Current Legislative Testimony
Learn about GrowSmart Maine’s testimony for various Smart Growth topics below.
PLANNING FOR AG
Tell Your Members of Congress TODAY that You Support Soil Health in the Farm Bill!
Support is urgently needed to help farmers and ranchers voluntarily adopt conservation practices to improve soil health to build resilience to extreme weather, increase farm viability, improve water quality, and fight climate change.
GrowSmart Maine supports two bills on farmland protection
Planning for Ag provides an opportunity to prioritize farmland protection and farm viability as essential smart growth outcomes, as we consider where to focus our lobbying efforts. GrowSmart Maine will support two bills that affirm municipal and property owner actions to protect productive farmland and conserve open space.
Maine Calling: Who is moving to Maine, and why do Mainers call them ‘from away’?
GrowSmart CEO Nancy Smith was a VIP Caller on Maine Calling’s recent episode “Who is moving to Maine, and why do Mainers call them ‘from away’?” which aired on February 27, 2023.
Join Kennebec County Digital Equity Working Group
The Kennebec County Broadband Partnership is creating a Digital Equity and Inclusion Plan and we need your help!
USDA Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Program
The USDA is accepting applications for the FY23 Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) program. This grant program is to help struggling communities by funding job accelerators in low-income rural areas. The full Notice of Funding Opportunity is attached below, but...
Live Discussion for Policy Action 2023 Slated for March 3
IT'S TIME to lend your voice to shape Policy Action 2023, a collaboration between GrowSmart Maine and Build Maine. Over 100 people have participated in this initiative to help shape sixteen bills in Augusta that will affect equity, transportation safety and choice,...
GrowSmart Maine expands with two new hires to spearhead farmland and broadband initiatives
GrowSmart Maine announces the addition of two new members to its team, Harald Bredesen and Hildie Lipson. Harald Bredesen’s role is Thought Leadership Program Director and he will support communities navigating change by convening to action, sharing thought...
Op-Ed: Commentary: A glimmer of hope for Maine cyclists and pedestrians
Commentary: A glimmer of hope for Maine cyclists and pedestrians BY COLIN DURRANT AND KIRSTEN BREWER |. SPECIAL TO THE PRESS HERALD In the form of its first-ever active transportation plan, our state now has an enormous opportunity to make it easier for more of us to...
PARTNER EVENT: Truth, Reconciliation & Reparations with Dwayne Tomah
Please join the Wabanaki Alliance on Sunday, Feb. 5th, 2023, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm for the free and open to the public “TRUTH, RECONCILIATION & REPARATIONS,” a discussion with Passamaquoddy storyteller and activist Dwayne Tomah. Tomah will lead attendees...
Bangor Daily News: Agricultural Census
If you’re a Maine farmer, you should take part in the agricultural census Read the full Bangor Daily News article here.
EQUITY
Tell Your Members of Congress TODAY that You Support Soil Health in the Farm Bill!
Support is urgently needed to help farmers and ranchers voluntarily adopt conservation practices to improve soil health to build resilience to extreme weather, increase farm viability, improve water quality, and fight climate change.
GrowSmart Maine supports two bills on farmland protection
Planning for Ag provides an opportunity to prioritize farmland protection and farm viability as essential smart growth outcomes, as we consider where to focus our lobbying efforts. GrowSmart Maine will support two bills that affirm municipal and property owner actions to protect productive farmland and conserve open space.
Maine Calling: Who is moving to Maine, and why do Mainers call them ‘from away’?
GrowSmart CEO Nancy Smith was a VIP Caller on Maine Calling’s recent episode “Who is moving to Maine, and why do Mainers call them ‘from away’?” which aired on February 27, 2023.
Join Kennebec County Digital Equity Working Group
The Kennebec County Broadband Partnership is creating a Digital Equity and Inclusion Plan and we need your help!
USDA Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Program
The USDA is accepting applications for the FY23 Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) program. This grant program is to help struggling communities by funding job accelerators in low-income rural areas. The full Notice of Funding Opportunity is attached below, but...
Live Discussion for Policy Action 2023 Slated for March 3
IT'S TIME to lend your voice to shape Policy Action 2023, a collaboration between GrowSmart Maine and Build Maine. Over 100 people have participated in this initiative to help shape sixteen bills in Augusta that will affect equity, transportation safety and choice,...
