Farm Tomorrow

“No review was or will be conducted.”

“Reviewed annually by the board”

“Reviewed annually by the board”

“Copy of forms are available at written request”

“Copy of forms are available at written request”

“Our misson is to preserve, exchange, promote and teach rural and traditional farming practices.through our programs the knowledge of rural agriculture and self reliance will be retained and exchanged providing economic and educational opportunities for individuals and farms in the region. We hope to inspire care and stewardship for the environment by providing experiences that reconnect people with the agricultural lands that sustain us.”

“Nature of the work and the applications of draft power. The next level is introducing people to horses and driving. We allow an opportunity for people to try out the idea of draft power, to introduce them to horses and the care before they commit or dismiss the idea of draft horses. It gives someone who is interested in the idea of draft power a chance to try it before buying horses. The final level is a more intense training of people who are committed to learning the craft of being a teamster. These clinics are more focused on specific skills or pieces of equipment.”

“Farm aid- this program supports small farms by making connections between farms or by providing a service that might be out of reach for a small farm or a farm that is establishing itself. In the early days of farming, when farms were still small, a community of farmers would share a big piece of equipment and help each other with their harvest. There was not a need for every farm to own the harvesting equipment. As modern farms have grown in size this notion has been forgotten. We believe this is a piece of farming community and history that should be revived along with the movement of small farms. We provided use of our dry bean thresher to several farms, which provided an opportunity to grow a new crop without the added expense of the thresher, and it allowed them to experiment with growing a new crop before investing in the equipment needed to process it. We also helped organize moving livestock to the butcher. In rural maine there is limited access to slaughter facilities, making them several hours away for many farms. Farms are challenged with needed a truck and trailer to move livestock and also the time and cost of the trip to the butcher. By helping farmers connect with each other we can help fill one trailer with livestock form several farms. This provides more access to the slaughter facility and helps reduce the cost of transportation for the farms.”

“Vehicle expenses 2,590 0 0 workshops 2,000 0 0 telephone 1,951 0 0 animal expense 1,900 0 0 demonstartion garden 500 0 0 supplies 226 0 0 dues & memberships 125 0 0 utilities 103 0 0 licenses & fees 60 0 0 community meal exp 15 0 0 total 9,470 0 0”