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in a press release. This purchase was also helped by the generosity of Steven C. Leutholdand family, another major contributor for the overall negotiation. These transactions nowbring the AMC administration of abutting wild land to 70,000 acres with the establish-ment of the Maine Wilderness Lodges above Gulf Hagas. It brings together contiguousland conservation, ecological and economic stewardship for resource protection within

the Appalachian Trail hiking experiences. With over 5,000 members in Maine, AMC offersprograms for children, adults and families and publishes guides, maps for conservationadvocacy, maintaining an office in Greenville and Portland. The Nature Conservancy(TNC) is a leading conservation organization of 1 million members worldwide and like,AMC has already protected 1.5 million acres throughout Maine and 120 million acres,world wide. Visit AMC at www.outdoors.org and TNC at www.nature.org/maine

Cockshutt 30 with frontend loader restored,new hydraulic hoses,new pistons. $4,000.Oster Sheep Shears.Have 7 factory rebuiltclippers on hand. $135-200 ea. 965-2332.Sheep Manure 30X30bunker full, 200+ yardsof manure. By pick upload or BO on wholeamount 965-2332.

June Hay round bales965-3871.

Searsport Farmers'Taking ApplicationsSearport Farmers'Market is getting readyfor its second year andis looking for additionalvendors on Route One,at the Crescent of thePenobscot MarineMuseum. It will operateTuesday, May 26through Tuesday,October 13, 3 p.m. to 6p.m. For moreinformation about themarket, or for anapplication to join, callmarket manager JimNichols of GanderGardens at 567-3967

Northeast LivestockExpo, May 15-17 atWindsor Fairgrounds.

Maine Potato Boardwill again offer a $500scholarship to thosepursuing a career inAgriculture, Agri-Busi-ness, or Natural Re-sources. The deadline isMarch 27, 2015. To ap-ply, print the form onthe Maine Potato Boardweb site, fill it out, andsend it to: the Scholar-ship Committee:744 Main Street – Rm 1Presque Isle, ME 04769FYI, call JeannieTapley 207-769-5061.

Maine Grazing Confer-ence, March 21 at Ken-nebec ValleyCommunity College atFairfield.

The New EnglandFarmers Union is offer-ing a $500 scholarshipto a student who willstudy agriculture at a2-year or 4-year accred-ited institution thisspring to support begin-ning farmers. Each ap-plicant must be a Unionmember, or the child ofa member, to qualify.FMI with application,due April 15, go to:

www.newenglandfarmersunion.org/scholarsh-ip. Winner to be an-nounced July 31.

Rural Living Day,March 21 Thorndike.Co-sponsored by MOF-GA and UMaine Exten-sion. Classes ongardening, forestry andrural life. FMI: UMaineExtension, 1-800-2871426.

Poultry School at Ken-nebec Valley Commu-nity College, April 11,sponsored by UMExtension.FMI:call 207781-6099richard.brozozowski@maine.edu

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The PurchasedEasement Program of theMaine Farmland Trust(MFT) helps keep workingfarms working by makingfunds available when farm-ers sell ‘developmentrights’ to help protect thefarm from inadequate tax

appraisal or other real estate pressure that calls forhigher land values based upon future developmentv farming. Since 2003, eighteen farms have beenprotected to include the following five workingfarms: Bennett Konesni and Edith Gawler willcultivate several low maintenance crops on 16 acresincluding garlic and strawberries in Belfast; a newpurchase of 372 acres in Freedom by the BennettDairy Farm will enable their fourth generation toexpand the existing dairy and maple farming; Starksfarmers Johanna Davis and Adam Nordell have leftthat leased land for new ground in Unity for 41 acresof fresh ground; Hubert McCabe and Sarah Tomp-kins will cultivate mixed vegetables, pigs and sheepin Searsmont at the Atwell farm and MFT haspurchased 63-acres in Monroe to bolster the StoneFox Farm Creamery for Bruce and Kathy Chamber-lain and enable that busy ice cream making businessto thrive with present practices using locally pur-chased fruits and milk from Hilltop Farm and others.

