Friday, September 3, 2010

Soil to Supper

Come celebrate the harvest and all those who have helped us in our community work at the Sixth Annual Soil to Supper! On Sunday, September 12 we'll have live music, farm tours, and workshops from 2-7 pm, with an amazing sustainable supper starting at 4. Musicians include Gin Mill Julep (who appeared at our school garden fundraiser, the Gourmet Garden Crawl), the Jazzbirds, Peter Blackwell, and our very own Mike B. on fiddle. $10 suggested donation. To learn more, please contact education.ripplingwaters@gmail.com or call (207) 642-5161. All are welcome!

Saturday, August 28, 2010

School Garden Update: Edna Libby

Our fourth school garden project was sown this past spring with nine raised beds at Edna Libby Elementary in Sebago Lake Village. Students were involved from the start, toting buckets of soil to fill their beds and picking the first crops before school let out for the summer. Now we're preparing to work with enthusiastic students and teachers once again. There will be tomatoes, broccoli, kale, watermelon, beets, carrots, hot peppers, beans, onions, and herbs to harvest for their cafeteria; fall greens to transplant; heirloom seeds to save; a few flowers to dry; and, soon enough, garlic to plant and beds to prep for the winter. Where did the summer go?

Friday, April 9, 2010

Food Connection Corps Documentary

The Food Connection Corps (FCC), is Rippling Waters high school summer apprentice program that provides youth employment opportunities and job training skills. High school students work 6 weeks in the summer and learn about sustainable agriculture and nutrition during their time here. Below is a link to a short documentary created with the help of the students during the summer of 2009. Enjoy!

A New Generation of Farmers

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Food For Maine's Future

The 5th Annual Local & Sustainable Food Conference: Building Urban/Rural Alliances will be held April 10 & 11 at St Mary's Nutrition Center in Lewiston, Maine. For more information, click here!
 
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