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Great Maine Apple Day
October 16, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
FreeAt MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity, Maine.
Sponsored by MOFGA and Fedco Trees.
Admission free / optional donation. This event will be mostly outside, with some workshops indoors.
Fall fruit season is here! Join us at MOFGA for a day of celebration of apples & other delicious tree fruit. There will be guided tours of the Maine Heritage Orchard, workshops, cider pressing & help identifying unknown apples – learn more about that process here. Also:
- Educational displays about fruit trees and a huge display of heritage apples;
- Apple art activities for kids (and adults) – screenprinting, apple stamps and more;
- A panel discussion about growing pears in Maine, a talk by Angus from Rocky Ground Cider on cidermaking for beginners, and a 2022 Apple Growing Season Debrief and Q&A with Glen Koehler of UMaine Cooperative Extension;
- Heritage apple sampling – come discover your favorite!
More details on the event can be found here.
We can’t run this event without volunteers! If you’d like to lend a hand for a few hours you can see available volunteer shifts here. Hope to see you there!
Questions? Email [email protected]
Details
- Date:
- October 16, 2022
- Time:
-
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Cost:
- Free
- Event Categories:
- Community, Orcharding
Venue
- MOFGA’s Education Center
-
294 Crosby Brook Rd
Unity, ME 04988 United States + Google Map - Phone:
- 207 568 4142