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We had a blast yesterday in the Maine State House at Ag Day 2025. It was inspiring to meet other organizations committed to farming, fishing, and ranching in our state–and who believe that agriculture in Maine is the key to viable businesses that support vibrant communities while conserving our natural ecosystems. Some of the highlights:…

This week, Wolfe’s Neck Center staff attended the 2025 Pasa Sustainable Agriculture Conference. Pasa is a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit whose mission is to cultivate environmentally sound, economically viable, community-focused farms and food systems resonates deeply with our own work. Dwight Hobbs, Wolfe’s Neck Center fruit and vegetable manager, reflects on his experience today. Today’s keynote address…

As part of Wolfe’s Neck Center’s mission to support farmers everywhere, we are shifting the focus of the Fruit & Vegetable Program toward research and demonstration. This new direction will allow us to model regenerative agricultural practices and conduct research that will directly benefit Maine’s vegetable farming community. As part of this transition, we’ve made…

Wolfe’s Neck Center is a place like no other. Open year-round at no cost, anyone can experience the magic of this land we steward. Today, our more than 600-acre campus is the foundation of our work to identify solutions to one of our most pressing challenges: a changing climate. Agriculture is currently one of the…

    Q-Why did you choose to participate as an artist for the Art Auction? A- “While I’m not too involved with Wolfe’s Neck, it’s such a special place, and you’re doing all sorts of good things for the planet, the land, and Maine. I’m just happy to help in any tiny way that I…

  Q- Why did you choose to participate in the Art Auction? And what about Wolfe’s Neck is meaningful to you? A-Well, I think that the Earth needs as many people who are sensitive to it and know how to take care of it and love it. And I see that you are, if not…

    Q- Why did you choose to participate in the art auction with Wolfe’s Neck Center specifically, what about our organization or our mission is something that feels connected to you? A- We both share a love of animals and through our efforts try to educate people about the living things in their environment.…

Wolfe’s Neck Center Hosts White House Investments in Rural America Event with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg August 6, 2024, was an exciting day at Wolfe’s Neck Center! We were joined on campus by U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg as part of his trip to Maine and the White House’s Investments in Rural America…

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service awards Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment cooperative agreement to expand climate-smart grazing technical assistance and education throughout Maine, New England, and Eastern New York Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment has been awarded a cooperative agreement from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as part…

Whether from the rolling green mountains of Northern Vermont or the coastal farms of Midcoast Maine, attendees of New England Grazing Network’s (NEGN) annual NE Grazing and Livestock Conference flocked to Amherst, Massachusetts in late January of this year to connect, share knowledge, and make plans for advancing regenerative grazing management as a viable and…