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UNITY Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) have announced that 38 Maine farms have been awarded grants through the Maine Farm Emergency Grants program. This is the second round of funding on which the two organizations have collaborated to fundraise and administer in response to the needs of Maine farmers impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
The grants range from $500 to $2000, and a total of $47,960 will be distributed. The two organizations distributed $141,000 in the spring to 79 farms dealing with the initial impacts of COVID-19.
The farms that received emergency grants have all adapted their businesses in significant and multiple ways to meet changes in markets and adjust to uncertainty this year, according to Sarah Simon, Farmland Access and Farm Viability Program director at MFT. “A few of the challenges farms continue to grapple with include additional time and labor costs to adapt to restrictions and oper
38 Maine farmers receive Maine Farm Emergency Grants
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Margaret Mae Reilich holds goats at Painted Pepper Farm in Steuben. The farm will use the grant to invest in a farm stand that will enable safe and easy on-farm pick up. Photo courtesy of MOFGA
Maine Farmland Trust and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association have announced that 38 Maine farms have been awarded grants through the Maine Farm Emergency Grants program. This is the second round of funding the two organizations have collaborated to fundraise and administer in response to the needs of Maine farmers impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, according to a news release from the association.
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Grants to help farmers who struggled with drought, pandemic
January 2, 2021 GMT
UNITY, Maine (AP) Thirty-eight Maine farms have been awarded grants through the Maine Farm Emergency Grants program.
It’s the second round of funding in which the Maine Farmland Trust and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association have collaborated since the pandemic hurt farms across the state.
“Dealing with the day to day impacts of the coronavirus on top of a severe drought this summer has made for a difficult year for farms across the state,” said the association’s director, Sara Alexander. “As we begin winter, it’s important that we continue to support these businesses that are working hard to produce nutritious and high-quality food for our communities.”
Katy Green, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Wed, 12/30/2020 - 7:15am
Margaret Mae Reilich holds goats at Painted Pepper Farm in Steuben. The farm will use the grant to invest in a farm stand that will enable safe and easy on-farm pick up. Courtesy photo
Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) announced today that 38 Maine farms have been awarded grants through the Maine Farm Emergency Grants program. This is the second round of funding the two organizations have collaborated to fundraise and administer in response to the needs of Maine farmers impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.