Schedule
9:00 AM
Bus departs Augusta Civic Center
Civic Center Park and Ride Lot - 92-98 Community Drive, Augusta, ME 04330
Civic Center Park and Ride Lot - 92-98 Community Drive, Augusta, ME 04330
Welcome
Eric Venturini, President, AGCOM
Overview of Tour
9:45 AM
Hunter Farm Research Station (PFAS)
956 Albion Road, Unity 04988
956 Albion Road, Unity 04988
The University of Maine established a new partnership with Sue Hunter to advance research on per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, on her farm in Unity, Maine.
11:00 AM
The Maine Heritage Orchard is a ten acre preservation educational orchard located at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) in Unity. The orchard is already home to over 300 varieties of apples and pears traditionally grown in Maine, with more being added each year.
11:30 AM
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is creating a food system that is healthy and fair for all of us, but we can’t do it alone.
1:15 PM
LOCAL. FAMILY. FRESH. We are the definition of local. Our family has been selling berries off the land for over 150 years. For generations our goal has been to manage and produce the best berry available.
2:50 PM
American Unagi has sustainably sourced eel that’s a pure pleasure to enjoy. Discover why half the planet has celebrated the rich, umami flavor of freshwater eel for centuries with the clean, delicious fish delicacies grown here at home. Take a bite and believe.
4:05 PM
Sheepscot Valley Farm is a MOFGA Certified Organic Dairy Farm located in beautiful Whitefield, Maine
5:40 PM
Dinner and Social Hour at Highmoor Farm
University of Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
52 US Route 202, Monmouth, ME 04259
University of Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
52 US Route 202, Monmouth, ME 04259
9:00 PM
Bus returns to Augusta Civic Center
Civic Center Park and Ride Lot - 92-98 Community Drive, Augusta, ME 04330
Civic Center Park and Ride Lot - 92-98 Community Drive, Augusta, ME 04330