Maine Permaculture

The Cape Elizabeth Farm Committee has evolved into the Cape Farm Alliance (tagline:  Ensuring Cape Elizabeth’s Farming Future).  In five short months, this group of people has achieved quite a bit of progress and will be presenting its report to Town Council on Monday, April 14th.  Recommendations will cover everything from farm to school programs, taxation, ordinance changes and more.  The Alliance is also planning a spate of activities to get the word out about supporting local farms so that they can continue to be [more] viable.  Cape Elizabeth has the longest growing season in Maine and one of the longest farming histories in the region, having once been a veritable bread basket (or cabbage basket as the case may be) for the Portland region.  More details on this effort coming soon.