FORECASTER • February 8, 2022
Work is underway on a multi-million dollar research, education and training facility at the Wolfe’s Neck Center that will allow the Freeport nonprofit to diversify its programs, expand its offerings to local schools and get more done year round. The Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment has received $2.5 million in funding from the United States Department of Agriculture towards the $4 million project. According to Wolfe’s Neck Center Executive Director Dave Herring, the indoor space with a large meeting room, classrooms, lab area and a teaching kitchen will enable it to host programs year round. It will also enhance Wolfe Neck’s Center’s ongoing research, which includes regenerative farming practices and soil health, the findings of which are shared with Maine farmers.