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Downeast Salmon Federation 21st Annual Smelt Fry

Hosted by Downeast Salmon FederationFull Details: https://www.mainesalmonrivers.org/annual-smelt-fryDowneast Salmon Federation held its first Smelt Fry back in 2001 with a modest gathering of just 50 people.  Since then, it has become an annual community event and now serves over 500 people each year! In the late winter, sea-run smelt are harvested from the tidal estuary in front of […]

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Seaweed Saturday

Gulf of Maine Research Institute 350 Commercial St, Portland, ME, United States

Come to GMRI on Saturday, April 26th for a seaweed celebration with friends, family, and farmers! Explore the seaweed marketplace, try delicious seaweed samples, join a hands-on demo to ID local seaweeds, get inspired by local seaweed artists, and learn directly from Maine’s seaweed experts in one of the community panels. Seaweed Saturday is hosted in partnership with the […]

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Low Low Tides Seaweed Harvest Workshop: April

Greenhorns and Smithereen Farm partner to offer educational seaweed harvest events. This is our seventh year of offering Low Low Tides Seaweed Programming.These events are multi-day educational and social experiences; at dawn we teach you to harvest responsibly and process wild algae for culinary use. In the afternoon we host teachers for lectures, and there […]

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Candy Land at Jonesboro Grange

746 US Route 1 2 Mae St, Ellsworth, ME, United States

Walk through Candy Land and fill up a container of sweet treats for $7. All funds benefit Jonesboro Grange #357More details at: https://www.facebook.com/JonesboroGrange

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Washington County Food Council: Quarterly Meeting

Find full details at Healthy AcadiaAs the WCFC moves into 2025, community members are encouraged to get involved in several ways. The WCFC will host quarterly meetings open to the public, providing a platform for diverse voices and expertise in the food system, from farmers and fisherfolk to healthcare workers and artisans.Save these dates for […]

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The Cobscook Institute’s Downeast Spring Birding Festival

Cobscook Institute 10 Commissary Pt Rd, Lubec, ME, United States

Presented by the Cobscook Institute. Details at: https://cobscookinstitute.org/birdfestThe annual Down East Spring Birding Festival provides a unique birding experience during spring migration and the breeding season with four days of guided hikes, boat tours, and presentations, all led by local guides with local knowledge. The Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife has named the Downeast Spring […]

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Tide Mill Farm’s Annual Seedling Sale

Whiting Community Center Whiting, ME, United States

It is Spring planting time again and we are happy to offer seedling pre-orders again this year. This link will take you to the Google form to fill out. The deadline for filling out is 5/19 for most pickups. We do have limited spots for an early pickup, the week before the seedling sale, but […]

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Fourth Annual Pennamaquan Alewife Festival

All are welcome to our fourth annual Pennamaquan Alewife Festival. This is a free, family-friendly event open to the public.Free lunch buffet of local food! Learning experiences with fish biologists! Walk the alewife trail, dip in the river. Join in the fish-themed arts and crafts activities for families. Bring your bike to Mike’s Bikes for […]

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Presentation: Aaron Parker of Edgewood Nursery in Falmouth

Grey Lodge Parlor 12 Little Falls Rd, Pembroke, ME, United States

A slideshow and talk by nurseryman, educator and permaculture specialist, on native, perennial, and unusual food crops for Downeast Maine.    No RSVP required, but if you want to RSVP via email to [email protected], Aaron will email you materials. Presented by the Eat Downeast!Campaign. This talk takes place as part of the Fourth Annual Pennamaquan Alewife […]

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Low Low Tides Seaweed Harvest Workshop: May

Greenhorns and Smithereen Farm partner to offer educational seaweed harvest events. This is our seventh year of offering Low Low Tides Seaweed Programming.These events are multi-day educational and social experiences; at dawn we teach you to harvest responsibly and process wild algae for culinary use. In the afternoon we host teachers for lectures, and there […]

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Kendall Farm’s Rhubarb Festival

20 Kendall Ln Perry, ME, United States

In 2022, Georgie Kendall started the Rhubarb Festival. Now celebrated annually on the first Saturday in June, the festival offers demos on planting and caring for rhubarb and explores rhubarb’s versatility in food and drink. Local vendors, music, kids’ games, a rhubarb tasting table, crust making, and all things “rhubarb” are celebrated at this unique […]

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UMM’s Margaretta Days Festival & Craft Show

180 W Kennebec Rd Machias, ME, United States

The Margaretta Days Festival is held annually commemorating the Battle of the Margaretta as the first Naval Battle of the American Revolution in which the Machias Patriots successfully resisted British aggression by capturing the British vessel the HMS Margaretta.  The Festival also celebrates the Battle of Machias (the Rim) in August 1777 when the British […]

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MOFGA’s Farm and Homestead Day

294 Crosby Brook Rd Unity, ME, United States

Hosted by MOFGADetails: https://www.mofga.org/trainings/annual-events/farmandhomesteadday/Farm & Homestead Day at MOFGA is a free day of hands-on learning and fun. From its beginnings in 2012 it has been presented by volunteers who delight in sharing their expertise in skills for rural and sustainable living. There are activities for all ages.Learning to mow with a scythe has been a […]

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Low Low Tides Seaweed Harvest Workshop: June

Greenhorns and Smithereen Farm partner to offer educational seaweed harvest events. This is our seventh year of offering Low Low Tides Seaweed Programming.These events are multi-day educational and social experiences; at dawn we teach you to harvest responsibly and process wild algae for culinary use. In the afternoon we host teachers for lectures, and there […]

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Wavy oatmeal and green content divider