Aprenda sobre las plantas nativas que ayudarán a los polinizadores en su jardín, en este seminario web entre semana con Ivonne Vazquez de Bas Rouge Farm & Forge. Participantes aprenderán sobre plantas nativas de su región en Maine y cómo los jardineros pueden atraer especies polinizadoras cuidando las plantas nativas. También, obtenga consejos sobre algunas […]
Esta clase ha sido cancelada debido a circunstancias atenuantes. Si quieren recursos de este tema, pueden enviar un correo electrónico a [email protected]. ¿Quieres crecer más verduras durante los meses fríos? Participe en este webinar sobre extendiendo la temporada de jardinería. Con Ivonne Vazquez de Bas Rouge Farm & Forge, aprenderan acerca de usar cubierta de fila; […]
Learn to preserve the bounty and bold flavors of summer by mixing fruit and peppers in your jams in this early fall workshop. Participants will learn the basics of making delicious jams -- including safe and sanitary jarring practices -- and work together on making fruit + hot pepper jams to take home. Each participant will walk […]
*Registration for this workshop is full. To join the waitlist, please email [email protected] Emily Springer of Meeting House Farm – a MOFGA-certified organic herb farm in Scarborough, Maine – to learn about the history and art of blending tea/tisane. Meeting House Farm grows organic herbs for Infusion Herb Co., a local producer of organic herbal products.Using locally-sourced herbs, […]
*This is the eighth in a series of 9 classes. Registration price covers the whole series.**Registration is free for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) community members and participants in the MOFGA Journeyperson Program.Join Master Beekeeper Karen Thurlow for our first-ever foray into beekeeping through the seasons. From getting hives going in March to […]
As the growing season comes to a close, spend an evening with Ivonne Vazquez of Bas Rouge Farm & Forge for this webinar on garden clean-up. Participants will receive guidance on how to clean up their gardens, while accounting for aesthetics, sustainability, and next year's growth. This webinar will include a Q&A section.This webinar will be recorded; and the […]
Have fun with fermenting in this hands-on workshop, wherein participants will turn the season's harvest into delicious kimchi, kraut, and takuan. Instructor Rich Lee of Tendersoles Farm will teach participants about these particular types of ferments; guide participants through collaboratively making kimchi, kraut, and takuan; and discuss the various steps in the fermentation process. Participants will walk away […]
This event will take place at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity, ME with a mix of outdoor and indoor activities. Donations gratefully accepted at the door to support this and other MOFGA programming.Fall fruit season is here! Join us at MOFGA for a celebration of apples & other delicious tree fruit!The day’s offerings […]
In this follow-up to The Art of Blending Tea on October 9, participants will learn about blending teas/tisanes for medicinal purposes. Learn from Emily Springer of Meeting House Farm – a MOFGA certified organic farm in Scarborough, Maine. Meeting House Farm grows organic herbs for Infusion Herb Co., a local producer of organic herbal products. This class will focus on the medicinal […]
*This is the final class in a series of 9 classes. Registration price covers the whole series.Join Master Beekeeper Karen Thurlow for our first-ever foray into beekeeping through the seasons. From getting hives going in March to feeding and putting them to rest in November: this series will trace the shifting activities, challenges, and hive […]
What does it mean to practice biology as a feminist? To grapple with the colonial and racist histories of modern plant sciences? To move toward a feminist, decolonial botany? Explore these questions with Dr. Banu Subramaniam: Luella LaMer Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Wellesley College, plant evolutionary biologist, and author of Botany of Empire: Plant Worlds and […]
Access to funding is so often a barrier for individuals and communities looking to start food and land-based projects. Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are banks and credit unions that specifically focus on making financial resources more accessible to marginalized communities, who are typically excluded from the financial system. CDFIs are commonly used to fund […]
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