Thank you to those of you who attended our Bowdoinham Landowner Meeting this evening! And thank you to our panel of speakers, including Abby Sadauckas, Field Agent for Land For Good, and Carrie Kinne, Executive Director of KELT. We’re excited to get back in touch soon to discuss next steps! If you are a Bowdoinham landowner interested in having your land farmed, are a farmer seeking land in Bowdoinham, or just generally curious about BCDI’s Farmland Inventory Project, check out the “Farmland Inventory” page on our website for more details or reach out at bcdi.maine@gmail.com. 🌱
After a welcome and introduction to the new community center, Merrymeeting Hall attendees heard from Carrie Kinne, Executive Director of Kennebec Estuary Land Trust about the multitude of reasons for keeping Bowdoinham's working land in agriculture. Abby Sadauckas, Land For Good's Maine Field Agent presented on the practical steps that landowners can take as they consider making their land available for agriculture. This included examples of they types of farming enterprises, aspects of land use agreements and considerations for good communication for land owners and farmers. The evening concluded with a panel discussion moderated by Sean Hagan of Left Field Farm. The panelists, Tony Cox and Eric Ferguson of Harvest Tide Organics talked from their perspectives as landowner and farmer respectively. Both emphasized the need for good communication, shared values and understanding to make a relationship work.
If you missed the meeting and are interested in BCDI's Farmland Inventory project please email bcdi.maine@gmail.com for copies of the presentation slides and resources. If you own farmland in Bowdoinham and have not completed a farmland inventory please visit this link or contact BCDI Program Manager at bcdi.maine@gmail.com to get a paper copy sent to you.
