How You Can Help Keep Farms Growing

Seven ways to help keep Maine farms growing:

  • Support your local farmers: shop at road side stands, farmers’ markets, greenhouses and pick-your-own operations.
  • Ask your grocer to stock locally produced food.
  • Use local produce for community events and meals.
  • Encourage the purchase of local food supplies for school lunch programs.
  • Make sure your local land trust includes farmland in its land protection priorities.
  • Help your community plan for agriculture
  • Become a member of Maine Farmland Trust.