WISCASSET — In early October, Maine farms may apply for no-cost business planning assistance and profitability analysis through a competitive application process. In order to qualify, farmers must own their farmland and have been in business in Maine for at least two years. Other selection criteria include: proposed innovations or changes in current products or practices, and appropriate management capacity.
For more information, contact Gray Harris, via e-mail at ghs@ceimaine.org or at 882-7552, ext. 135. Applications for the Farms for the Future program will be available the first week of October, 2009. Farms for the Future is located at Coastal Enterprises, Inc., and is a program of the Maine Department of Agriculture. FFF is also on the Web at www.mainefarmsforthefuture.com.






