A Young Farmer Chautauqua and Good Time Festival

At the Chautauqua, to be held at several venues in Midcoast and Downeast Maine August 13-15 and co-sponsored by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), the Greenhorns will host a mixer for the state’s many new young farmers, alongside veteran MOFGA members; sponsor a presentation by author Elaine Weiss on the World War II era “Woman’s Land Army” phenomenon; and bring together young farmer experts for workshops in seed saving, beekeeping, broom-making, sweet grass and seaweed harvesting, heritage work songs, New England stone wall mending, knot-tying, falconry, and even urban rooftop farming. The weekend festivities will conclude with a screening of rare archival agricultural films at a historic Grange Hall in Machias, hosted by the artist-agrarian group the Beehive Collective. Local foods prepared by young chefs, organic farm visits, and music and dance will fill out this unique schedule of events.
RSVP by emailing Michelle (mrr5q@virginia.edu)