#Online - #Maine #Gardening Q&A

April 8 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Free (registration required)

"Get your gardening questions answered before the season starts in earnest!

Whether you’ve been gardening for decades or you’re daydreaming about starting your first garden this year (or somewhere in between), these informal Zoom conversations are a chance to discuss whatever gardening topics are on your mind. Bring your questions for a casual conversation and a chance to connect. Questions about planning, #pests, #SoilHealth, and more are all welcome.

This Gardening Q&A session will be recorded, and a recording will be shared out with all registrants. Registrants can submit their gardening questions in advance."

FMI and to register:
https://www.mofga.org/event-calendar/gardening-q-a/

#SolarPunkSunday #MOFGA #GardeningQ&A #Maine #Gardening #OnlineWorkshops #MaineOrganicFarmersAndGrowersAssociation

#Online - #CommunityGardens and #FoodSecurity in Maine

April 14 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Cost: $0 - $15

"This webinar is hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.

Across Maine, community gardens are increasing food security by bringing people together to grow food for their communities. This panel will explore how collective garden spaces allow neighbors to work side by side to grow fresh, local food that is donated to food security organizations. Panelists will share real examples from across Maine and offer practical insights into how community gardens get started, build partnerships, and grow into lasting resources that strengthen local communities.

Speakers: Rachel Stamieszkin, Master Gardener Volunteer in Cumberland County, Johnny Sanchez, Collective Gardens Program Coordinator and Volunteer Coordinator at #FoodAndMedicine (FAM), and Julia St. Clair, Agricultural Programs Manager at #BrunswickTopshamLandTrust."

To register:
https://www.mofga.org/event-calendar/community-gardens-and-food-security-in-maine/

#SolarPunkSunday #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #UMaineCooperativeExtension #MOFGA #CollectiveGardening #BuildingCommunity #SelfReliance #FeedingCommunity

#BrunswickME - Science for #SelfReliance: Integrating #MedicinalMushrooms into your Life

In-Person
Thursday, April 9, 2026
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis Memorial Library

For Adults and Seniors

"Join #MOFGA and #CurtisMemorialLibrary for a special talk on mushrooms. In an age of increasing stress and increasing health care costs, people seek healthy self-care practices in order to achieve and maintain optimum health. complement mainstream medicine for improved health maintenance or during those times when our health is compromised by illness, stress or disease. We benefit from generations of traditional healers around the world who have walked before us and utilized mushrooms and plants for their healing potential. Now western science is confirming the value of mushrooms as healing agents. Integrating medicinal mushrooms into our normal diet or as dietary supplements can help us all maintain good health. Join mycologist and author Greg Marley for a medicinal mushroom talk focused on the common Northeastern wild and cultivated mushrooms providing health benefits in our lives and available in the woods or foraged in a good market.

#GregMarley has been studying, growing, collecting and cooking #WildMushrooms for more than 45 years. He teaches #MushroomIdentification and ecology to hundreds of new #foragers as well as consulting in cases of mushroom poisoning. Greg is the author of Mushrooms for Health; Medicinal Secrets of Northeastern Fungi (2009) and Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares, The Love Lore and Mystique of Mushrooms (2010). Marley lives and mushrooms along the coast of Maine. When not #mushrooming he works as a mental health trainer and consultant in suicide prevention and response after a loss."

Source:
https://curtislibrary.libcal.com/event/15947333

#SolarPunkSunday #MushroomForaging #MushroomIdentification #Mushrooms #SpendTimeInNature #HealingWithNature #LibrariesRule #MaineEvents

#TrescottME - #Scionwood Exchange & #SeedSwap

April 11 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

In partnership with #HealthyAcadia and #MOFGA

#CobscookInstitute
10 Commissary Point Rd
Township of Trescott, ME 04652

All Ages
Free (or by donation)

"This by donation event will feature seeds for swapping and scionwood for grafting. We are also accepting seed donations for use in Cobscook Institute’s #CommunityGarden.

Seed Swap

Please bring seeds you’ve saved with descriptions for folks to share, trade and enjoy. We are also accepting seed donations for the Community Garden.

Envelopes and labeling materials will be available.

Scionwood Exchange

Many Scions will be available for sharing with descriptions and instructions. Please feel welcome to bring scionwood that you responsibly collected to share as well, with the apple variety and description. Labeling materials and bags will be provided."

Event page:
https://cobscookinstitute.org/events?e=4-11-2026-scion-exchange-and-seed-swap&m=

#SolarPunkSunday #SeedExchange #ScionExchange #MaineEvents
#GrowYourOwn #GrowYourOwnFood
#GardeningForPollinators

#RockportME - 2nd Annual SEED FEST

April 11 @ 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM

"The #RockportPublicLibrary will host its second annual SEED FEST on Saturday, April 11. This free, family-friendly event will take place on the upper and lower levels of the library. From 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., visitors can browse educational exhibits and activities covering #SeedStarting, #pollinators, #SoilHealth, #Composting, #NativePlants, #HeirloomVegetables, growing #rice and #grains in #Maine, #Wabanaki #FoodSovereignty, and much more!

"At 12:30 p.m., Petra Page-Mann of #FruitionSeeds will deliver an interactive keynote presentation. Page-Mann and her nonprofit seed company are strong advocates of 'gift culture,' which involves giving away seeds to promote food cultivation and community building. This ethos aligns perfectly with the theme of SEED FEST.