An opening in the curtain at the trade show this yearallowed for the viewing of penned goats. Here some Mennonite girlsshow a child the colorful kids. More than 100 vendors provided displaysand allowed for Ag Associations’ an annual central venue for annualmeetings and demonstrations. The 2016 show will be the 75th annual.

Organic-dairy barn burnsDEXTER - A young farmer who bought an 1830s farmstead inNovember, lost 30 of 130 cows before neighbors drove livestockfrom the barn to safety here February 2. Farmer Jason Bowden wason an errand in town for less than 20 minutes when telephoned andtold his barn was on fire, totally engulfed. Firefighters from threecounties responded to save his unconnected and yet to be occupiedfarm house by working in shifts many hours to control the farmlosses. The community quickly responded through a cash donationcampaign started by the former owner Fred Sherburne with some 6thousand + dollars raised within just a few days of the fire. Bowdenis unsure at present how he will pivot to shelter the remaining dairycows now in the care of a neighboring 1200 head dairy farmervolunteering the care.

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A large barnand connected house broughtout firemen from two coun-ties, Feb. 3 to battle freezingtemperatures. No animalswere lost as the Mark andPam Fenderson family cowswere outside at the time thefire got started within the ellbetween the house and haystorage areas. Pam was homeat the time and smoke detec-tors got her out safely, yet theactivity of pipe thawing wassaid to be the likely cause ofthe fire. Their two childrenwere in school at the time.An excavator will demolishthe structure now not fit forrebuilding.A GoFundMe.comhas been started to help thefamily in addition to insur-ance for the fire losses.

Organic Gardening Work-shop April 7, 6-9pm Oronoadult ed. Cost $10. Contact:acaballero@rsu26.org or 866-4119.

Intermediate BeekeepingBangor adult ed. April 27,6:30pm, runs for 3 weeks.Cost $45. FMI 992-5523Penquis Beekeepers 7pm onsecond Tues. of the month atthe Dexter VFW. PenobscotBeekeepers meetings visit Fa-cebook page orpetercowin@tds.net.

Maine Organic Famers andGardeners Association Pe-nobscot Chapter Potluckmeetings the last Sunday ofevery month. Contact ArgyleAcres, 745-4797 orgalen.the.beekeeper@gmail.com.

Earth Day Work Day Sat.,April 18 at MOFGA 9 a.m. to3 p.m. Volunteers receivelunch and a free T-shirt. FMIAnna Libby, 568-4142.

Truck Hoe Strong anduseful back-hoemounted on 1984 4wheel drive ton crewcab Chevy $4,000.Will dig 15’ deep hole.Truck has 292 6 cyl.needs transmission re-build. Onan motor onhoe. Must be mountedon ton vehicle, a ¾ tonwill not take weight ofTruckhoe. Truck-hoemachine originally cost$12,000. 965-2332.

Cockshutt 30 with frontend loader restored,new hydraulic hoses,new pistons. $4,000.Oster Sheep Shears.Have 7 factory rebuiltclippers on hand. $135-200 ea. 965-2332.Sheep Manure 30X30bunker full, 200+ yardsof manure. By pick upload or BO wholeamount 965-2332.

June Hay round bales965-3871; $42.50

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Sheep shearing schoolswill be held for peoplewith different experiencelevels. Intermediate-lev-el shearing April 26, atMeadowcroft Farm, inWashington to be fol-lowed by two-day bladeshearing school April17-18, at SabbathdayLake Shaker Village,New Gloucester. FMIcall Andrea Herr,207.781.6099,

Grass Farmers Annualconference, KennebecCommunity College,Mar 21 Fairfield.

Seed Swap, Scion Ex-change March 29 10 -3pm Common GroundEducation Center, Unity.No registration, Free.

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