Tidewater Farm Events

Nature Journaling

yellow and pink flowers growing at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm, shed in backgroundThursday, October 1
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Cost: $15 register online

Join artist and Master Gardener Volunteer, Deena Ball, for a creative, hands-on workshop exploring the art of nature journaling. Nature journaling is a practice of slowing down and observing the natural world more closely through writing, drawing, and other creative techniques. The goal isn’t perfection, it’s to notice something you might otherwise have missed.

In this workshop, you’ll be gently guided through drawing plants at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm, composing an attractive and informative journal page, and working with watercolors and colored pencils. You’ll learn how to combine simple materials and shapes you already know to capture what you see, create pages that trigger memories, and develop your own creative approach to nature journaling.

Participants will leave with practical techniques for creating a nature journal while cultivating creativity, observation skills, and a deeper appreciation for the natural world. This workshop will take place at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm, 200 Presumpscot Point Rd, Falmouth, ME 04105.

Participants are encouraged to bring: A hardcover journal with mixed media paper, drawing implements (pencils, colored pencils, water colors, etc), and camp chair.

Registration is required and the program fee is $15 per person.

Native Plants for Pollinators: Planting and Maintenance Workshop

Orange monarch butterfly on bright purple aster flower in garden bedSaturday, October 17
10-11:30 a.m.
Cost: $20 register online

Join UMaine Cooperative Extension and Wild Seed Project for a hands-on workshop focused on planting and maintaining native plants to support pollinators and other beneficial insects in your vegetable garden.

You’ll learn how to incorporate native plants into your garden and use maintenance practices that support bees, butterflies, moths, solitary wasps, ground beetles, and other beneficial insects. These native insects play an important role in healthy garden ecosystems, helping support wildlife like birds while reducing pests, increasing pollination, and improving produce production and quality.

In this workshop, you’ll put these techniques into practice as you help expand a pollinator-friendly garden at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm.

This workshop will take place outdoors at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm, 200 Presumpscot Point Rd, Falmouth, ME 04105. Please bring sunscreen, water, and weather-appropriate clothing.

Registration is required and the program fee is $20 per person.

If you have any questions or would like to request an accommodation for one of these events, please contact Pamela Hargest at pamela.hargest@maine.edu or 207.949.4524.

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