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Dresden Field Revitalization Workshop July 1, 2004 Participant List Speakers William F. Brinton, Woods End Research Laboratory, PO Box 297, Mt. Vernon ME 04352; 207-293-2457; www.woodsend.org Dave Wilkinson, Soils Specialist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Androscoggin/Sagadahoc Office, 254 Goddard Road, Lewiston ME 04241-1938; 207-753-9400 x 411; ; www.me.nrcs.usda.gov Rick Kersbergen, Extension Educator, Waldo County University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 992 Waterville Rd., Waldo ME 04915-3117; 207-342-5971; 1-800-287-1426; ; www.umext.maine.edu/counties/waldo.html Lee Straw, Straw’s Farm, 30 Brick Hill Road, Newcastle ME 04553; 207-882-6875 [lamb, eggs, MOFGA-certified dairy and beef; MOFGA board of directors; member Maine Organic Milk Producers] Information Tables Susan Watson, Coordinator, Time & Tide Resource Conservation & Development Council, 9 Green St., Room 304, Augusta ME 04330; 207-622-7847 ext 4; [projects in central and midcoast Maine that support farming, aquaculture, forestry, water quality and community development] Mary E. Thompson, District Conservationist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS), Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, NRCS Warren Field Office, 191 Camden Rd., Warren ME 04864-4207; 207-273-2005 ext 103; ; www.me.nrcs.gov [Farm Bill cost-share programs such as Environmental Quality Incentives Prorgam and Grassland Reserve Program, among others] Autumn Birt, Soil Conservationist Intern, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS), Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, NRCS Warren Field Office, 191 Camden Rd., Warren ME 04864-4207; 207-273-2005 ext 104; ; www.me.nrcs.gov Mort Mather, Farms for the Future, Coastal Enterprises, Inc., 2 Portland Fish Pier, Suite 201, Portland ME 04101; 207-772-5356 ext 114; ; www.ceimaine.org [provides technical assistance in farm business planning and grants to implement business plans] Frank Miles Jr., President, Maine Farmland Trust, 243 Bowery Beach Road, Cape Elizabeth ME 04107; 207-767-1031; (Maine Farmland Trust, PO Box 1597, Bucksport ME 04416; 207-469-6565; [tools for protecting farmland] Trudy Soucy, County Executive Director, Knox-Lincoln Farm Service Agency (FSA), 191 Camden Road, Warren ME 04864-4207; 207-273-2002 ext 2; and Waldo County FSA, 266 Waterville Rd., Belfast ME 04915-9804; 207-338-1964; [USDA programs to protect farmland, pastures, wildlife habitat] Susie O’Keeffe, Maine FarmLink, Maine Farmland Trust, PO Box 1597, Bucksport ME 04416; 207-469-6465; [links prospective farmers with farmers who want to sell or lease their farm] Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, PO Box 170, Unity ME 04988; www.mofga.org; Andrew Marshall, Educational Programs Director, ; Russell Libby, Executive Director, ; Diane Schivera, Technical Services Assistant Director (dairy and other livestock), ; Eric Sideman, Technical Services Director (crops, greenhouse, horticultural, fruit),; Jean English, editor, Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener, ; Barbara Luce, Common Ground Country Fair Director, [education programs, technical assistance, USDA organic certification, events, publications] Stephanie Gilbert, Farmland Protection Program, Maine Dept. of Agriculture, 28 State House Station, Augusta ME 04333; 207-287-7520; [information about programs that protect farmland] Other Maine Alpaca Association, Al Maloney; 207-832-5162; ; www.mainealpacafarms.com Maine Intitiatives (Maine Harvest Fund), Charlie Bernstein, PO Box 2248, Augusta ME 04338; 207-622-6294; ; www.maineinitiatives.org [grants to projects that encourage food production in Maine] Maine Organic Milk Producers, Mia Morrison , 159 Atkinson Rd., Charleston ME 04422; 207-285-7085 Maine NRCS Soils website: www.me.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/SoilSurveyProgram.html Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education: www.sare.org [information and farm-based research] University of Maine Soil Testing Service: https://anlab.umesci.maine.edu [soil tests] Dresden Conservation Commission [copies of handouts at the workshop; video of the workshop] Maine Women’s Agricultural Network, Vivianne Holmes; 207-353-5550; ; and Susan Watson (Time & Tide RC&D), 207-622-7847 ext 4; ; WAgN, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls ME 04252-1507; 207-353-5550; 1-800-287-1458; www.umaine.edu/umext/wagn [enables women and other underserved people to successfully own, operate and support agriculture-related enterprises] Maine Dept. of Agriculture, Division of Marketing & Production Development, 28 State House Station, Augusta ME 04333-0028; 207-287-3491; www.getrealmaine.maine.gov [Farmers’ Markets of Maine directory; assistance to farmers and consumers] Lunch (Growers and Providers) Black Crow Bakery, Mark & Tinker Mickalide, 232 Plains Rd., Litchfield ME 04350; 207-268-9927 [handmade bread baked in a brick oven] Borealis Breads, Waldoboro; 832-0655 [breads featuring Maine-grown certified organic grains] Goranson Farm, Jan Goranson & Rob Johanson, 250 River Rd., Dresden ME 04342; 207-737-8834 [certified organic mesclun greens] Nezinscot Farm, Gloria Varney, 284 Turner Center Rd., Turner ME 04282; 207-225-3231 [certified organic cheese spreads] Popp Farm, David Popp, 151 Popp Rd., Dresden 04342; 737-4351 [strawberries] Susan Watson, Midsummer Nights Meadow Farm, Garland ME; 207-924-3756 [lamb sausage gumbo and vegetarian gumbo] |
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