Lalibela Farm

Black Bean Tempeh now Available! Read more about it here...

Certified Organic...Certified Ital

Lalibela Farm is a MOFGA (Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association) certified organic farm, located in beautiful mid-coast Maine.

 We grow a variety of organic vegetables and flowers, and we make Tempeh. Please visit our "Vegetables & Flowers" page for a full list of what you will find growing in the fields this year. Thank you for visiting our website- please look around to see what's happening on the farm- your questions and feedback are always welcome! 

  We are thankful for the generous support of our dear family, without whom the start of Lalibela would not have been possible.

We also give thanks to Jah Rastafari for guidance, strength, and inspiration. Each day is a blessing... May the words of our mouths and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari!

Our roots are truly growing deep!

We have a responsibilty, as farmers, to make the food we grow available to everyone, regardless of income status. This is a very important issue to us at Lalibela Farm, and we are happy to be able to accept electronic food stamp benefits (EBT), WIC coupons, and Senior Farmshares. EBT/Food Stamps payments and Credit Card payments can now be made on site at the Portland Farmer's Markets, and over the phone for CSA payments. 

We all deserve to eat well!

Being certified organic is part of the commitment we are making to sustainable agriculture. It means our farming practices adhere to the strict standards set out by the USDA, and enforced by MOFGA.  It means organic seeds (as they are available) are used, no chemical fertilizers or insecticides are used, and all potting soil, compost, soil amendments, weed and insect control are all approved for organic production. We are staying up to date on changes being proposed by the "big wigs" for Organic Standards, and will be adding a page to this website for those updates. We want to see the integrity of the "organic" label upheld!

"Certified Ital" is a promise to you (and the earth!), similar to that of certified organic. Ital is a word coming from Jamaica. It is a combination of the words "vital" and "natural". We practice Ital living- so, of course, it extends from our home to our garden: nothing artificial, only natural. ITAL IS VITAL!

The following is the basic foundation of Lalibela Farm...our Mission...

• To joyfully earn the income necessary to support our family
• To provide clean, healthy food to the local community
• To inspire awareness of sustainable living practices
• To improve air, soil, and water quality on the land that we are farming
• To include our children in our daily work
• To use farming practices that honor the natural systems
• To celebrate the sacred task of agriculture

Some of our short and long term Goals include:

• Growing and selling certain crops year round
• Adding vegetable and herb seedlings to our available market crops
• Offering educational programs to children through schools and youth programs
• Developing a CSA (community supported agriculture) program (goal realized 2008!)
• Using "Veganic" farming methods
• Purchasing our own farmland
• Integrating renewable energy sources into all areas of the farm that require some form of energy