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Building Farmer Trust in Data Sharing
This blog is part of our series of Wolfe’s Neck Center Stories, focusing on the people and the programs that drive our work for farmer viability, thriving ecosystems, and vibrant communities. Carbon in our soils tells a story: about the nutrients in the ground, the local water cycle, and the health of ecosystems that surround … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/building-farmer-trust-in-data-sharing/">Continued</a>
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Putting Research to Work for Farms and Communities
This blog is part of our series of Wolfe’s Neck Center Stories, focusing on the people and the programs that drive our work for farmer viability, thriving ecosystems, and vibrant communities. Advancing the science of regenerative agriculture requires time, acreage, and risk that production farms often can’t spare. At Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/putting-research-to-work-for-farms-and-communities/">Continued</a>
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Seeking My ‘Ecotopia’ on Burnett Road
By Annabelle Williams This blog is part of our series of Wolfe’s Neck Center Stories, focusing on the people and the programs that drive our work for farmer viability, thriving ecosystems, and vibrant communities. Fall 2022. It was the first iteration of a course titled “Ecotopian Visions” and I was writing found poems from the … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/seeking-my-ecotopia-on-burnett-road/">Continued</a>
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A Deep Foundation at Farm Camp
At Wolfe’s Neck Center Farm Camp, campers ages 4 to 17 engage in hands-on learning that immerses them in sustainable agriculture and the natural world. During this weeklong experience, they care for livestock, tend (and taste) what’s growing in our gardens, and explore the ecosystems all around us. Farm Camp isn’t just something campers look … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/a-deep-foundation-at-farm-camp/">Continued</a>
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Helping Dairy Farmers Do More With Less
This blog is part of our series of Wolfe’s Neck Center Stories, focusing on the people and the programs that drive our work for farmer viability, thriving ecosystems, and vibrant communities. Since 2015, Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment has been selling the milk from our organic dairy herd to be distributed by … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/wolfes-neck-dairy-program-helping-farmers-do-more-with-less/">Continued</a>
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Maine Landscapes and the Carbon Cycle
This blog is part of our series of Wolfe’s Neck Center Stories, focusing on the people and the programs that drive our work for farmer viability, thriving ecosystems, and vibrant communities. Take a few steps behind the Smith Center on the campus of Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment in Freeport, ME, into the … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/maine-landscapes-and-the-carbon-cycle/">Continued</a>
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Update on Our USDA Funding
Update April 22, 2025 Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment has received a termination notice from the USDA regarding our Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities (PCSC) grant, which was under contract to run from 2023-2028. For that grant, our indirect (overhead) expenses were set at 10%. Our direct expenses included critical payments to farmers … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/update-on-our-usda-funding/">Continued</a>
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Ag Day at the Maine State House, 2025
We had a blast yesterday in the Maine State House at Ag Day 2025. It was inspiring to meet other organizations committed to farming, fishing, and ranching in our state–and who believe that agriculture in Maine is the key to viable businesses that support vibrant communities while conserving our natural ecosystems. Some of the highlights: … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/ag-day-at-the-maine-state-house-2025/">Continued</a>
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Wolfe’s Neck Center and Pasa
This week, Wolfe’s Neck Center staff attended the 2025 Pasa Sustainable Agriculture Conference. Pasa is a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit whose mission is to cultivate environmentally sound, economically viable, community-focused farms and food systems resonates deeply with our own work. Dwight Hobbs, Wolfe’s Neck Center fruit and vegetable manager, reflects on his experience today. Today’s keynote address … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/wolfes-neck-center-and-pasa/">Continued</a>
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2025 CSA Update
As part of Wolfe’s Neck Center’s mission to support farmers everywhere, we are shifting the focus of the Fruit & Vegetable Program toward research and demonstration. This new direction will allow us to model regenerative agricultural practices and conduct research that will directly benefit Maine’s vegetable farming community. As part of this transition, we’ve made … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/2025-csa-update/">Continued</a>
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