Becoming a farmer at Dogpatch
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June 6, 2023

Becoming a farmer at Dogpatch

The state of Maine’s “Farms for the Future” (FFF) is a competitive grant program providing selected farms with both business planning assistance and investment support. The grants are awarded by the state’s Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry (DACF.) FFF was created in 2000 by the state legislature. Over the past 23 years more

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