Along with all of Maine, the officers and staff at Maine Farm and Sea Cooperative are working remotely on grant funded work during the pandemic.  Since our lead event of the year, BikeMaine 2020 in September was postponed, we found ourselves with time to invest in the...

We are thrilled to be helping the Bicycle Coalition of Maine again with their annual fundraiser / agritourism bike cruise in the county this year.  The ride details (click link to the left) are now posted and what a ride it will be.  We've already met some great commun...

Representatives from the Maine Farm & Sea Cooperative have been selected to speak before Representative Pingree at her Farm Bill Celebration on May 5th. MFSC has been helping inform Rep. Pingree on what is needed to further develop  farm to institution opportunities in...

Maine Farm and Sea Co-op is excited to partner with the Portland Food Launch and Festival, a one-day event on June 22nd that mixes business development for food entrepreneurs with a large food, music, and art festival. In the morning, education and networking opportuni...

Maine Farm & Sea Cooperative and the Cooperative Development Institute have developed a report aimed at strengthening the local food system in Portland. Funding for this report was provided by the Portland Development Corporation’s Portland Economic Development Plan Im...

On October 7, 2016 after months of discussion and planning, Feeding the 5000 - Portland Maine edition was launched.  Feedback.org, based in London has hosted about 40 of these mass feeding events to promote awareness of food waste in our society around the world.  By s...

The Bicycle Coalition of Maine seeks to increase bicycle tourism in Maine through their BikeMaine event.  Over 600 riders, staff, and volunteers participated in this 7 night, 354 mile ride along the Bold Coast - from Schoodic Point to Eastport and back.  Community grou...

Earlier today, the University of Maine System Food Service Management Contract was awarded to Sodexo.   We are disappointed that the whole contract went to one out-of-state vendor but applaud the UMaine System for their commitment to local foods.   We are proud that Ma...

On the weekend of November 21-22, many great and creative minds flocked to Bowdoin College to compete in the first ever Maine Farm, Fish and Food Innovation Challenge. The challenge is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to pitch their bold, status quo challenging solutio...