Wiscasset community raises $30,000 to help local farm stay in business
Like many local non-profits, The Morris Farm Trust has had a tough year. Share Updated: 6:43 PM EST Mar 7, 2021
Like many local non-profits, The Morris Farm Trust has had a tough year. Share Updated: 6:43 PM EST Mar 7, 2021
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Show Transcript KEEFE REPORTS. THE COMMUNITY HAS STEPPED UP TO KEEP IT AFLOAT. 16:37 I LIKE TO SAY FARMING IS ALWAYS KIND OF A GAMBLING ISSUEMH THE PAST YEAR HAS DEALT A TOUGH HAND TO SO MANY . INCLUDING NON- PROFITS, WHICH RELY ON DONATIONS AND FUNDRAISING. TO STAY VIABLE. 16:43 BECAUSE OF COVID WE WERE NOT ABLE TO DO MUCH OF OUR FUNDRAISING. WE WEREN T ABLE TO HAVE CAMP. I THINK OF THIS AS OUR FALLOW SEASON. MH THE MORRIS FARM HAS CAMPS FOR KIDS AND PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS. IT HOSTS EVENTS. AND THERE S A FARM STORE THAT HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL CRAFTS AND PRODUCTS. LAST MONTH. THE FINANCIAL TOLL THE PANDEMIC HAS TAKEN BECAME TOO MUCH. AND THE FA