Building a resilient Northeast food system

Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment is a farm-based research and education nonprofit empowering farmers and the public to create a more resilient regional food system in the Northeast.

Based in Wabanaki homelands on over 600 conserved acres on the coast of Maine, Wolfe’s Neck Center advances agriculture that works for farmers, communities and the environment through visitor education and experience, farmer training and market development, and agricultural history, research and innovation.

To advance our vision, we work across the segments of our regional food system through three interconnected program areas:

Visitor Education & Experience

  • Giving youth transformative food and farming experiences
  • Introducing visitors and campers to responsible land stewardship
  • Connecting food choices to environmental outcomes through experiential learning

Farmer Training & Partnerships

  • Training the next generation of farmers
  • Connecting farmers and sharing knowledge through regional networks
  • Providing on-farm continuing education opportunities

Research & Market Transformation

  • Advancing the science of regenerative agriculture through on-farm research projects
  • Helping farmers produce and market regenerative agricultural products
  • Catalyzing financial investment in regenerative supply chains and incentives

Your gift supports a better future for farming, our children, our community and the planet.


Casco History Lab

The Casco History Lab bridges our program areas, collaborating with internal staff and external partners to activate knowledge preserved through oral traditions, historic records, archaeological sites, and buildings to tell the stories of how people have cared for and stewarded this land over millennia.

Our members are the backbone of this community. Member contributions help us responsibly steward this extraordinary landscape of more than 600 acres, including 3 miles of trails, and keep it free and open to the public. If you love this special place and care about our work, consider becoming a member!

The land we steward in Freeport, ME is in Wabanaki homelands. Wolfe’s Neck Center’s work across the region occurs in other Indigenously-cared-for places, and we actively pursue opportunities to collaborate with these communities.

Thank You to Our 2025 Lead Sponsors

Our Business Partners invest in the future of food and farming by supporting Wolfe’s Neck Center. Their marketing partnership connects them with the tens of thousands of visitors who come to the farm each year.