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Small Farming

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What does it take to run a small farm in Maine?  We'll learn about the challenges and opportunities facing small farmer in our state.

Guests:  Kelly Payson-Roopchand is author of “Birth, Death, and a Tractor: Connecting an Old Farm to a New Family” and owner of Pumpkin Vine Family Farm in Somerville, Maine

Amy Burchstead, with her husband Jeff, owns Buckwheat Blossom Farm in Wiscasset

Daniel MacPhee,  is the Education Director at MOFGA.  He runs a farm  
in Palermo (mixed vegetables, seed crops and nursery crops).

Click here to visit the MOFGA website.

Click here to visit the Pumpkin Vine Family Farm website and for a link to purchasing Kelly's book.

Click here to visit Daniel's family farm website.

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