"The event is generously sponsored by the Rockport Library Foundation and is organized in partnership with several organizations, listed alphabetically: Herbal Hummingbird Hub, Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers, Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District, Maine Grains and Maine Grain Alliance, Maine Heirloom Seed Network, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association [#MOFGA], #MaineRiceProject at Ararat Farms, #MerryspringNatureCenter, #Niweskok: From the Stars to Seeds, Roots n Shoots, #UMaineCooperativeExtension, and #WildSeedProject.

"The exhibiting partners will provide valuable information, hands-on activities, items for sale, and an abundance of free seeds and seedlings. Additionally, #midcoast artist Katharine Cartwright’s beautiful #BotanicalPaintings will be showcased in the library’s lower level for a month-long exhibition titled 'In My Garden.' "

FMI:
https://www.rockportlibrary.net/event/2nd-annual-seed-fest/

#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #IndigenousFoodSovereignty #FoodSovereignty #LibrariesRule #SeedFest #WabanakiFoodSovereignty #SoilIsLife

Virtual Event - #NewEngland - Which #NativePlants Help #Wildlife? The Science Behind Informed Plant Selection

Thu Mar 12, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT

"You’re ready to plant more native species in your garden to support wildlife. As you start to plan, you might have a few questions. Which plant species make the biggest difference? Does it matter if a plant is a cultivar? How important is local ecotype? Which plant traits attract which #pollinator?

In this talk, Desirée L. Narango, Ph.D., from the #Vermont Center for #Ecostudies, will share research that evaluates how different native plant species and characteristics influence interactions with pollinators and songbirds. Drawing from her research and that of other experts in the field, she will explore what we know (and still don’t know) about common questions in #EcologicalGardening. The talk will also highlight ways you can contribute data through community science and help improve the information available for wildlife-friendly planting decisions.

This event is co-hosted by #WildSeedProject and #MOFGA. The webinar will be recorded, and a recording will be shared with registrants within a few days of the event taking place.

Registration info: This event’s sliding scale registration is designed to keep the class as accessible as possible while also covering MOFGA’s and Wild Seed Project's costs. Recommended price for non-members is $15; recommended price for members is $10.

Scholarship funds are available to community members in order to increase program accessibility, and participants in MOFGA’s Journeyperson program are welcome to register at no-cost. You’re welcome to use the fund by checking “Scholarship/JP” at checkout. For any questions about scholarship funds, please email [email protected]."

To register:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/testorg8/2045541?trackingConsent=1

#SolarPunkSunday #GardeningForPollinators #GardeningForWildlife #NativePlantSpecies #NativePlantWorkshops

#MOFGA #VirtualEvent - #Gardening Q&A

February 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Free (asking for a $5 donation).

"Join MOFGA for our first Gardening Q&A of 2026!

Whether you’ve been gardening for decades or you’re daydreaming about starting your first garden this year (or somewhere in between), these informal Zoom conversations are a chance to discuss whatever gardening topics are on your mind. Bring your questions for a casual conversation and a chance to connect. Questions about planning, #pests, #SoilHealth, and more are all welcome.

This Gardening Q&A session will be recorded, and a recording will be shared out with all registrants. Registrants can submit their gardening questions in advance."

FMI and to register:
https://www.mofga.org/event-calendar/gardening-qa-9/

#SolarPunkSunday #SharingKnowledge #GardenPlanning #OrganicGardening #BeginningGardening #Homesteading #VegetableGardening #GrowYourOwn

ON THEIR WAY TO WORK!!! SUCH HARDENED CRIMINALS!!!

#ImmigrantRights group says 17 people were arrested by #CBP agents while riding bus in #Skowhegan

Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition says it has seen more immigration enforcement activity in rural areas

Jacob Murphy, February 12, 2026

Excerpt: "Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition says the workers were staying in the former #KyesMotel in #SkowheganME. The bus regularly picks them up and brings them to #BackyardFarms.

"Backyard Farms grows #tomatoes and #lettuce and ships the produce across the country.

"Local growers are concerned that the agricultural workforce will significantly shrink with increasing immigration enforcement.

" 'The reality we're seeing is that the recent surge in ICE activity is causing uncertainty for farm labor that doesn't stop at a visa status. It’s making it harder for farms to maintain a reliable workforce, which will ultimately ripple out into the broader economy," said Jennifer Wilhelm with Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. "

Read more:
https://www.wmtw.com/article/immigrant-rights-group-says-17-people-riding-a-bus-were-arrested-by-immigration-enforcement-agents-in-skowhegan/70317074

#MIRC #Maine #ICEOutOfMaine #ICEOut #DefundICE #DefundDHS #MOFGA #MaineFarms #Farmworkers #USPol #MainePol #FuckICE

50th #CommonGroundCountryFair Silent Auction

February 13 @ 8:00 am - February 23 @ 9:00 pm

"We will have a collection of curated, high-quality items available that reflect #MOFGA’s mission and Fair history to celebrate the 50th Fair and raise funds to support MOFGA’s mission through memorabilia, unique experiences, and community storytelling.

Participate in the auction and support MOFGA’s mission of supporting farmers, empowering people to feed their communities, and advocating for an organic future."

Source:
https://www.mofga.org/event-calendar/50th-common-ground-country-fair-silent-auction/

Auction website:
http://www.32auctions.com/MOFGA2026

#SolarPunkSunday #CommonGroundFair #OrganicGardening #OrganicFarming #MaineEvents #MOFGAFundraising #SilentAuction