GrowSmart Maine expands with two new hires to spearhead farmland and broadband initiatives
GrowSmart Maine announces the addition of two new members to its team, Harald Bredesen and Hildie Lipson. Harald Bredesen’s role is Thought Leadership Program Director and he will support communities navigating change by convening to action, sharing thought...
Op-Ed: Commentary: A glimmer of hope for Maine cyclists and pedestrians
Commentary: A glimmer of hope for Maine cyclists and pedestrians BY COLIN DURRANT AND KIRSTEN BREWER |. SPECIAL TO THE PRESS HERALD In the form of its first-ever active transportation plan, our state now has an enormous opportunity to make it easier for more of us to...
PARTNER EVENT: Truth, Reconciliation & Reparations with Dwayne Tomah
Please join the Wabanaki Alliance on Sunday, Feb. 5th, 2023, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm for the free and open to the public “TRUTH, RECONCILIATION & REPARATIONS,” a discussion with Passamaquoddy storyteller and activist Dwayne Tomah. Tomah will lead attendees...
Bangor Daily News: Agricultural Census
If you’re a Maine farmer, you should take part in the agricultural census Read the full Bangor Daily News article here.
CLIMATE & ENERGY
Tell Your Members of Congress TODAY that You Support Soil Health in the Farm Bill!
Support is urgently needed to help farmers and ranchers voluntarily adopt conservation practices to improve soil health to build resilience to extreme weather, increase farm viability, improve water quality, and fight climate change.
GrowSmart Maine supports two bills on farmland protection
Planning for Ag provides an opportunity to prioritize farmland protection and farm viability as essential smart growth outcomes, as we consider where to focus our lobbying efforts. GrowSmart Maine will support two bills that affirm municipal and property owner actions to protect productive farmland and conserve open space.
Maine Calling: Who is moving to Maine, and why do Mainers call them ‘from away’?
GrowSmart CEO Nancy Smith was a VIP Caller on Maine Calling’s recent episode “Who is moving to Maine, and why do Mainers call them ‘from away’?” which aired on February 27, 2023.
Join Kennebec County Digital Equity Working Group
The Kennebec County Broadband Partnership is creating a Digital Equity and Inclusion Plan and we need your help!
USDA Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Program
The USDA is accepting applications for the FY23 Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) program. This grant program is to help struggling communities by funding job accelerators in low-income rural areas. The full Notice of Funding Opportunity is attached below, but...
Live Discussion for Policy Action 2023 Slated for March 3
IT'S TIME to lend your voice to shape Policy Action 2023, a collaboration between GrowSmart Maine and Build Maine. Over 100 people have participated in this initiative to help shape sixteen bills in Augusta that will affect equity, transportation safety and choice,...
GrowSmart Maine expands with two new hires to spearhead farmland and broadband initiatives
GrowSmart Maine announces the addition of two new members to its team, Harald Bredesen and Hildie Lipson. Harald Bredesen’s role is Thought Leadership Program Director and he will support communities navigating change by convening to action, sharing thought...
Op-Ed: Commentary: A glimmer of hope for Maine cyclists and pedestrians
Commentary: A glimmer of hope for Maine cyclists and pedestrians BY COLIN DURRANT AND KIRSTEN BREWER |. SPECIAL TO THE PRESS HERALD In the form of its first-ever active transportation plan, our state now has an enormous opportunity to make it easier for more of us to...
PARTNER EVENT: Truth, Reconciliation & Reparations with Dwayne Tomah
Please join the Wabanaki Alliance on Sunday, Feb. 5th, 2023, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm for the free and open to the public “TRUTH, RECONCILIATION & REPARATIONS,” a discussion with Passamaquoddy storyteller and activist Dwayne Tomah. Tomah will lead attendees...
Bangor Daily News: Agricultural Census
If you’re a Maine farmer, you should take part in the agricultural census Read the full Bangor Daily News article here.
BROADBAND
Tell Your Members of Congress TODAY that You Support Soil Health in the Farm Bill!
Support is urgently needed to help farmers and ranchers voluntarily adopt conservation practices to improve soil health to build resilience to extreme weather, increase farm viability, improve water quality, and fight climate change.
GrowSmart Maine supports two bills on farmland protection
Planning for Ag provides an opportunity to prioritize farmland protection and farm viability as essential smart growth outcomes, as we consider where to focus our lobbying efforts. GrowSmart Maine will support two bills that affirm municipal and property owner actions to protect productive farmland and conserve open space.
