GrowSmart at a Glance – April-June 2018 

by gsmoffice | Aug 2, 2018 | Broadband Internet, Farmland Conservation, General, growsmart maine, Maine Alliance for Smart Growth, Making Headway in Your Community

We offer to our subscribers this overview of our work across Maine in the second quarter of 2018. If you aren’t already a member, please consider supporting these programs at https://growsmartmaine.org/membership/donate/  The mission of GrowSmart Maine is to build...

Supporting Maine Farms Matters – What You Can Do, Part 2

by gsmoffice | Mar 22, 2018 | Central Maine, Economic development, Farmland Conservation, General, Small Business

Click here to visit the event page for all the details and registration at the March 26th Forum ‘Growing Farm Friendly Communities’ Here in Maine, everyone can support farmers and farms. Check out the list below for a few ideas! Read your local newspapers, printed or...

Supporting Farms in Maine Matters – What You Can Do

by gsmoffice | Mar 15, 2018 | Central Maine, Economic development, Farmland Conservation, General, planning, Smart growth

Our March forum ‘Growing Farm Friendly Communities’ has been postponed due to snow. Join us at the new date: Monday March 26, 8:30-11a, Bowdoinham. Click here to visit the event page for all the details and registration! This Forum is a chance to learn...

The Value of Farms, Monetary & Beyond

by gsmoffice | Jan 10, 2018 | Economic development, economy, Farmland Conservation, Smart growth

Written by Rachel Bouvier.  As an environmental economist, member of GrowSmart Maine, and an avid hiker and “consumer” of conservation land, I testified in front of the Ag, Forestry and Conservation Committee back in December.  Here are some highlights of my...