class=\"entry-title summary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/event-calendar\/farm-homestead-day\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Farm &#038; Homestead Day<\/a><\/h4><span class=\"duration time\"><span class=\"tribe-event-date-start\">June 20 @ 9:00 am<\/span> - <span class=\"tribe-event-time\">3:30 pm<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"ecs-event beginner-friendly_ecs_category community_ecs_category crops_ecs_category farming_ecs_category gardening_ecs_category gather-and-grow_ecs_category homesteading_ecs_category livestock_ecs_category\"><h4 class=\"entry-title summary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/event-calendar\/gather-grow-tour-midcoast\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Gather &#038; Grow Tour: A 6-Acre Multi-Generational Homestead in Midcoast Maine<\/a><\/h4><span class=\"duration time\"><span class=\"tribe-event-date-start\">July 16 @ 6:00 pm<\/span> - 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