Highmoor Farm Sets Vegetable and Berry Farming Workshop May 3

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571

MONMOUTH — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) are sponsors of a workshop, Commercial Vegetable and Berry Farming: Getting Started in Maine. The forum is scheduled for 8:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Saturday May 3 at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth.

This is an i introductory class covering vegetable and berry crop production, soil health, equipment, business planning and marketing basics.

Pre-registration is required. $50 registration fee, which includes lunch, the book Sustainable Vegetable Production From Start-Up to Market, and membership to the Maine Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers Association (MVSFGA). To register, call (800) 924-5258 or e-mail cehmf@extension.umaine.edu.

Highmoor Farm, the University of Maine’s apple, small fruit and vegetable research facility, is located at 52 US Route 202 in Monmouth.