In this episode of the Maine Farmcast, host Dr. Glenda Pereira sits down with Amber Blodgett to learn about the Ben and Jerry's Low Carbon Dairy Pilot Project. Amber is the Dairy Research & Outreach Specialist for the UVM Extension Northwest Crops and Soils Team. Listeners will learn about different the project, and the specific intervention opportunities to potentially decrease greenhouse gas emissions. You can reach Amber at amber.blodgett@uvm.edu.

• Monthly Tri-State Webinar Recording (YouTube)

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Recorded outdoors around a table at Knight Family Farm in Garland, Maine, this episode features plenty of fresh air, farm sounds, barbecue and a conversation about things that are not always quite so fresh. Dr. Colt Knight is joined by longtime friend Mark King, organics management specialist with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and one of Maine’s leading composting experts. Mark explains how anything from kitchen scraps and horse manure to livestock mortalities and food-processing waste can be transformed into a valuable soil amendment.

Mark and Colt discuss the basics of building and managing a compost pile, small-scale composting with lobster-trap wire bins, compost-bedded livestock packs, carcass composting, food waste recovery and anaerobic digesters. Mark also shares information about the five-day Maine Compost School and the new Maine Master Community Composter program, which is designed to help communities prepare for Maine’s changing approach to food waste disposal. Whether you manage a farm, keep a backyard garden or simply want to keep food scraps out of the landfill, this episode offers practical advice for turning waste into a useful resource.

• Maine Compost School
• Maine Compost School Sessions and Calendar
• MRRA Food Recovery Council and Maine Master Community Composter Program
• Maine DEP Composting Information

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In this episode of the Maine Farmcast, host Glenda Pereira sits down with Jacki Martinez Perkins to discuss the role the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) plays in promoting organic agriculture through education, advocacy and connection. Jacki serves as MOFGA’s organic dairy and livestock specialist and is a valuable resource for farmers across Maine.

• Contact Jacki
• 50th annual Common Ground Country Fair, Sept. 25-27, 2026
• Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP)

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