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27Th Annual Open Farm Day Sunday, July 24, 2016 27th Annual Open Farm Day Sunday, July 24, 2016 Sponsored By: Morning Sentinel I Kennebec Journal I Journal Tribune Hannaford Supermarkets I Bangor Daily News I Sun Journal I Times Record Portland Press Herald I Maine Sunday Telegram A Special Advertising Section of the Bangor Daily News I Friday, July 15, 2016 2 OPEN FARM DAY • The Bangor Daily News Special Section • July 2016 The 27th Annual Open Farm Day Sunday, July 24, 2016 STATE OF MAINE STATE OF MAINE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY 1 STATE HOUSE STATION OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER AUGUSTA, MAINE 22 STATE HOUSE STATION 04333-0001 AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333 PAUL R. LEPAGE Maine Open Farm Day, July 24, 2016, is a day to connect to life on the farm. The GOVERNOR wonder of growing plants and animals will be on full display at participating farms scattered across Maine. Approximately 100 Maine farms open their gates to greet guests, and to tell the story behind the products they sell. A Message from Governor Paul R. LePage There is a story, even a lesson, which surrounds all the food and other farm products that we grow right here in Maine. You certainly can access one version of Maine agriculture is an important part of our heritage and the Maine economy. information from advertisements, or from the wisdom of internet messaging. Why Maine farmers provide a variety of wholesome foods and generate thousands of jobs. not hear, in person, how real Maine food producers creatively mix land, water, seed, On behalf of Maine citizens, I thank our farmers and producers for their work fertilizer and the sun, during Maine’s famously short growing season? bringing fresh and natural products to our tables every day. Mixing all the necessary ingredients can be a recipe for healthy, locally produced This is an exciting time for Maine-made products and Maine agriculture. The food. Talk to your Maine Open Farm Day host farmer about the science that helps number of Maine farms is on the rise and so is the market value of our agricultural us understand many hidden food ingredients, healthy and unhealthy. Our farming products. Since the last Census of Agriculture, the market value of Maine’s grandparents had only their keen powers of observation to guess about food safety agricultural products has increased 24%. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s most influence. We now see things more clearly and with the aid of microscopes and recent Census of Agriculture also revealed that while the number of farms in the laboratories, better understand how to make food more safe in the marketplace. United States declined by 4 percent, the number of Maine farms increased to 8,174, up Agricultural science is accumulated every year, every generation and we, as farmers, readily share the outcome of improved products and better information. from 7,196 in 2002. This growth coincides with renewed consumer interest in locally grown foods. While you are traveling to the Maine farms noted on these pages, you’ll drive by hay fields, potato and grain fields, farm wood lots, orchards and large vegetable Agricultural enterprises large and small are all part of this of positive trend. patches all growing crops that feed Maine’s economy before they fill our plates or Together, they represent the strength of Maine agriculture and its potential to feed supply other products important in our lives. consumers in Maine and beyond. By purchasing products from Maine farms, you are supporting farmers and strengthening Maine’s economy. Open Farm Day highlights Green fields, trees and all plant life restore oxygen to our atmosphere, the natural the contributions of Maine farms and connects consumers with the men and women way of replacing CO2 emissions. You could think of your Open Farm Day visit to a who produce locally grown, nutritious foods every day. Maine farm as a field trip to observe agriculture and forestry performing the ongoing rural mitigation effort to offset urban degradation of our environment. We thank you for helping sustain Maine farm families, for promoting hard work Most of all the Maine agricultural community wants you and your family to and self-reliance and for the promise of even better days ahead. enjoy your day in the country, July 24, 2016. We look forward to seeing you there. Sincerely, Thanks, Walter E. Whitcomb Paul R. LePage Commissioner Governor Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry PHONE: (207) 287-3200 PHONE: (207) 287-3531 (Voice) 888-577-6690 (TTY) FAX: (207) 287-1034 18 ELKINS LANE FAX: (207) 287-2400 www.maine.gov HARLOW BUILDING WEB: WWW.MAINE.GOV/DACF Maine Department of Agriculture’s “2016 Maine Food & Farms” Special Section is produced by the BDN. Editor: Aimee Thibodeau, Layout: Callie Picard OPEN FARM DAY • The Bangor Daily News Special Section • July 2016 3 4 OPEN FARM DAY • The