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WILD botanical DESIGNS, WORKSHOPS and seasonal, limited run products WITH A REVERENCE FOR LAND

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Field + Studio Notes:

It’s SUMMER and I’ve been out plucking petals, tips, blossoms and buds. All so that I can feed you at a handful of special events listed below. We also have a new studio space where I will be teaching or aging and cooking classes. Stay tuned for these to be announced spontaneously throughout the season. If you don’t see something scheduled or a time you can make it, reach out for a private workshop.

UPCOMING EVENTS

JULY

EAT LIKE A BIRD

JULY 1, 3-6 PM

Plantwalk and Foraged Tasting in Blue Hill.

Featuring wild edible plants and their bird associations for the BIRDHOUSE show at Working Loose

The walk will last 1 hour and be an easy walk around Blue Hill. The tasting lasts 2 hours and takes place inside Working Loose.

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OPEN STUDIO JULY 12

12-4 pm

Hortopita, Dolmas and Baklava with a foraged twist at the open studio day. Partial proceeds to benefit the fundraising campaign to save our building from being sold to developers.

Also, come see the process of making fireweed tea, hands on demo and tasting

Many other artist studios will be open for this event.

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Foraged Dinner at Smithereen Farm

July 19, 6-10pm

Five course foraged dinner at Smithereen Farm, to benefit the Greenhorns programs. Featuring foraged dishes from the Sea, River, Pond, Field and Forest

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AUGUST

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Foraged feast

August 2, 11-2

Inspired by Surf Point’s coastal and forested landscape, foraged ingredients create a unique menu of hors d'oeuvres.

THIS EVENT IS FREE and is other programming to check out in the link below.

PLANTWALK

Gibson preserve August 10

Plantwalk and wild food tasting at the Gibson Preserve in Appleton. We will walk slowly for 1.5 hours and then head to the cabin for foraged snacks, questions and a look at some of my favorite foraging books.

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sown sculptures Langlais arts preserve

August 16 2-5pm

Interdisciplinary artist and forager Rachel Alexandrou will guide a walk around the Langlais Preserve to explore local plant ecology and its connection to landscape change. We'll then shift to a creative session using Presumpscot Formation Clay—the geological foundation of Maine’s landscape—and native seeds. Using simple techniques like molding, modeling, and texturing, participants will create sculptures that can be displayed indoors or planted outdoors to become part of the landscape itself.

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