{"id":9510,"date":"2026-02-25T09:01:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=9510"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:36:22","slug":"the-natural-dye-garden-plants-color-and-process","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/event\/the-natural-dye-garden-plants-color-and-process\/","title":{"rendered":"The Natural Dye Garden: Plants, Color, and Process (virtual)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 20%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9510 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/cosmos-bee-upclose-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"orange cosmos with bee upclose\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/cosmos-bee-upclose-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/cosmos-bee-upclose-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/cosmos-pot-adding-flowers-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"orange cosmos adding to a pot of water\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/cosmos-pot-adding-flowers-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/cosmos-pot-adding-flowers-2-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/marigold-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"yellow marigolds in hand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/marigold-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/marigold-1-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/persicaria-young-labeled-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Japanese indigo leaves\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/persicaria-young-labeled-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/persicaria-young-labeled-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/yarn-examples-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"yellow, orange, rust and gray yarn examples\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/yarn-examples-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/yarn-examples-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explore the practical and creative world of dye gardening. This presentation covers the key plants for a dye garden and their growing requirements, how to build a surprisingly wide color palette from your own backyard, and the natural dyeing process \u2014 with a touch of historical context and a look at some of the creative possibilities these plants offer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eileen Flanagan is a fiber farmer, fiber artist, and natural dye grower based in Vassalboro, Maine, where she and her husband John have farmed 70 acres since 2018, raising sheep, chickens, and ducks alongside vegetables and natural dye plants. She sells at local farmers markets, offering vegetables, seedlings, dye stuffs, and naturally dyed and upcycled goods. Her fiber art practice draws on the full arc of her farm work \u2014 from raising animals and growing dye plants to spinning, dyeing, and creating finished pieces. 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