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 . . .
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 . . .
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 . . .
Join us in the timber frame Kitchen at Smithereen Farm for a fundraising dinner to support Greenhorns environmental and educational programming with Chef Rachel Alexandrou. It pairs well with our Spa Day! When: Sunday, June 22, 2025, 6pm Location: Smithereen Farm, 767 Leighton Point Road, Pembroke ME 04666 Cost: $100 per person Registration Required. Click here to register. About Greenhorns . . .
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 . . .
Join Hannah Webber, Director of Marine Ecology at Acadia National Park’s Schoodic Institute for an early morning, low low tide walk in the intertidal zone. Exact location TBD (Pembroke adjacent) Registration link coming soon! This event is part of the Midsummer Seaweed Symposium, within the Low Low Tide Seaweed Program Series, co-presented by Greenhorns, Seaweed . . .
Greenhorns and Smithereen Farm present a talk by journalist Bridget Huber, of the Food and Environment Reporting Network, on Seaweed and Climate Change. Followed by an artist talk from Josie Iselin, and a farm dinner by chef Cortney Burns (register separately!) This event is part of the Midsummer Seaweed Symposium, part of the 2025 Low . . .
Greenhorns and Smithereen Farm present a talk by artist Josie Iselin, author of The Curious World of Seaweed. Preceded by a talk from journalist Bridget Huber, and a farm dinner by chef Cortney Burns (register separately!) This event is part of the Midsummer Seaweed Symposium, part of the 2025 Low Low Tides Seaweed Series. This . . .
Join us at Smithereen Farm in the Timberframe Summer Kitchen for a fundraising dinner to support Seaweed Commons, prepared by chef Cortney Burns. Overlooking Cobscook Bay, the evening will also feature a culinary demonstration. When: Saturday, June 28, 2025, 6pm Location: Smithereen Farm, 767 Leighton Point Road, Pembroke ME 04666 Cost: $100 per person Registration required, sign up here. . . .
