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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>

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>

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>

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>

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>

Wolfe’s Neck Center is a place like no other. Open year-round at no cost, anyone can experience the magic of this land we steward. Today, our more than 600-acre campus is the foundation of our work to identify solutions to one of our most pressing challenges: a changing climate. Agriculture is currently one of the … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/2024-year-in-review/">Continued</a>

Written by Kate Sabino, Wolfe’s Neck Center Dairy Grazing Apprentice  Wolfe’s Neck Center is currently in the process of transitioning our dairy herd to a 100% grass diet, which benefits the herd, the milk, our pastures and soil health. Kate Sabino, a Dairy Grazing Apprentice here at Wolfe’s Neck Center, gives her perspective on this … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/a-farmers-perspective-the-grass-fed-transition-at-the-wolfes-neck-center-dairy/">Continued</a>

This blog post was written by Mary Parks, Founder & Director of GREENCRAB.org. ~~~ Green crabs were first spotted in Casco Bay in the early 1900s after moving northward from Massachusetts waters where they were introduced a century before. In recent years, green crabs have become Maine’s most common crab species, wreaking havoc on some … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/green-crabs-an-invasive-species/">Continued</a>

This post was written by Dwight Hobbs, Wolfe’s Neck Center’s Fruit & Vegetable Manager. ~~~ We are deep in stick season here in Maine, and I am looking forward to warmer days when our vistas are full of lush green pastures and bountiful crops. This time of year, I am focused on starting seeds for … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/getting-growing-a-guide-to-starting-seeds/">Continued</a>

Wolfe’s Neck Center has been a place of innovation for decades. As one of the first chemical-free beef operations in the country, Wolfe’s Neck Center’s farming operations continue to build on that legacy with new products, techniques, and education opportunities as we head into the nonprofit’s third decade in operation.  This year, we are introducing … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/what-is-bistro-beef/">Continued</a>