The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association as an awardee of the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. The grant award, $906,390 ($725,112 of federal dollars and $181,278 in matching funds), is to be distributed over three years and support production and financial training through mentorship, peer-to-peer learning, […]
Many local businesses are founded by "accidental entrepreneurs” who are passionate but unequipped with business skills. Business boot camps seek to remedy that.