Welcome to Maine's Farm to Early Care and Education FREE Online Training Portal!


Offering Farm to early care and education (Farm to ECE) programming at your site can provide the children you serve with increased access to healthy local foods, gardening opportunities, and food-based activities to enhance the quality of the educational experience.


This training site offers 2 FREE self-paced modules:

  1. Farm to ECE Basics (Introduction/Foundational Knowledge)
  2. Digging Deeper: Unearthing the ABCs of Gardening with Young Children

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Resources available

1-hour online Farm to ECE Basics Training Module

Includes self-paced modules, educational materials, and activity examples. After completing the training, learners will receive a certificate of one (1) contact hour.

1.5 hour online Digging Deeper: Unearthing the ABCs of Gardening with Young Children

Includes self-paced modules, educational materials, and activity examples. After completing the training, learners will receive a certificate of one and a half (1.5) contact hours.


Additional Farm to ECE Resources

Includes resources to help educators start and grow Farm to ECE programming at their ECE site.

Technical Support



Screen Resolution of At Least 1024 x 768

Broadband Internet Connection
(DSL, Cable, T1, etc)

JavaScript and Cookies Must be Enabled

Modern Web Browser
(Edge, Chrome; including on Android 4.4 or later, Firefox, Safari; including on iOS 10 or later)

Questions? Contact Farm2ECE4ME@mcd.org