Food+Farm University schedule May 10th
Want to learn how to:
- Organic Garden? - Raise Chickens? - Create a Root Cellar?
- Keep Bees? - Compost with Worms? - Grow Fruit?
Enroll in Food+FarmU!
On Sunday, May 10th from 9am - 5pm, The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Education Committee has put together a top- notch day of food production workshops that we're calling Food+Farm University. It's an affordable opportunity to take some in depth workshops led by some of the areas leading instructors. An All Day Pass is only $25 ($20 for MOFGA or SPACE Gallery Members) and Half Day Passes are $15 ($12 for MOFGA & SPACE Members).
Food+Farm University will be held at SPACE Gallery, located at 538 Congress St, downtown Portland. For more info, visit www.space538.org or call 828-5600.
Advance registration is encouraged.
Remember, it's Mother's Day - a day at Food+Farm University would make a great gift.
9:00–9:30 Registration
9:30–12:30 Urban Chicken Care (Stacy Collins)
9:30–11:15 Grow Your Own Organic Urban Garden
(Roger Doiron, Kitchen Gardeners International)
11:30–12:30 Vermicomposting (Mark Follansbee, Worm Mainea)
12:30–2:00 Lunch Break (on your own)
2:00–5:00 Backyard Beekeeping & Meadmaking Demo
(Erin Forbes, Overland Apiaries & Eli Cayer, Maine Mead Works)
2:00–3:15 Basic Root Cellar Techniques for the Basement or Backyard
(Cheryl Wixson, MOFGA)
3:30–5:00 Selecting and Growing Small Fruit in Small Spaces
(Lisa Fernandes, Portland Permaculture & David Buchanan)
- Organic Garden? - Raise Chickens? - Create a Root Cellar?
- Keep Bees? - Compost with Worms? - Grow Fruit?
Enroll in Food+FarmU!
On Sunday, May 10th from 9am - 5pm, The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Education Committee has put together a top- notch day of food production workshops that we're calling Food+Farm University. It's an affordable opportunity to take some in depth workshops led by some of the areas leading instructors. An All Day Pass is only $25 ($20 for MOFGA or SPACE Gallery Members) and Half Day Passes are $15 ($12 for MOFGA & SPACE Members).
Food+Farm University will be held at SPACE Gallery, located at 538 Congress St, downtown Portland. For more info, visit www.space538.org or call 828-5600.
Advance registration is encouraged.
Remember, it's Mother's Day - a day at Food+Farm University would make a great gift.
9:00–9:30 Registration
9:30–12:30 Urban Chicken Care (Stacy Collins)
9:30–11:15 Grow Your Own Organic Urban Garden
(Roger Doiron, Kitchen Gardeners International)
11:30–12:30 Vermicomposting (Mark Follansbee, Worm Mainea)
12:30–2:00 Lunch Break (on your own)
2:00–5:00 Backyard Beekeeping & Meadmaking Demo
(Erin Forbes, Overland Apiaries & Eli Cayer, Maine Mead Works)
2:00–3:15 Basic Root Cellar Techniques for the Basement or Backyard
(Cheryl Wixson, MOFGA)
3:30–5:00 Selecting and Growing Small Fruit in Small Spaces
(Lisa Fernandes, Portland Permaculture & David Buchanan)
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