BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 18, 2024
Permaculture, an alternative farming method focused on creating self-sustaining systems, is moving from the fringes of agriculture to wider adoption. So is agroforestry, which uses forest land in tandem with growing food and raising animals. Interest in both is large enough to sustain Maine’s first conference dedicated to the two practices, happening this weekend in Unity. The Maine Permaculture and Agroforestry Convergence also invites people with interests in mycology, herbalism, food sovereignty, traditional skills, activism and homesteading. The event is organized by the Maine Ecological Design School.