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Coastal Maine Overnight Trip II
Back by Popular Demand!
August 27-28, 2012
$275 Member, $300 Nonmember, double occupancy (Single supplement $35)
Go on a "mini-vacation" to the Coast of Maine! Spend two full days, complete with most  meals and a comfortable night's lodging, traveling via luxury motor coach to Booth Bay Harbor, Maine. This tour will visit Cabbage Island for a traditional clambake dinner and spend the night at Sprucewold Lodge, a grand log cabin, just a short walk from the ocean. On day two, visit Coastal Maine Botanical Garden, complete with a guided tour and lunch. On the way home the tour stops at Pineland Farms, a wonderful public garden, for a fitting ending. Please register by August 9 to secure your room.
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 Bird and Pollinator-Friendly Gardening
Wed., Aug. 8, 9-11am
Member $20, N/member $25
Instructor: Ellen Sousa, Turkey Hill Brook Farm
Learn how to create a backyard haven for songbirds and at-risk pollinator species. Discover the best plants to attract pollinating birds and insects, and how to grow them.
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 From Farm (or Garden) to Table
Sat., Aug. 11, 11am-1pm
Member $35, N/member $40
Instructor: Lori Leinbach, Culinary Underground
Chef Lori Leinbach will present a menu that highlights the bounty of the summer garden. From appetizer to dessert, some interesting techniques, flavors, and presentations will be demonstrated, with generous tastings.
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 Easy Guide to Home Canning
Sun., Aug. 19, 1-4pm
Member $35, N/member $40
Instructor:
Sandra Tosches
Learn the basic steps of "hot pack" canning to preserve the abundance of your home garden or farmer's market year round. Participants will make (and taste!) hot pepper jelly start to finish, to illustrate the process.
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 Tea Cup Bird Feeders
Sat., Aug. 11, 9:30-11am
Member $20, N/member $25
Includes copper post
Instructor:
Sandra Reardon
Invite feathered friends into your yard with a whimsical tea cup bird feeder. Join us for some creative fun, making your very own decorative bird feeder garden ornament.
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 Herbs for the Kitchen: Preserving Summer's Herbs for Winter Use
Sat., Aug. 18, 10am-1pm
Member $54, N/member $60
Instructor: Betsy Williams
Now, while gardens and farm stands are brimming with fresh herbs, is the time to prepare for winter cooking and holiday gift giving. Learn how to dry or freeze herbs and how to make mustards, butters, vinegars, jellies, flavored nuts and pestos with fresh herbs.
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 Creating Nutrient Dense Soil
Aug 25 & Sep 8, 9-11am
Member $35, Nonmember $40, plus $40 for soil testing, payable to the instructor at the first class.
Instructor: Priscilla Hutt Williams, Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening
Learn principles of soil amending and nutrient balancing as a strategy for gardening that over time reduces damage from pests and diseases, and produces more nutritious produce.
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... and there's more!
See our complete calendar of adult and youth classes, tours and workshops, available for online registration 24 hours a day!
All Tower Hill Education Program fees include admission to the Garden. Enjoy our beautiful indoor and outdoor displays.
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