Maine Calling: Who is moving to Maine, and why do Mainers call them ‘from away’?
GrowSmart CEO Nancy Smith was a VIP Caller on Maine Calling’s recent episode “Who is moving to Maine, and why do Mainers call them ‘from away’?” which aired on February 27, 2023.
Join Kennebec County Digital Equity Working Group
The Kennebec County Broadband Partnership is creating a Digital Equity and Inclusion Plan and we need your help!
USDA Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Program
The USDA is accepting applications for the FY23 Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) program. This grant program is to help struggling communities by funding job accelerators in low-income rural areas. The full Notice of Funding Opportunity is attached below, but...
Live Discussion for Policy Action 2023 Slated for March 3
IT'S TIME to lend your voice to shape Policy Action 2023, a collaboration between GrowSmart Maine and Build Maine. Over 100 people have participated in this initiative to help shape sixteen bills in Augusta that will affect equity, transportation safety and choice,...
GrowSmart Maine expands with two new hires to spearhead farmland and broadband initiatives
GrowSmart Maine announces the addition of two new members to its team, Harald Bredesen and Hildie Lipson. Harald Bredesen’s role is Thought Leadership Program Director and he will support communities navigating change by convening to action, sharing thought...
Op-Ed: Commentary: A glimmer of hope for Maine cyclists and pedestrians
Commentary: A glimmer of hope for Maine cyclists and pedestrians BY COLIN DURRANT AND KIRSTEN BREWER |. SPECIAL TO THE PRESS HERALD In the form of its first-ever active transportation plan, our state now has an enormous opportunity to make it easier for more of us to...
PARTNER EVENT: Truth, Reconciliation & Reparations with Dwayne Tomah
Please join the Wabanaki Alliance on Sunday, Feb. 5th, 2023, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm for the free and open to the public “TRUTH, RECONCILIATION & REPARATIONS,” a discussion with Passamaquoddy storyteller and activist Dwayne Tomah. Tomah will lead attendees...
Bangor Daily News: Agricultural Census
If you’re a Maine farmer, you should take part in the agricultural census Read the full Bangor Daily News article here.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Tell Your Members of Congress TODAY that You Support Soil Health in the Farm Bill!
Support is urgently needed to help farmers and ranchers voluntarily adopt conservation practices to improve soil health to build resilience to extreme weather, increase farm viability, improve water quality, and fight climate change.
GrowSmart Maine supports two bills on farmland protection
Planning for Ag provides an opportunity to prioritize farmland protection and farm viability as essential smart growth outcomes, as we consider where to focus our lobbying efforts. GrowSmart Maine will support two bills that affirm municipal and property owner actions to protect productive farmland and conserve open space.
Maine Calling: Who is moving to Maine, and why do Mainers call them ‘from away’?
GrowSmart CEO Nancy Smith was a VIP Caller on Maine Calling’s recent episode “Who is moving to Maine, and why do Mainers call them ‘from away’?” which aired on February 27, 2023.
Join Kennebec County Digital Equity Working Group
The Kennebec County Broadband Partnership is creating a Digital Equity and Inclusion Plan and we need your help!
USDA Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Program
The USDA is accepting applications for the FY23 Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) program. This grant program is to help struggling communities by funding job accelerators in low-income rural areas. The full Notice of Funding Opportunity is attached below, but...
Live Discussion for Policy Action 2023 Slated for March 3
IT'S TIME to lend your voice to shape Policy Action 2023, a collaboration between GrowSmart Maine and Build Maine. Over 100 people have participated in this initiative to help shape sixteen bills in Augusta that will affect equity, transportation safety and choice,...
GrowSmart Maine expands with two new hires to spearhead farmland and broadband initiatives
GrowSmart Maine announces the addition of two new members to its team, Harald Bredesen and Hildie Lipson. Harald Bredesen’s role is Thought Leadership Program Director and he will support communities navigating change by convening to action, sharing thought...
Op-Ed: Commentary: A glimmer of hope for Maine cyclists and pedestrians
Commentary: A glimmer of hope for Maine cyclists and pedestrians BY COLIN DURRANT AND KIRSTEN BREWER |. SPECIAL TO THE PRESS HERALD In the form of its first-ever active transportation plan, our state now has an enormous opportunity to make it easier for more of us to...