Bangor Daily News Special Section • July 2016 Produces a Stellar Crop of School Programs ARTICLE PROVIDED BY MAINE AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM PHOTOS COURTESY OF MAINE AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM Maine School Garden Day at the Albert S. Hall School in Waterville on May 7 was a wonderful We welcome Myra Manning as the new Maine School Garden Network Coordinator. day with educators from across the state. The entire school community contributed artwork and Myra’s work at Cornell Outdoor Education and Johnny’s Selected Seeds will help this signs to make all the teachers feel very welcome. We could each see the difference that program continue to GROW! Over 130 School Gardens across the state are now agriculture made for these upper elementary level students in an urban school, surrounded by members of the website’s directory. asphalt. The 2015 MAITC Grant really contributed to a worthwhile program here! MAITC is now accepting registrations for our Summer Teachers Institute at the Our “Read ME Agriculture” volunteer reading program continues to thrive with 650-plus University of Maine in Machias to be held Aug. 1-5. Curriculum workshops and farm classes across the state participating this year. The materials developed covered Potatoes this tours will fill this busy week. Check our website www.MaineAgintheClassroom.org year. Next spring, our book will be “What’s in the Garden?” and we are searching for volunteer for more information. Anyone interested in receiving our e-newsletter should sign up readers. Please check the website and sign up as a reader for your favorite school or classroom by sending a message to [email protected] to learn more about what is happening with this fall. WE NEED YOU! Ag education across the state! The Maine agricultural license plate has increased funding for agricultural literacy by more than 300 percent since 2008 when the plate started, thanks to the dedication of Maine people to local food and farms! This year has been very exciting for Maine Agriculture in the Classroom with over 84,000 school children in the state receiving Ag Literacy programs funded by the Maine Agriculture Specialty License Plate! More than $60,000 in grants will be awarded this summer to educational programs for Agricultural Literacy projects. A HUGE salute goes out to each driver with an agriculture plate for making this all possible! To volunteer, find a grant application or learn more, visit MaineAgintheClassroom.org. OPEN FARM DAY • The Bangor Daily News Special Section • July 2016 5 PHOTOS COURTESY OF MAINE SCHOOL GARDEN NETWORK Maine School Garden Network: Promoting and supporting educational gardens for youth ARTICLE PROVIDED BY MAINE SCHOOL GARDEN NETWORK Have a school garden in your area that is looking to connect to others and grow? Looking to get involved with a school garden in your area? Ready to start one at your school? We can help! There is so much learning to be had in a simple, yet rich, Our mission is to promote and support educational gardens garden bed, and the time is ripe for growing school gardens for youth, and to encourage school programs that teach in Maine! We would love to see a garden bed for every healthy eating and environmental stewardship. classroom in every school in the state, with support from Visit our booth in the Youth Tent for school garden administrators and community members, strong links to resources, connections, funding opportunities, curricula, classroom learning standards, and abundant fresh produce and so much more. To learn more, visit msgn.org or email us for taste tests and lunch trays. at [email protected]. 6 OPEN FARM DAY • The Bangor Daily News Special Section • July 2016 AUG. 11-20, Skowhegan State Fair SEPT. 9-11, Litchfield Fair Licensed Fairs A large agricultural fair featuring a huge midway, animal exhibits, crafts, commercial Country fair with large midway, agricultural exhibits, livestock, animal pull events, JUNE 24-25, Mapleton Meadow Farm Fest exhibits, flower show, animal pull events and harness racing. Historical fair museum. www.maplemeadowfarms.com AUG. 24-25, Clinton Maine Farm Days SEPT. 11-17, Oxford County Fair 2016 Livestock shows, animal pull events, midway, crafts, exhibits, and a new harness racetrack. JULY 1-4, Houlton Fair AUG. 20-27, Union Fair A small fair featuring livestock, crafts, midway and state entertainment. A large family fair famous for the annual State of Maine Wild Blueberry Festival. SEPT. 16-18, New Portland Lion’s Fair JULY 7-10, Ossipee Valley Fair Large midway, crafts, animal pull events, harness racing. Midway, exhibit hall, animal and mechanical pulling, crafts, livestock exhibits, woodsmen day, stage shows. Old fashioned fair, unique exhibit halls, lots of livestock, midway, drag racing, animal AUG. 25-28, Piscataquis Valley Fair pull events. Agricultural exhibits, milking parlor, homemade ice cream, crafts, midway, SEPT.
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