About Ferda Farms
Ferda Farms LLC is an oyster farm on the New Meadows River in Brunswick, Maine. Founded in 2018, we are committed to producing high quality product, while improving the industry through innovation and education to support sustainability along Maine’s coasts. We won the Maine Business Challenge in 2019 for our innovative business model, and we are currently in the process of acquiring our first standard lease. Right now, all of our pumps and tumbling machines run off of our on-water solar array.
Seafood Offered
Hard clams, Oysters, Soft-shell clams2
Locations
2
Number of Fishermen Sourced From
8
Years in Business
What are the Local Catch Values in Action?
Our “values in action” reflect how members of our network implement our core values in practice. Through the intentional work of LCN and applying the core values, these elements emerge. The values in action are not meant to be criteria or requirements for network members, but instead help describe how we will achieve our mission and vision and help anchor and guide our work.
- Catch and Handle with Honor
- Community-Based Fisheries
- Eating with the Ecosystem
- Equitable Seafood Systems
- Fair Access
- Fair Pricing
- Holistic Fisheries Management
- Honoring Our Ecosystems
- Learning Through Exchange
- Traceable and Simple Supply Chains
How does Ferda Farms implement these values?