PARTNER EVENT: Truth, Reconciliation & Reparations with Dwayne Tomah
Please join the Wabanaki Alliance on Sunday, Feb. 5th, 2023, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm for the free and open to the public “TRUTH, RECONCILIATION & REPARATIONS,” a discussion with Passamaquoddy storyteller and activist Dwayne Tomah. Tomah will lead attendees...
Bangor Daily News: Agricultural Census
If you’re a Maine farmer, you should take part in the agricultural census Read the full Bangor Daily News article here.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Tell Your Members of Congress TODAY that You Support Soil Health in the Farm Bill!
Support is urgently needed to help farmers and ranchers voluntarily adopt conservation practices to improve soil health to build resilience to extreme weather, increase farm viability, improve water quality, and fight climate change.
GrowSmart Maine supports two bills on farmland protection
Planning for Ag provides an opportunity to prioritize farmland protection and farm viability as essential smart growth outcomes, as we consider where to focus our lobbying efforts. GrowSmart Maine will support two bills that affirm municipal and property owner actions to protect productive farmland and conserve open space.
Maine Calling: Who is moving to Maine, and why do Mainers call them ‘from away’?
GrowSmart CEO Nancy Smith was a VIP Caller on Maine Calling’s recent episode “Who is moving to Maine, and why do Mainers call them ‘from away’?” which aired on February 27, 2023.
Join Kennebec County Digital Equity Working Group
The Kennebec County Broadband Partnership is creating a Digital Equity and Inclusion Plan and we need your help!
USDA Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Program
The USDA is accepting applications for the FY23 Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) program. This grant program is to help struggling communities by funding job accelerators in low-income rural areas. The full Notice of Funding Opportunity is attached below, but...
Live Discussion for Policy Action 2023 Slated for March 3
IT'S TIME to lend your voice to shape Policy Action 2023, a collaboration between GrowSmart Maine and Build Maine. Over 100 people have participated in this initiative to help shape sixteen bills in Augusta that will affect equity, transportation safety and choice,...
GrowSmart Maine expands with two new hires to spearhead farmland and broadband initiatives
GrowSmart Maine announces the addition of two new members to its team, Harald Bredesen and Hildie Lipson. Harald Bredesen’s role is Thought Leadership Program Director and he will support communities navigating change by convening to action, sharing thought...
Op-Ed: Commentary: A glimmer of hope for Maine cyclists and pedestrians
Commentary: A glimmer of hope for Maine cyclists and pedestrians BY COLIN DURRANT AND KIRSTEN BREWER |. SPECIAL TO THE PRESS HERALD In the form of its first-ever active transportation plan, our state now has an enormous opportunity to make it easier for more of us to...
PARTNER EVENT: Truth, Reconciliation & Reparations with Dwayne Tomah
Please join the Wabanaki Alliance on Sunday, Feb. 5th, 2023, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm for the free and open to the public “TRUTH, RECONCILIATION & REPARATIONS,” a discussion with Passamaquoddy storyteller and activist Dwayne Tomah. Tomah will lead attendees...
Bangor Daily News: Agricultural Census
If you’re a Maine farmer, you should take part in the agricultural census Read the full Bangor Daily News article here.
REGIONAL & LAND USE PLANNING
Tell Your Members of Congress TODAY that You Support Soil Health in the Farm Bill!
Support is urgently needed to help farmers and ranchers voluntarily adopt conservation practices to improve soil health to build resilience to extreme weather, increase farm viability, improve water quality, and fight climate change.
GrowSmart Maine supports two bills on farmland protection
Planning for Ag provides an opportunity to prioritize farmland protection and farm viability as essential smart growth outcomes, as we consider where to focus our lobbying efforts. GrowSmart Maine will support two bills that affirm municipal and property owner actions to protect productive farmland and conserve open space.
Maine Calling: Who is moving to Maine, and why do Mainers call them ‘from away’?
GrowSmart CEO Nancy Smith was a VIP Caller on Maine Calling’s recent episode “Who is moving to Maine, and why do Mainers call them ‘from away’?” which aired on February 27, 2023.
Join Kennebec County Digital Equity Working Group
The Kennebec County Broadband Partnership is creating a Digital Equity and Inclusion Plan and we need your help!
