GrowSmart News and Updates
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GrowSmart News and Updates
Supporting Farms in Maine Matters – What You Can Do
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 from and...
GrowSmart Maine Testifies in Support of LD 1798 to Update Rules for ConnectME Authority
Testimony of Nancy Smith, Executive Director of GrowSmart Maine in support of LD 1798 February 13, 2018 Senator Woodsome, Representative Berry and members of the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology, my name is Nancy Smith and I am the...
GrowSmart Maine Testifies in support of LD 1760 to Preserve Historic Buildings
Testimony of Nancy Smith, Executive Director of GrowSmart Maine in support of LD 1760 January 25, 2018 Senator Hamper, Representative Gattine and members of the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs, my name is Nancy Smith and I am the...
GrowSmart Maine Testifies in Opposition to LD 1764 to Relocate Maine's Small Business Advocate to DECD
Testimony of Nancy Smith, Executive Director of GrowSmart Maine in opposition to LD 1764 January 24, 2018 Senator Paul Davis, Representative Danny Martin and members of the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government, my name is Nancy Smith and I am the...
GrowSmart Maine Testifies in Support of LD 1698 to Support Local & Traditional Industries in Maine
Testimony of Nancy Smith, Executive Director of GrowSmart Maine in support of LD 1698, Resolve, Directing the Maine Community College System To Promote Innovation and Growth in Rural Maine through the support of local and traditional industries January 17, 2018...
GrowSmart Maine Testifies in Support of LD 1686, Protect Maine's Pro-Solar Policy
Testimony of Nancy Smith, Executive Director of GrowSmart Maine in support of LD 1686. January 11, 2018 Senator Woodsome, Representative Berry and members of the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology, my name is Nancy Smith and I am the...
The Value of Farms, Monetary & Beyond
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...
GrowSmart Maine Testifies in Support of LDs 178, 319, 955 & 1118, for State Funding of Programs that Strengthen Maine's Communities & Economy
Testimony of Nancy Smith, Executive Director of GrowSmart Maine in support of LDs 178, 319, 955 and 1118. January 9, 2018 Senator Hamper, Representative Gattine and members of the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs, my name is Nancy Smith...
Testimony on the Draft 2018 Action Plan of Maine Housing and Dept of Economic & Community Development
Testimony of Nancy Smith, Executive Director of GrowSmart Maine With regards to Draft 2018 Action Plan Maine State Housing Authority and the Department of Economic and Community Development December 11, 2017 Representatives of the Maine State Housing Authority...
Proposed Federal Tax Reform Bills Cut Important and Proven Tax Credits: Historic Tax Credit & Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
This memo was prepared by Nancy Smith, Executive Director of GrowSmart Maine, and select information was presented at a 11.13.17 Roundtable discussion hosted by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree in Portland, Maine. See bottom of this page for a link to the video of the...