MAINE FARMLINK
Maine FarmLink, a program of MAINE FARMLAND TRUST, is a linking service that helps connect people who are seeking farmland “Seekers”, with farmland “Owners” (or their representatives) who are looking to sell, lease or work out non-traditional tenure arrangements, based on their respective interests, needs and goals. Learn more
Farm Seekers
Maine FarmLink can help guide you towards the farm you are looking for. We can provide the resources and info needed to start you on your new farm tenure journey. With many resources available, we can also point you in the right direction of numerous programs to help you succeed in your land search.
Farm Owners
Maine FarmLink can assist you in finding a farmer who has the potential to work with you in order to keep your land active in farming. There are a large and growing number of prospective farmers who are ready, willing and able to farm in Maine. FarmLink maintains a statewide database of these persons—one may be the right match for you.
Find a Farm
FarmLink maintains a state-wide database of land owners who have farms for sale, lease or are open to any other non-traditional partnering arrangements. FarmLink is not a real estate agency, but rather an online matching service. Many times the land owners have their farms listed with conventional real estate agents, and FarmLink is just a way to double their exposure, reach out to other farmers who would be interested in their land and assets and help them connect with other service providers to help with their farm transfer.
Some Maine Farm Facts
FEATURED PROPERTIES
River Rise Farm
This farm was a 625-acre working forest and dairy farm in its previous ownership. It has long been an agriculturally active farm located in an area of many other dairy, beef, vegetable, hay and other farms.
Long Cove Farm
Long Cove Farm is a 150-acre salt-water farm located in Pembroke, Maine on the shores of Cobscook Bay.
Mucha Vista
72 acre farm – including a beautiful 3 BR, 2.5 bath home. There is also a separate building that includes a fantastic shop/studio/apartment.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Preserving 101
Join us for an intro to preserving class – for novices and veterans wanting to assure they have the techniques in place to make the best quality home-made Jams, Jellies, and Toppings. Cost is $20 and proceeds go to the Scholarship Fund sponsored by the Lincolnville Business Group and Maine Extension Service. RSVP Tickets on
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Fermenting 101
Join us for our first fermenting class and learn how to ferment a wide range of garden goodies, review your techniques, learn new trends, see helpful gadgets. Cost is $20 and proceeds supports Lincolnville Scholarships. Sponsored by the Lincolnville Business Group and Maine Extension Service. For more info
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Pickling 101
Join us for an exceptional Pickling class and learn how to pickle a wide range of garden goodies, review your techniques, learn new trends, see helpful gadgets. Cost is $20 and proceeds supports Lincolnville Scholarships. Sponsored by the Lincolnville Business Group and Maine Extension Service. RSVP Tickets available on Brown Paper a Tickets. For
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Ag Day at the Legislature
Ag Day at the Legislature Bureau / Program: Agriculture-Conservation-Forestry, Agriculture Resource Development Date: May 17, 2017 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Hall of Flags Event Type: Special Event Celebration of Maine Agriculture Day at the Legislature Contact Name: Samantha Howard Contact Phone: 207-287-7620 Contact Email: Samantha.howard@maine.gov
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LATEST NEWS
Maine farmer aims to spark grain renaissance
By Lauren Abbate, BDN Staff Posted March 31, 2017, at 6:42 a.m. SKOWHEGAN, Maine — Tristan Noyes grew up in the small town of Woodland, just outside Caribou. With Aroostook County roots, he recalls having the three-week break from school for the potato harvest and how free-flowing knowledge was about growing potatoes. “If you ask
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Veterans are putting roost down in Maine – as farmers
By Abigail Curtis, BDN Staff Posted March 18, 2017, at 6 a.m. Last modified March 19, 2017, at 12:56 p.m. PITTSTON, Maine — A couple of years ago, when Army veteran Adria Horn found a piece of land she was interested in purchasing for her family’s new farm, she wanted to run the idea by
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Supporters hope to organize first-in-the-country food and farming credit union
by KATHRYN SKELTON, Staff Writer kskelton@sunjournal.com Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 5:24 pm Joel Alex, founder of Blue Ox Malthouse in Lisbon Falls, works on a small batch of beer in Lewiston last summer. Alex supports the idea behind the Maine Harvest Credit Project, which is looking to create a credit union that loans to Maine
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Why this Belfast teen learned the fine art of inseminating dairy cows
By Abigail Curtis, BDN Staff Posted Feb. 20, 2017, at 7:29 a.m. BELFAST, Maine — Last fall, 16-year-old Karagen Stone had to miss a couple of days of field hockey practice to take a special class. It wasn’t driver’s ed or SAT prep or anything else that might be expected for a high school sophomore.
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TOPIC OF THE MONTH
Agricultural Easements
Agricultural easements are a form of conservation easement, a voluntary, legal document attached to a property’s deed that limits the uses of that land. Yet agricultural easements allow more flexibility than traditional conservation easements, because they are designed to facilitate active use of the land for farming. When we write an agricultural easement, we are always asking, “How does this easement preserve the ability of a farmer to farm?”