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The 25^th season of the Great Falls Forum continues on Thursday, March 16th, with a panel discussion entitled “New Developments in Maine Agriculture,” featuring Jill Agnew, Farmer at Willow Pond Farm; Tori Lee Jackson, Program Administrator for Agriculture & Natural Resources at University of Maine Cooperative Extension; Justin Triquet and Nikki Leroux, Owners, Forest Fungi Farms LLC; and moderated by Nancy McBrady, Deputy Commissioner, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. This free, public program will take place from 12 noon to 1 PM in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library and will also be streamed live via Zoom and the Lewiston Public Library Facebook page.

Maine agriculture is diverse: with over 7,600 farms across the state ranging in scale, type, and production practices, there’s always something new happening in agriculture. These panelists likewise represent the diversity of the state’s agricultural landscape. Organic, community supported agriculture to farming specialty mushrooms. Food security and farmland conservation. Technical assistance to new farmers (and new Mainers) as well as established farms looking to expand markets or scale up. This Great Falls Forum panel will explore what they believe are the greatest challenges–and opportunities–for Maine agriculture as 2023 continues to get underway.

Admission is free to all Forum events and reservations are only required if attending via Zoom. The Zoom link will be posted to the Library website and Facebook prior to the event. The onsite program is a bring-your-own, brown-bag lunch event. For more information, please contact the Lewiston Public Library at 513-3135 or LPLReference@lewistonmaine.gov.

The Great Falls Forum speaker series is co-sponsored by Bates College, Lewiston Public Library, and the Sun Journal. The Lewiston Public Library is located downtown at 200 Lisbon Street at the corner of Pine Street.