Eastern Maine Regional Opportunities for Ocean, Timber and Soil (ROOTS) Conference Full details here! Saturday, March 22, 2025Snow Date: Saturday, March 29, 20258:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.University of Maine at MachiasReynold’s Center116 O’Brien Avenue, Machias, Maine 04654 (Google Maps) The 2025 Eastern Maine ROOTS Conference brings together industry leaders in agriculture, food, forestry management, fisheries, and aquaculture. […]
THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL! Thank you to all who RSVPed, we’ll see you on Saturday. Would you like to see this workshop repeat in the future? Email us to let us know: [email protected] workshop is presented by Greenhorns and Smithereen Farm, as part of the Low Low Tides seaweed harvest workshop and educational series. For […]
In a hands-on, immersive workshop, writer and noodler Lola Milholland—owner of Umi Organic in Portland, Oregon—shares her love and knowledge of Japanese noodle soup. Join us in making springy hand-cut udon noodles from scratch. We’ll forage for seaweed during low tide, learn to harvest and dry, and participants will take home a small personal supply of Cobscook Bay wild-harvested […]
This workshop is presented by Greenhorns and Smithereen Farm, as part of the Low Low Tides seaweed harvest workshop and educational series. For more info, please visit greenhorns.org/events.With a focus on Evolutionary history of seaweed as the foundation of the marine food web: birds and multiple tropha of sea tiny sea creaturesMegan McOsker grew up in […]
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 […]
Hosted by MOFGADetails at: https://www.mofga.org/trainings/annual-events/seed-swap-and-scion-exchange/Please RSVPThis will be an indoor and outdoor event, so wear your woolies and come enjoy a warm drink, see old friends, meet new friends and bring home some scionwood for grafting and seeds for planting!Gardeners and orchardists are invited to bring their seeds, scionwood and cuttings to share. If you don’t […]
Presented by Maine Seaweed Week, founded by Heritage Seaweed. Full details at seaweedweek.org Many events in Portland, but also state-wide, including Ellsworth, Belfast, Freeport, etc. Get ready for Maine’s seventh annual Seaweed Week! From Friday, April 25th, through Sunday, May 4th, we’re bringing you a seaweed-centered celebration across the state. Think kelp burgers, seaweed beer […]
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 […]
Seaweed Commons, Greenhorns, and Smithereen Farm are proud to be exhibitors at Maine Seaweed Week’s Seaweed Saturday on April 26 in Portland, Maine.More details about the event at: https://seaweedweek.org/seaweed-saturday/Come find us and taste our award-winning Seaweed Sprinkle, pick up your dried seaweed for making dashi, and take home our sugar kelp soap collaboration with Saipua soapmakers.Learn […]
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 […]
Join us for a free afternoon talk with Trey Angera and Sarah Redmond from Springtide Seaweed and Maine Seaweed Exchange. Springtide Seaweed operates the largest organic seaweed farm in North America in Downeast Maine, cultivating some of the finest seaweeds in the world for people and the planet. They also operate a state of the art […]
This is a virtual discussion — beam in from anywhere! Greenhorns and Smithereen Farm present a free virtual panel discussion with West Coast aquaculture practitioners Amanda Swinimer (Dakini Tidal Wilds) and Julie Drucker (Yemaya Seaweed).What do the west coast Kelp watchers see off their shore? This digital panel features longtime wild harvesters and conservation-minded aquaculturists speaking from […]
Join us for OPENING DAY 2025! The Smithereen Farmstore is back for another season, offering fresh organic produce from Smithereen Farm and lots of delicious local products from Washington County, Maine, and New England food producers. For the 2025 season we're open daily 9am–5pm.Learn more at smithereenfarm.com/farmstore
