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Needle Felting Painting with Wool Spring 2025

with Julie Knowlton

Apr

April 9th, 2025

$40 More Info

Create a stunning mountain and lake scene using wool! Learn to blend colors for the perfect sky and foreground shades, add light and shadows, and finish with a piece ready to sew onto a jacket or frame for display. Suitable for all skill levels—no painting experience needed, though painters can use their expertise to enhance design and color choices. All tools and materials are provided, but bring needle-felting tools and small scissors if you have them.

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Land Management for Wildlife Spring 2025

with Joshua McNaughton

May

May 15th, 2025

$25 More Info

Dr. Josh McNaughton brought you the Food Plots 101 class. He is now offering an opportunity to expand your knowledge and learn how you can better manage your land for whitetail deer. Learn the basics about hinge cutting, improving bedding habitat, planting beyond forbs, creating edge habitat, and learn about advanced no-till food plot methods that improve soil quality, food availability, and bedding habitat! Make your piece of land into a deer magnet!

Needle Felting Easter Eggs Spring 2025

with Julie Knowlton

Apr

April 2nd, 2025

$35 More Info

Why should the kids have all the fun?! Let’s decorate some Easter Eggs! Julie will bring pre-formed wool eggs and lots of colorful wool and you can decorate them any way you want! Julie will bring a few simple designs and coach you through them. You should have time for 2 - 3 eggs during this session. If you’d like to take extra eggs home to decorate, please let us know in advance—additional eggs are just $1.50 each. This is a fantastic class for beginners! Bring your multi-tool, if you have one.

Needle Felting Flower Power Spring 2025

with Julie Knowlton

Apr

April 30th, 2025

$35 More Info

Create a vibrant spring flower to brighten your day while waiting for the real blooms! Wet felt a flower that can be turned into a brooch, magnet, or wired for a vase display. Choose your main color, embellish with accent fibers, and design a unique center. Your flower will be wet when you take it home, with its full color and shine revealed as it dries. Instructions for drying will be provided. Beginners are welcome, though attending the bookmark or art felt class beforehand can be helpful. Bring: 2 pieces of bubble wrap, a bath towel, a dish towel, and scissors.

Food Plots 101 Spring 2025

with Joshua McNaughton

May

May 13th, 2025

$25 More Info

Dr. Josh McNaughton has been developing food plots in Maine for 20 years, utilizing his extensive knowledge in wildlife biology, ecology, dendrology, and environmental science. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Wildlife Ecology, a Master’s degree in Environmental Science from the University of Maine, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of New England. Come learn how to select the best location for your plot, learn tips and tricks when choosing the best forbs and plants to sow, how you can prepare your soil for optimized growth, and how to keep your plot healthy. Whether you love wildlife watching, filling your freezer, or putting trophies on your wall, planting your most successful plot this spring starts with Food Plots 101!

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Grow Your Own Organic Garden Spring 2025

with Jason Kafka

Apr

April 2nd, 2025

$10 More Info

Grow Your Own Organic Garden covers all the basics of organic gardening -- such as supporting soil and plant health, starting seeds indoors and outdoors, interplanting, pest management, watering, and harvesting. Participants will have plenty of time to ask questions and connect with one another about shared experiences in their gardening journeys so far. By the end of this class, participants will be equipped with knowledge of how to grow an organic garden, be connected to resources and community members that will help them grow an organic garden, and feel ready to take the first steps toward doing so. We’ll even send you home with some seeds to start in your own garden! This class is for beginner and seasoned gardeners alike. The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), formed in 1971, is the oldest and largest state organic organization in the country and is creating a food system that is healthy and fair for all of us. Through education, training and advocacy, MOFGA is helping farmers thrive, making more local, organic food available and building sustainable communities. Learn more at mofga.org.

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