Community Listening Sessions 2021
2021 Highlights
Aldermere Farm and Erickson Fields are preserves for the community. With a desire to meet community needs in the years ahead, Maine Coast Heritage Trust hosted 3 virtual listening sessions to collect input from people in the Camden-Rockport area and surrounding towns.
- October 18 at 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- October 19 at 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
- October 21 at 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Information gathered during the listening sessions will be posted here.
Check back soon for updates!
Looking Ahead to the Next 20 Years
Aldermere Farm and Erickson Fields became preserves of MCHT in 1999 and 2009 respectively. Since then, MCHT has maintained the preserves as working farms and educational centers with the goals of showcasing the value of protecting rapidly disappearing farmland, maintaining significant green space, and managing land as a community resource.
Over the past 20 years, programs have included youth halter-training calves, teens growing vegetables for food pantries, aspiring farmers learning how to manage cattle and vegetable operations, and families building raised beds in their backyards. The farm preserves have also served as community hubs where nonprofits and community groups host their own events and workshops, school groups take fields trips, and visitors frequent to play and exercise.
Now we are looking ahead to the next 20 years. How can these preserves meet the evolving needs of our community? What types of programs and outreach would you like to see?
Your Voice Matters
We want to hear from anyone and everyone in the midcoast area about our programming and outreach—your thoughts on current offerings and ideas for the future. We want to make sure we’re serving the people in our community to the best of our ability.
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