USDA Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Program
The USDA is accepting applications for the FY23 Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) program. This grant program is to help struggling communities by funding job accelerators in low-income rural areas. The full Notice of Funding Opportunity is attached below, but...
Live Discussion for Policy Action 2023 Slated for March 3
IT'S TIME to lend your voice to shape Policy Action 2023, a collaboration between GrowSmart Maine and Build Maine. Over 100 people have participated in this initiative to help shape sixteen bills in Augusta that will affect equity, transportation safety and choice,...
GrowSmart Maine expands with two new hires to spearhead farmland and broadband initiatives
GrowSmart Maine announces the addition of two new members to its team, Harald Bredesen and Hildie Lipson. Harald Bredesen’s role is Thought Leadership Program Director and he will support communities navigating change by convening to action, sharing thought...
Op-Ed: Commentary: A glimmer of hope for Maine cyclists and pedestrians
Commentary: A glimmer of hope for Maine cyclists and pedestrians BY COLIN DURRANT AND KIRSTEN BREWER |. SPECIAL TO THE PRESS HERALD In the form of its first-ever active transportation plan, our state now has an enormous opportunity to make it easier for more of us to...
PARTNER EVENT: Truth, Reconciliation & Reparations with Dwayne Tomah
Please join the Wabanaki Alliance on Sunday, Feb. 5th, 2023, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm for the free and open to the public “TRUTH, RECONCILIATION & REPARATIONS,” a discussion with Passamaquoddy storyteller and activist Dwayne Tomah. Tomah will lead attendees...
Bangor Daily News: Agricultural Census
If you’re a Maine farmer, you should take part in the agricultural census Read the full Bangor Daily News article here.
BUDGETS & BONDS
Tell Your Members of Congress TODAY that You Support Soil Health in the Farm Bill!
Support is urgently needed to help farmers and ranchers voluntarily adopt conservation practices to improve soil health to build resilience to extreme weather, increase farm viability, improve water quality, and fight climate change.
GrowSmart Maine supports two bills on farmland protection
Planning for Ag provides an opportunity to prioritize farmland protection and farm viability as essential smart growth outcomes, as we consider where to focus our lobbying efforts. GrowSmart Maine will support two bills that affirm municipal and property owner actions to protect productive farmland and conserve open space.
Maine Calling: Who is moving to Maine, and why do Mainers call them ‘from away’?
GrowSmart CEO Nancy Smith was a VIP Caller on Maine Calling’s recent episode “Who is moving to Maine, and why do Mainers call them ‘from away’?” which aired on February 27, 2023.
Join Kennebec County Digital Equity Working Group
The Kennebec County Broadband Partnership is creating a Digital Equity and Inclusion Plan and we need your help!
USDA Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Program
The USDA is accepting applications for the FY23 Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) program. This grant program is to help struggling communities by funding job accelerators in low-income rural areas. The full Notice of Funding Opportunity is attached below, but...
Live Discussion for Policy Action 2023 Slated for March 3
IT'S TIME to lend your voice to shape Policy Action 2023, a collaboration between GrowSmart Maine and Build Maine. Over 100 people have participated in this initiative to help shape sixteen bills in Augusta that will affect equity, transportation safety and choice,...
GrowSmart Maine expands with two new hires to spearhead farmland and broadband initiatives
GrowSmart Maine announces the addition of two new members to its team, Harald Bredesen and Hildie Lipson. Harald Bredesen’s role is Thought Leadership Program Director and he will support communities navigating change by convening to action, sharing thought...
Op-Ed: Commentary: A glimmer of hope for Maine cyclists and pedestrians
Commentary: A glimmer of hope for Maine cyclists and pedestrians BY COLIN DURRANT AND KIRSTEN BREWER |. SPECIAL TO THE PRESS HERALD In the form of its first-ever active transportation plan, our state now has an enormous opportunity to make it easier for more of us to...
PARTNER EVENT: Truth, Reconciliation & Reparations with Dwayne Tomah
Please join the Wabanaki Alliance on Sunday, Feb. 5th, 2023, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm for the free and open to the public “TRUTH, RECONCILIATION & REPARATIONS,” a discussion with Passamaquoddy storyteller and activist Dwayne Tomah. Tomah will lead attendees...
Bangor Daily News: Agricultural Census
If you’re a Maine farmer, you should take part in the agricultural census Read the full Bangor Daily News article here.
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