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in the Media! Workshops
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Rippling Waters
Calendar of Events 2008
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| Name |
Description |
Date |
Time |
| Climate
Change Here! Workshop |
Learn about the climate change
impacts having on our region and how you can make a positive difference.
Showing the "Inconvenient Truth" at 12:30 pm
SHARP
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Sun., Feb. 17 |
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
| Maple
Sugaring: A Spring Equinox Tradition |
Learn the Fundamentals, Check out
the Maple Trees, & Taste the Syrup |
Sun., March 30 |
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
| Farm Store
Opens |
Get your garden beds started with
our soil amendments. Check out our orgamic seeds and gardening books, too. |
early April |
8:00 am- 6:00 pm |
| The Greenhouse
Opens |
A few cold weather plants will be
ready for you: pansies, perennials, cole crops & herbs. |
mid April |
8:00 am- 6:00 pm |
| The
Buzz about Organic Beekeeping Workshop |
Learn about organic beekeeping:
the bees & their hives |
Sunday, April 20 |
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
| Potato
Plantin'
Day |
Help us plant 1 acre of potatoes
- That's a lot of potatoes! |
Sat., April 26
raindate: 4/27 |
9:00 am-2:00 pm |
| Portland Farmer's
Market |
Our First Day. Secretary
Day plants, pansies, violas, perennials, cole crops & herbs. |
last Wed. in April |
8:00 am-2:00 pm |
| Bridgton Farmer's
Market |
Our First Day. Pansies,
violas, perennials, cole crops & herbs. |
1st Sat. in May |
8:00 am-1:00 pm |
| May
I Help You? Garden Workshops Day |
-Square Foot Gardening
-Companion Plants
-Composting
-Making Planting Pots
-Weed-Free Gardening |
Sunday, May 4 |
10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
| Naples Farmer's
Market |
Our First Day. Pansies,
violas, perennials, cole crops & herbs. |
1st Thurs. in June |
9:00 am-1:00 pm |
| Solstice
Celebration & Family Workshops |
Workshops: Kids Gardening
& Herbs for Skin Care. Celebrate the Solstice at the River with
water activities & a cook-out |
Sunday, June 22 |
10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Weed
'n Feed
& Workshops |
Weed in the morning & we'll
feed you, nutritionally & educationally - workshop: Mushrooming
& Wild Edibles |
Saturday, July 19
Raindate, July 20 |
9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
| Garlic
Braiding Workshop |
Learn how to braid your own
garlic. |
Sunday, August 17 |
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
Farm Fest:
Soil to Supper |
A day to enjoy the river, explore
the farm, share yummy food, meet the staff, and socialize with other CSA
members. |
Sunday, late August TBA |
2:00 pm-6:00 pm |
| Preserving
the Produce - Fall Equinox Ritual |
We will give a hands-on workshop on
food preservation. Details to follow. |
Sunday, Sept. 21 |
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
| Garlic
Planting Day |
Help us plant our garlic
varieties and learn all about them |
Saturday in
September, TBA |
10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
| Potato Diggin' Day |
Let's dig rest of those potatoes
& get them out to the food pantries! |
Saturday in
October, TBA |
10 am - 2 pm |
| Introduction
to Ayurveda Workshop |
Learn what this healing system
from India is all about. |
Sunday, Oct. 26 |
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
| Fall Clean-up |
What do you have to do to put the
farm to bed for winter? The tasks are endless!!!! Help today
& you'll see. |
Late October, TBA |
11 am - 3 pm |
MOFGA (Maine Organic Farmers &
Gardeners Association): www.mofga.org
NOFA
(Northeast Organic Farming Association):
www.nofa.org
Find out more about agriculture in Maine - special
events, fairs, other farms & markets:
www.getrealmaine.com
JMG (Junior Master
Gardener): www.jmgkids.com.
Find out how kids can get involved in gardening through this
program. We'll start a group at the farm, if we get enough
interest. Let Julee know - greengrower@ripplingwaters.org
LocalHarvest: www.localharvest.org.
LocalHarvest maintains a definitive and reliable "living" public
nationwide directory of small farms, farmers markets, and other local food
sources. Our search engine helps people find local sources of sustainably
grown food, and encourages them to establish direct contact with family
farms in their local area.
GREEN AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE BUSINESSES: www.abilitymaine.org/cmdir/greenpgs.html.
A sampling of Maine's socially and environmentally responsible businesses
community. Businesses trying to reduce pollution, create fair trade, promote
holistic and natural care of ourselves and other humans, and sustain our
environment and our planet. Voting with our purchases can move our economy
toward greater social and environmental responsibility.
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