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Maine Soil Health Project Maine Organic Farmers and …

WebIn partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and University of Maine Cooperative Extension, grants up to $5,000 will be awarded to 17 farmers for …

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Organic Facts Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners

WebPreserves pollinator habitat, promotes biodiversity and builds healthy soil. Organic farmers use practices such as cover cropping, crop rotation, composting and planting a diverse …

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Healthy Food in Hospitals

WebMaine Medical reduced the dessert bar by 40% and installed a “huge” salad bar that includes lots of beans, seeds and tofu. “Fruit sales increased by 500% in the first year …

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The Roots of Soil Health in Organic Farming

WebBy Will Brinton One hears the phrase “soil health” so often these days it seems to be reaching a crescendo. Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) formed an …

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Soil Health Soil Testing and Soil Amending

WebThe Woods End soil test integrates both nutrients and biology tests in order to arrive at a soil health score (the core idea based on five factors: respiration, amino-N, water-soluble …

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Legislature Embraces Maine Healthy Soils Program

WebThis legislation creates a one-stop-shop in the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry for farmers seeking healthy soils information, technical …

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Do It Yourself Medicine

WebRed clover and dandelion root – two nourishing wild plants to tincture. English photo By Joyce White Plants are all chemists, Tirelessly assembling the molecules of the world. – …

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Why Would We Bother to Trim Hooves

WebBy Jacki Martinez Perkins, MOFGA’s Organic Dairy and Livestock Specialist. The knowledge base for all farming endeavors needs to be extensive, but one major …

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The Origins of Soil Health -REFERENCES

WebRapport 272, Uppsala. Doran J W, D.C. Coleman, D.F. Bezdicek, and B.A. Stewart. 1994. (I) Defining Soil Quality for a Sustainable Environment. Proceedings of a symposium …

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Escaping Mad Cow Disease

WebBy 1997, over 170,000 cases of BSE were confirmed in 34,000 herds in the United Kingdom. The disease was first observed in 1985, when several dairy cows were noted …

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PFAS Emergency Relief Fund Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners

WebFarms have participated in the Maine Farm Emergency Relief Fund (MFEF) for PFAS income replacement or infrastructure programs, or received equivalent types of funding …

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Book Review: “The Healing Garden"

WebBy Deb Soule; photography by Molly Haley. Princeton Architectural Press, 2021. 244 pages, paperback, $25.95. I share this quote from a page of Deb Soule’s “The Healing Garden” …

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Fume and Fragrance

WebMany industries use these chemicals, including those in the business of “fragrance,” the entire plastics industry, pharmaceuticals, food ware, fabrics, home furnishings, …

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Record Keeping for Livestock Farmers

Webby Diane SchiveraMOFGA’s Livestock Specialist Record keeping serves many functions for livestock farmers (and for all farmers), and it’s a requirement for organic farmers. We all …

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